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I have to admit that my own personal guilty pleasure is potatoes — from French fried to twice-baked, I am a potato lover through and through. However, more often than not, I feel I have to skip over my preferred side dish to avoid carbs, eat healthier and keep my blood sugar in the green zone. But what if I told you that a new study is providing good news…
PFAS are highly useful chemicals. But they’re also poisoning us. Because their use is so widespread, they’re practically impossible to avoid, and even harder to eliminate — hence their nickname, “forever chemicals.” According to the National Institute of Environmental Health Sciences, PFAS molecules have a chain of linked carbon and fluorine atoms. Because the carbon-fluorine bond is one of the strongest, these chemicals do not degrade easily in the environment,…
Is caffeine good or bad for your heart? There’s no doubt that caffeine can raise your blood pressure and heart rate. But consuming moderate amounts of caffeine daily also has been linked to supple arteries and reduced risk of heart failure and atrial fibrillation. Now there’s more good heart health news for those of us who love our coffee, tea and cocoa… Peak Organic Fermented Beets™ It may not be a…
Which organ in your body do you think uses the most energy? Your heart? Your lungs? Nope. It’s your brain. Your brain accounts for only 2 percent of your body’s weight, but it uses 20 percent of your body’s total energy. The energy that fuels the brain is produced by mitochondria, organelles located inside every cell in the body, commonly known as “the powerhouse of the cell.” Unfortunately, quite a…
Menopause represents a significant physiological transition that each woman will experience differently. Some are incapacitated by the decline in hormone levels. Others barely notice the change. Most are in between. But there is no question that our bodies are left different. Weight gain is easier. Wrinkles appear out of nowhere. Bones become brittle. Cholesterol shoots up. Having said all that, it is a misconception that postmenopausal women have no influence…
Do you ever feel like we women got the short end of the stick? We spend half our lives dealing with the pain and hassle of a menstrual cycle, and just when that comes to an end — the celebration is cut short thanks to a whole new set of “gotchas.” One of the worst, and sometimes most embarrassing, is bladder trouble. You cough, sneeze, laugh or simply try to…
While many in the medical community overlook the role of nutrition in maintaining optimal well-being, researchers are proving that there are indeed ‘superfoods’ that can have a significant impact. They say that one of the most impressive of these superfoods is a common fruit that’s not only readily available at your local grocery store, but also one that most people enjoy. And if you need an excuse to enjoy it…
If you’re like most people, you’ve had your share of cavities. Some people seem more prone to them, while others, like me, eat well and brush and floss, but still have a collection of teeth that have fillings. Well, I’ve recently read about an astounding discovery that could reverse the deterioration of tooth enamel that leaves our teeth open to decay. There aren’t many bodily processes that are truly reversible,…
There’s no two ways about it… Women often face dramatically higher risks for certain health dangers, and even very different symptoms for conditions that men may also suffer from, leading to confusion over diagnoses and treatment, and poorer outcomes. It’s a phenomenon that has been most recognized in women’s heart health. However, the female brain also faces unique risks… For decades, researchers have been trying to identify the exact reasons…
The “wisdom” I was raised with (as many of you probably were) was that all fat is bad. But now we know better. There’s “good fat,” and then there’s “bad fat.” “Good fat” is found in foods like olive oil and avocados (monounsaturated fats) as well as in fatty fish and walnuts (polyunsaturated fats). Eating these foods will actually help lower your risk of heart disease. “Bad” fats, or triglycerides,…