Posted on: October 19, 2016 Posted by: Michele Lee Comments: 0

5 vital reasons your body needs cholesterol

Cholesterol is one of those scary words. So many ideas cross our minds when we think of it, like narrowed arteries, heart disease, stroke, heart attack, general poor health. But there are many components to cholesterol, and types that are looked at when considering health, like the numbers associated with triglyceride levels, total cholesterol, LDL (“bad”) cholesterol, and HDL (“good”) cholesterol. Our bodies produce this substance naturally and it is…

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Posted on: October 19, 2016 Posted by: Michele Lee Comments: 0

Is your body rejecting this weight loss vitamin?

You’ve probably already heard that vitamin D deficiency can throw a wrench in your efforts to lose weight. But did you know that there’s another vitamin deficiency that could be equally responsible for your stubborn body fat and the health risks that come along with it? It’s vitamin E deficiency. And chances are it could be taking a toll on your health. Especially if you’re overweight or suffer from something…

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Posted on: October 19, 2016 Posted by: Michele Lee Comments: 0

Harden your bones — not your heart

Millions of Americans take calcium supplements every day to keep their bones healthy. But it turns out these supplements come with serious consequences… They contribute to the build-up of plaque in your arteries and could cause heart damage. At least, that’s the latest conclusion from researchers at Johns Hopkins Medicine. They conducted a 10-year study that examined the medical records of more than 2,700 people. These records showed that people…

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Posted on: October 19, 2016 Posted by: Michele Lee Comments: 0

In the kitchen with Kelley: Real homemade pumpkin puree

I don’t know about you but I was recently shocked to discover that the canned pumpkin I had been using to make pumpkin pies for over a decade now is not actually pumpkin. It’s a golden-fleshed winter squash. Supposedly this squash makes for a better textured pie, and with pumpkins being mostly hollow, I imagine for the food industry that using squash instead allows them more bang for their buck.…

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Posted on: October 18, 2016 Posted by: Michele Lee Comments: 0

Keep cancer from sprouting

If you want to get the most health benefits for your buck, you may want to try a new approach to eating your vegetables. Rather than eating fully-grown broccoli or radishes like most people do, try something different—eat them when they’ve just sprouted from seeds. Now, you may be wondering why you would want to eat vegetables that haven’t finished growing yet. And the answer is simple… Because the nutritional…

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Posted on: October 18, 2016 Posted by: Michele Lee Comments: 0

7 signs that can help you survive an aneurysm

You probably know the signs of a stroke — trouble walking, slurred speech, weakness or numbness on one side of your body, paralysis. But there’s another brain condition that can be just as deadly, yet most people are still clueless about its signs… It’s a brain aneurysm. And it develops when a blood vessel wall in your brain gets weak and begins bulging or ballooning. Technically, a brain aneurysm won’t…

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Posted on: October 18, 2016 Posted by: Michele Lee Comments: 0

Relief for that pain in the neck

Is your neck constantly tight, achy and irritated? If so, you may have tech neck — neck pain caused by too much time spent staring at a smartphone, tablet or computer. Tech neck, also called text neck, is common in today’s world… and it’s no wonder. Just think about how much time you may spend staring at a screen of some kind or another. If your posture is poor while…

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Posted on: October 17, 2016 Posted by: Michele Lee Comments: 0

5 fitness mistakes that cheat you of great results

Whether it’s the holiday season or it’s summer when you’d rather be doing something else, few of us have unlimited time to exercise. Making the most of every minute you do carve out of your time for health and fitness goals will give you more satisfaction to keep you doing it regularly. In our world of constant connectivity and multitasking, it’s easy to slip into some bad habits that reduce…

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Posted on: October 17, 2016 Posted by: Michele Lee Comments: 0

The food that steals your memories

It’s no secret that what you eat affects your body and your brain. But did you know certain foods could actually be stealing your memories? It’s true. All of the wonderful memories you’ve built up over a lifetime could be wiped clean because of a few bad food choices… Researchers from the Medical University of South Carolina recently learned that mice fed a junk food diet based on those tempting…

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Posted on: October 17, 2016 Posted by: Michele Lee Comments: 0

Testing and treating your body for glyphosate

I hope you read my recent post about the herbicide living in your body, and about my 6-year old patient, Diego, who tested with high levels of glyphosate. You may be wondering how you can find out just how much glyphosate is circulating in your veins right now. I’d like to share more about testing for exposure to Monsanto’s Roundup® and how you can detoxify yourself from it. Monsanto, Roundup®,…

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