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Why have intermittent fasting and low-carb diets like the keto diet become so popular in recent years? Because they change how your metabolism works in a way that helps you lose weight, increase energy reserves and improve your health. You see, when you go on a fast or eat an extremely low-carb diet like the keto diet, you stop giving your body what it typically burns as fuel — glucose.…
Hands-down, the number one cause of death for both men and women in the United States is heart disease. In fact, in the time it takes you to read this article, it will claim two to three more lives. Many of us have seen the devastation it wreaks firsthand and are determined to avoid the damage it does in our own lives to save ourselves and our families. In fact,…
The cannabis plant is packed with medicinal potential. That’s why medical marijuana is legal in 33 states… and federal legalization is likely to follow in the next few years. It’s already proven to relieve pain, treat insomnia, reduce nausea, restore appetite, manage tremors, treat glaucoma… and that’s just the tip of the iceberg. There’s still so much more research that needs to be done on the medicinal benefits of marijuana…
I used to have a love-hate relationship with coffee. On one hand, I have a sign hanging on the wall near my coffee pot that reads, “But first — coffee!” No explanation needed there… But on the other hand, too much coffee can upset my stomach. So, I have to take it slow. Surprisingly, to me at least, coffee hasn’t been identified as a trigger for heartburn or acid-reflux conditions…
Once upon a time, the Three Kings brought precious gifts to newborn baby Jesus. Those gifts — gold, myrrh and frankincense — were the most precious, valuable gifts of the ancient world. Now according to a new study, one of those gifts, frankincense, could be the key to defeating some of the most frightening diseases of the modern world, including heart disease, diabetes, Alzheimer’s and cancer, thanks to its ability…
The year my younger sister was born, my dad quit smoking. It was right around the time the Surgeon General was issuing dire warnings to smokers, and Dad decided he wanted to live to see his daughters grow up. His method of choice was to eat prunes, then suck on the pits and leave them scattered around the house for my mother to find. It drove her crazy! But he…
If you’ve ever visited a trendy restaurant and seen a delicate mound of tiny greens resting on your grass-fed burger, then you’ve tried microgreens. You may not have given this green garnish much thought at the time, but you should start paying more attention to it. Why? Because even though microgreens are small, they come with big health benefits, including a higher nutrient content than their large, leafy counterparts. But…
I miss the days when we all stepped out the front door each morning to bring in a freshly folded newspaper ready to catch up on world and local news. In those days, journalists were our gatekeepers. We didn’t worry about whether the photo on the front page was Photoshopped or if a story was completely made up. Today, with news coming from so many different sources, it has become…
While we’ve been dealing with the coronavirus, another health threat continues. At last count, there are eighteen bacteria out there that will not respond to any of our strongest antibiotics. Clostridium dificile (C diff) is responsible for more than half the deaths from antibiotic-resistant bacteria each year. It causes colitis or intestinal inflammation. Candida auris (C auris) is often spread in nursing homes and causes blood infections. Before long, the…
There’s still so much we don’t know about the SARS-CoV-2 virus and the disease it causes — COVID-19. One of the biggest questions we still have to answer is: How common is the asymptomatic version of the disease? As you can imagine, it’s an extremely difficult question to answer. People who don’t have symptoms don’t know they have the disease, so they don’t get tested. This creates a couple of…