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These days, counting calories gets a bad rap. It’s been admonished as an archaic form of dieting and has taken a back seat to new diet philosophies. After all, it’s really the quality of the calorie that matters, not the quantity… For example… there is no doubt that an apple with a spoonful of almond butter is better for your health and weight than a heaping handful of barbecue chips,…
You’ve seen the statistics on heart disease. Despite a variety of pharmacological, surgical and scientific breakthroughs, poor cardiovascular health is sending far too many people to an early grave. Once heart health deteriorates, Western medicine has a vast tool kit to draw from: beta blockers and other pharmaceutical drugs, stents, surgery, etc. But they all come with a long list of side effects and potential dangers. What works best is…
That over-the-counter pain killer in your medicine cabinet may seem harmless. Maybe you’ve had the same bottle for years, and you only pop a pill when the pain gets really bad. Or maybe you have chronic pain and you take it more often than you’d like to admit. Either way, you should know that the risks of these seemingly safe painkillers are very real. More than 80 percent of people…
What are you doing for vacation this year? Instead of worrying over where to go or what to do, think about this: By making a few easy changes to your diet you can cut your cancer risk considerably — in as little as two weeks. There’s proof: Scientists did it — and it worked. And not just against any cancer, but colon cancer — the third most common cancer in…
For many people sleep is elusive. And that’s not good, considering it’s not only important to help you function day in and day out, but lack of sleep or insomnia is also tied to disease and poor health. Your body needs those precious nightly hours to rejuvenate and repair. What can you do to sleep better? First of all, as I mentioned in my previous post, you need to examine…
Thrombosis is a condition where a blood clot forms in one of your veins and obstructs the flow of blood. And the most common type — deep vein thrombosis (DVT) — can occur often in your legs. DVT is pretty serious and can even lead to a dangerous condition known as a pulmonary embolism, where a blood clot travels from your legs (or some other deep vein) to your lungs…
Like turmeric, the spice in golden milk, saffron has been used in Ayurvedic medicine for thousands of years in India. It’s also commonly used in dishes like paella to provide a golden color and an earthy, sweet flavor. It makes dishes pretty… it’s pleasant tasting… and adding it to your food may help you fight cancer. A team of scientists from the United Arab Emirates University tested the effects of…
I follow a specific diet. And if you’ve been reading me for a while you know I’ve chosen to follow a paleo-styled diet. Of course the paleo diet centers on eating foods that our early ancestor ate, and that includes meat. It doesn’t include carbohydrates (with the exception of a very few, like the sweet potato) and that is a little off-putting to some people. I understand that giving up…
Women are participating in a dangerous habit we’ve been warned about over and over again, and what it’s doing to them is baffling — to some… New research published in the Journal of Internal Medicine (JoIM) has found that women who had higher levels of sun exposure had lower instances of cardiovascular disease and lived longer — by .6 to 2.1 years longer — than women who avoided sun exposure.…
Hip replacements are at an all-time high, even among those in their 40s. That’s bad news considering your hips play a major role in everything you do. They offer support between the lower and upper body, provide a structural mechanism for walking, bending and crouching. But you may not spend enough time thinking about or developing your hip health. If you lift weights, ride a bike, jog or do squats,…