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A great quote I’ve seen making its way through social media is this one by Maya Angelou: Bitterness is like cancer. It eats up the host. But anger is like fire. It burns it clean. There’s more truth in that statement than most of us probably realize. Cancer is scary. It’s the 800 pound gorilla in the room. And if you get that dreaded diagnosis, it can make you bitter.…
Trans-fats are on their way out. They’ve been banned and are no longer recognized as “generally safe.” But we’re not safe from them yet. Manufacturers have until 2018 to get rid of them. And researchers at the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) have found that many foods already labeled “zero trans fat” still have enough to affect your health. The study shows that almost 1 of every 10 processed foods…
As the paleo diet gets more popular, a few misunderstandings have arisen about what it entails. But if you can avoid four of the most common paleo mistakes, you can make a big difference in your health and how you feel. For instance, a common misconception about the paleo diet is that it is heavy on meat and skimps on fruits and vegetables. Yes, many paleo proponents trumpet the benefits…
Parkinson’s disease is a progressive disorder of the brain caused by inhibited dopamine function, resulting in tremors, rigidity, halting movement and imbalance. It isn’t until the disease progresses that it causes cognitive, behavioral and emotional difficulties. Prescription drugs can make a big difference in controlling symptoms for the first few years of this disease. However, the more I learn about the long-term adverse effects of these dopamine-enhancing medications, the more…
“If you’re not careful, you could die suddenly … from the silent killer.” With a warning like that from your doctor, who wouldn’t throw away every salt shaker in the house? Who wouldn’t run from any food with salt in it? Scaring you away from salt has been the conventional wisdom in allopathic medicine for the past half-century. The doctor crowd, especially the cardiologist crew, has told you that eating…
Stress is a killer, and when your mind is active too many thoughts can keep you from relaxing, calming down and repairing your body. When your mind is overactive, stress rules your spirit, tension grips your skeletal system, inflammation expands the tissues and a host of health saboteurs come to the forefront—headaches, muscle and joint aches, insomnia, pain… Breathing exercises have been used for centuries by Indian yogis to calm…
I believe the antibiotic era will come to an end in my lifetime. Because bacteria and viruses evolve quickly and develop resistance to our drugs, infections are growing too powerful to treat with antibiotics and antivirals. But there is still a great deal that we can do to protect ourselves. For every infection, there is an interaction between the host (that is, you and me) and the infecting bacteria, fungus,…
I wouldn’t blame you if at this point, you wanted to just give up. Seems like every time you turn around there’s another chemical, toxicant, or pollutant that is going to hurt you. Makes you want to hide under the covers. So whenever you find something that will legitimately and effectively flush these things from your body, it’s worth taking a look at. The worst of these toxicants right now…
You already know foods like peanuts and shellfish can cause severe allergic reactions. And by the time they reach adulthood, most people who have these allergies know to avoid these specific “trigger foods” for life. But if you have joint pain, or get headaches in the afternoon, or you have some brain fog and can’t quite remember things sometimes … even if you just get irritable for no reason, it…
The biggest risk factor for breast cancer is age: The older you are, the higher your risk. But that shouldn’t discourage anyone from outwitting this awful disease, especially when there are two simple things you can do today to shrink your chances of ever developing breast cancer. And the great thing is — it’s not too late. Doing them now gives you more benefit than when you were younger anyway.…