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Even if you’re cutting back on sugar to lose weight and improve your health, there’s a cooking oil that you need to avoid or it can derail your best efforts at staying healthy. Lab tests at the University of California, Riverside, show that if you eat foods that contain or are cooked in soy oil you are at an even higher risk of gaining weight and developing diabetes than if…
Researchers looking into how acupuncture works on the human body have had a hard time explaining how it affects emotions and the sensation of pain. But now scientists have evidence that it in fact works on the same biological pathways that drugs do — without the side effects. A laboratory test at the Georgetown University Medical Center shows that acupuncture produces profound changes in the body and can calm sensations…
While many medical folks make a big fuss over the health problems linked to the sodium that food companies add to our food, there’s an equally problematic compound we’re consuming in processed foods that you’re hearing little about. Researchers at the Houston Methodist Research Institute warn that the phosphates being pumped into your breakfast cereal and dairy foods (and other items) may be stiffening your arteries, enlarging your heart, weakening…
Patients often ask me what they should eat to lose weight. I point to healthy protein in instead of empty carbohydrates or unhealthy fats. Because of this, let me share in this article why dietary protein is vital for optimal health and healthy weight loss. Let’s also look at protein food sources and protein supplements for optimal health. Why a high protein diet? If you were to ask me for…
Summer time means fun time at the beach and other outdoor destinations. But you need to take a few precautions to be safe by the water’s edge when the weather warms. And, unfortunately, that may include giving up building sand castles. One of the most prevalent problems arises from harmful bacteria that thrive at the shoreline in the summer. And while the bacteria growing in contaminated seawater has garnered the…
If you walk down the supermarket aisle that displays “diet” foods, you’ll find bars, shakes, powders and an array of other processed foods that are supposed to help you lose weight. They’re low-this, low-that, high-priced and claim to help suppress your appetite. But there’s a superfood great for aiding weight-loss and improving health you’ll never find in that part of the store. Berries. The simple berry is simply the best…
Once upon a time, I ate a bagel with cream cheese and smoked salmon. That wasn’t a dish I would have even thought of, much less prepared or ordered. But I had just arrived at a friend’s house after traveling for many long, long hours. I was tired. I was hungry. And that’s what she served me, so I ate it. I’m not a huge fan of the taste of…
One of the big benefits of following the paleo diet resides in the nutrient-dense foods that fill its meal plans. Nevertheless, when deciding on what to eat, you have to be discerning about what advice to follow. For example, last week I pointed out that an article reprinted on the Yahoo website gave the misguided tip that tuna should be a frequent dish in a paleo diet. But tuna, in…
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Some people can fall asleep quite easily. They simply tell their busy minds to ease up, hit the pillow and they’re gone. They’re the lucky ones. On the other hand, most of us have to approach sleep as a process. And although there are enough sleep aids on the market to fill your entire house, let alone your medicine cabinet, there are simpler and healthier approaches to lead you into…
It depends upon who you’re asking and what you consider a benefit. A new study is out showing that increased use of mammography has no bearing on mortality from the disease. The study, reported by the American Council on Science and Health (ACSH), examined data from 16 million women from 547 U.S. counties who were at least 40 years old in 2000. The data on the approximately 53,000 of those…