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The South Beach Diet book has enjoyed phenomenal sales, and you will likely find the volume on many bookshelves. In my opinion, that’s where the book should stay, because the dietary advice provided by its author, cardiologist Arthur Agatston, MD, is less than healthful or helpful, and sometimes nonexistent. What do I mean by that? Yo-Yo Effect. The South Beach Diet is a three-phase program, with the promise that you…
The story of how cigarette companies covered up the deadly effects of tobacco is a sordid tale of lies, obfuscation and deceptive marketing. For years, these corporations insisted their products were harmless. But not only are they linked to cancer and heart disease, now research shows they can give you more blood sugar problems. If you’re hooked on smoking your chance of diabetes climbs by 30 to 40 percent. But…
Do you consider yourself well, a bit unhealthy or maybe even sick? I ask this because your thoughts and perceptions about yourself and especially your state of health can influence the trajectory of your wellness. Last time I wrote to you about the need to find personal meaning in your wellness. Today I want to follow up and talk to you about how that meaning can get skewed by our…
Multiple sclerosis (MS) is an autoimmune illness that damages your nervous system. It slows memory and thinking processes. It can cause extreme fatigue, stiffness and pain. And now researchers understand why women get it more than men. According to lab tests at Northwestern University, men have immune cells called innate lymphoid cells that protect them from MS. While similar cells are roaming around inside women, the female version stay inactivated…
Dietary fads usually seem to involve ways to lose weight. Yes, you can drop pounds by eating only salad, or nothing but grapefruit, or by sticking to cabbage soup. I don’t recommend it, but you could. However, one thing I don’t recommend is a new, unhealthy fad you should avoid. It’s anti-food and scientifically dubious. The fad, which is gaining popularity in Silicon Valley, where internet start-ups and tech toys…
Claim your FREE copy of Doctor’s Inside Secrets for Natural Cleansing and Detoxification and your FREE subscription to Easy Health Digest™ when you sign up today! When I was a child, my mother often made coleslaw in the summertime. It was so good, that I’d often eat it by itself instead of as a side dish. It featured purple cabbage, green cabbage and carrots. She no longer makes the dish,…
As men get older their chances of erectile dysfunction steadily increase. But a natural stimulant that might be the most popular and widespread in the world could help. A study at the University of Texas Health Science Center at Houston shows that if you take in the equivalent amount of caffeine contained in two or three cups of coffee you can reduce your risk of erectile dysfunction (ED). The researchers…
The war on cancer is facing a new battle. Lose it and you may lose your life. A frightening number of people are conquering cancer only to die early deaths from some other, neglected health problem that they might have avoided: things like heart attacks, strokes and diabetic complications. The real issue isn’t just the weakened health of someone who has overcome cancer. It is the fact that holistic doctors…
We all have those moments—a forgotten appointment, a name we can’t recall, a word that’s on the tip of our tongue. For the most part, these incidents aren’t worrisome. However, as we age, they seem to increase in significance. We wonder if we’re losing our edge. With Alzheimer’s disease and dementia constantly in the news, we are subject to a climate of fear that plays on our worst anxieties of…
Pollution and toxins in our air, water and food rightly receive the blame for many ills. One common toxic element in particular can cause you to put on weight around your middle. The blame for a midriff bulge, say researchers in Sweden, may be the noise that surrounds you. In a 15-year study, the researchers found that when you are besieged by the sounds of cars, trucks, buses, trains, airplanes…