Posted on: April 8, 2015 Posted by: Michele Lee Comments: 0

In the kitchen with Kelley: Egg drop soup

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! Chinese food is my guilty pleasure. That’s because it’s a lot easier to pick up unhealthy takeout than it is to whip up healthy Chinese food at home. But there is one dish that’s easy, healthy and one of my favorites: egg drop soup.…

Posted on: April 8, 2015 Posted by: Michele Lee Comments: 0

Overcome heart dangers without dangerous heart drugs

The biggest selling brand-name pharmaceutical in the United States is supposed to protect you against heart disease. Instead, researchers warn, it can threaten your health because of serious side effects. The drug, called rosuvastatin (brand name Crestor) pulled in nearly $6 billion dollars in U.S. sales last year, more than $11,000 a minute. During that time, American doctors wrote 22.3 million prescriptions for this statin drug, one of a group…

Posted on: April 8, 2015 Posted by: Michele Lee Comments: 0

Total hip replacement for young arthritis patients? Not so fast…

Total hip replacement (THP) is, in many cases, a good thing. I know, because I’ve had one hip replaced and it improved my quality of life tremendously. However, I had that replacement 35 years after it might have happened under different circumstances. And I am glad I was able to hold off. I mention this because recently I read an article wherein hip replacement for juvenile arthritis is being put…

Posted on: April 7, 2015 Posted by: Michele Lee Comments: 0

Comprehensive approach to defeat Lyme disease

Lyme disease is real. And with the start of spring comes tick season, when the insects that cause the disease with their bite are emerging. Lyme disease is a difficult and degenerative disease that can evade treatments, unless a comprehensive approach is taken to address the multiple factors involved. Even then, success can be elusive. However, there are some specific, targeted protocols that are showing promise against Lyme disease, which…

Posted on: April 7, 2015 Posted by: Michele Lee Comments: 0

“Block” effects from this nighttime habit that lead to cancer

You need plenty of restful sleep in a dark, cool, quiet room at night for the health of brain and body. But it’s easy to develop one particular habit in the evening or at bedtime that makes us more vulnerable to insomnia, being overweight and even cancer. If going to bed has turned into a near-sleep experience, meaning you toss and turn without deep sleep, you can probably blame your…

Posted on: April 7, 2015 Posted by: Michele Lee Comments: 0

Build a better brain with mother’s wisdom

Debates will probably never end about the best way to raise kids. But whether you believe sparing the rod spoils the child or not, researchers have discovered a way to better the odds that your offspring will be more successful in life. And it gives us a hint on how to make ourselves smarter and our brains healthier throughout our lives. A study at the Federal University of Pelotas in…

Posted on: April 7, 2015 Posted by: Michele Lee Comments: 0

How to sidestep the diet soda deception

Reports keep surfacing that soft drink companies are continuing to search for the “perfect” no-calorie sweetener for their concoctions. But no matter how alluring this may sound, there’s good reason to be wary. A story at BloombergBusiness describes efforts to “build a better diet soda.” The motive behind the work going into identifying new sweeteners is an attempt to staunch our declining thirst for soft drinks. Soft drink sales are…

Posted on: April 6, 2015 Posted by: Michele Lee Comments: 0

In the kitchen with Kelley: Steamed yellow squash and vidalia onion

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! For the most part, I am a self-taught cook. And truth be told, I cook because I have a family to feed — not because I particularly enjoy it. So the simpler a recipe is, the better I like it. I grew up in…

Posted on: April 6, 2015 Posted by: Michele Lee Comments: 0

The scary truth about diet soda and your belly

What is it about diet soda? They’ve done such a good job with marketing and misinformation that it’s tough to separate what’s real from what’s in the commercials. But here’s the ugly truth about these concoctions: They won’t make your body look slim and beautiful. In fact on the inside, they have rather ugly effects on your waistline. Diet soda is worse than worthless for weight-loss – it puts three…

Posted on: April 6, 2015 Posted by: Michele Lee Comments: 0

A simple solution to lighten depression for women?

Medical researchers are searching non-stop for drugs that can do a reliable job of relieving depression … but they’re not having much luck. Despite their lack of success, they have spent little or no time looking into natural ways to lighten mood and ease depression. Most of that is because companies can’t patent and sell natural remedies … so you never hear about them. But researchers at Oregon State University…