Stretch Your Budget and Boost Your Health With 14 Superfoods

I came across an article last week entitled “Stretch Your Budget and Boost Your Health With 14 Superfoods”, and that prompted me to write this post.  As I have discussed throughout these blogs, proper health begins with proper nutrition.  One of the best ways to get proper nutrition is by having a diet rich in […]

Woman Drinks Only Soda for 16 Years, Suffers Heart Problems

  This is an interesting article that talks about a woman who has not drunk any water for the last 16 years, only drinking 2 liters of cola daily.  She developed heart problems and was brought to a hospital after she fainted.  It was discovered through blood work that her potassium levels were severely depleted.  […]

Trans Fats Follow Up

I found two more videos that explain about the dangers of Trans Fats as a follow up to my blog from last week.  They explain things very well. As I said previously, the phasing out of Trans Fats is a very good thing.

FDA Phasing Out Trans Fats

You may have seen this recently in the news.  The FDA is banning the use of Trans Fats in our food.  According to the FDA “the change could prevent 20,000 heart attacks and 7,000 deaths caused by heart disease each year”. A brief review – trans fats were created by adding hydrogen to liquid oils […]

How Much Sugar do You Eat?

There are large amounts of sugar hiding in some of the most surprising place.  While this YouTube video isn’t the height of science, it does point out how much sugar is hiding in our food.

The Harmful Effects of Soda

This is a great graphic that explains the harmful effects of soda on the body.  The graphic is pretty much self explanatory in that many areas of the body are affected by the consumption of soda, and that consumption of soda can increase your risk for osteoporosis, heart disease, and diabetes.  It is best to […]

Telomeres and Longevity

This is an interesting summary article that discusses telomeres and their effects on cell aging, cancer and cell death.  Telomeres are the very ends of your chromosomes, and as the cell goes through its normal divisions, the telomeres get shorter.  Think of telomeres as the plastic tips on the ends of your shoelaces.  As the […]

Five Nutrients You’re Not Getting Enough Of

This is an excellent article from Men’s Health that talks about five nutrients that you are not getting enough of on a daily basis.  In my seminars and classes, I discuss the fact that not only are we as a society not eating correctly, the food we do eat does not have the nutrients in […]

The Five Most Important Supplements

This is an excellent article where the author discusses the question “if he could only take five supplements, which five would he take?”  Because of the fact that the food we eat no longer contains all of the nutrients we need on a daily basis, nutritional supplementation is vital to maintaining proper health.  I agree […]

Diet Sodas and Weight Gain

A new study has been released from the University of Texas Health Science Center in San Antonio concerning the use of diet soda and weight gain.  Subject were followed for a decade, and their height, weight, and waist circumference was measured and analyzed.  For each can of diet soft drinks consumed per day, the risk […]

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