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Body Fat – A Powerful Brain Toxin

August 16, 2016

Body Fat – A Powerful Brain Toxin

Research has long shown a strong relationship between increased body fat and degeneration of the brain. Basically, brain function declines as the size of the belly increases. But have you every wondered why…

Worrisome Diabetes Advice from Reader’s Digest

July 5, 2016

Worrisome Diabetes Advice from Reader’s Digest

Dear Reader’s Digest: I recently reviewed some content on your website that identified The Best and Worst Drinks for Diabetics, and your recommendations were such that I feel compelled to author this respon…

Antibiotics – Let’s Reassess

June 18, 2016

Antibiotics – Let’s Reassess

Dr. Martin Blaser, author of the book Missing Microbes, recently penned a thought-provoking editorial in the journal Science, titled, “Antibiotic use and its consequences for the normal microbiome”. Dr. Bla…

Health Benefits of Social Interaction

January 28, 2016

Health Benefits of Social Interaction

According to the World Health Organization, the biggest threats to our health, globally, are now chronic degenerative conditions, not infectious diseases. What a transition! As opposed to various epidemics o…

A New Understanding of the Obesity Epidemic

July 15, 2015

A New Understanding of the Obesity Epidemic

America ranks amongst the highest of all countries in terms of the prevalence of obesity/overweight in its population. No doubt, much of the blame can be placed on the dietary habits that so characterize the…

You Can Lose the Weight – Four Simple Steps

June 29, 2015

You Can Lose the Weight – Four Simple Steps

Go to the mall. See a movie. Look around next time you’re in an airport. What you’ll see is the confirmation of all the statistics that we’re hearing so much about these days related to the ever-increasing p…

Sugar Risks Go Beyond Weight Gain

March 12, 2015

Sugar Risks Go Beyond Weight Gain

The idea that dietary sugars increase the risk for such things as hypertension and the development of health threatening changes in lipid profiles is not new. But a commonly held perception has been that the…

Weight Loss Recommendations Not in Line with Current Science

January 8, 2015

Weight Loss Recommendations Not in Line with Current Science

To this day, you still see products in grocery stores labeled, “low fat” as if this somehow translates into meaning the product is more healthful. Obviously the manufacturers of these products feel that ther…

Longer Sleep Improves Brain Function in Obese Individuals

December 29, 2014

Longer Sleep Improves Brain Function in Obese Individuals

Many recent studies have confirmed how adequate sleep plays a pivotal role in fostering cognitive function. This is particularly evident in those individuals who do not sleep adequately, and may as well be o…

Weight Loss – Mixed Messages from the American Medical Association

October 8, 2014

Weight Loss – Mixed Messages from the American Medical Association

In this report, Canadian and American researchers performed a comprehensive analysis of 48 randomized trials that encompassed over 7,000 individuals. They looked at the weight loss achieved by either a low-f…

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