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It’s My Party- Everyone hates when you cut onions and your eyes begin to tear, but did you know that the sulfur compounds that make your eyes water have a health benefit? - Onions, garlic, leeks, chives, shallots, and scallions are rich in cancer-fighting organosulfur compounds, which are produced when the cell walls of these vegetables are broken down by chopping, crushing, or chewing. So when you...
January 2, 2016
Many people think that New Year's resolutions are a waste of time. People who hold on to this perception, however, base their views on the many failures they have either experienced personally or watched others go through. Yes, too many people spend time coming up with resolutions which are eventually forgotten or only partially implemented. For these people, resolutions are indeed exercises in futility....
December 31, 2015
Joel Fuhrman, M.D., is a family physician, the author of five New York Times best-selling books, and an internationally recognized expert on nutrition and natural healing. He is a specialist in preventing and reversing disease through nutritional methods. Through his books, television appearances, and popular lecture series, Dr. Fuhrman has shown that it is possible to achieve sustainable weight loss...
December 20, 2015
What if today’s common “healthy habits” are actually hurting you? Because as history shows us it has happened many times before. Did you know in the 1920’s cigarettes were considered healthy? Lucky Strike was the biggest brand back then and their advertising campaigns featured doctors. If you did, I doubt you knew that throughout the 1930’s and 1940’s serious medical journals like “The New England...
December 19, 2015
Advertisements around the holidays may suggest that this time of year is all about the sugar cookies and hot chocolate, but I find that adults and children alike will always appreciate and gravitate toward any nutritious item on a buffet table if it looks inviting and tastes good. Today, so many people understand that we are what we eat, and that if you want to look good, feel good and maintain excellent...
December 15, 2015
Unless you were born prior to the mid-twentieth century, you've heard this warning all of your life: “Saturated fats are bad for you. They increase cholesterol and cause heart attacks." I sure did. My mother would only make us eggs for breakfast once a week because she didn't want the family to get clogged arteries. The house was filled with low-fat this and reduced fat that, diet this and sugar-free...
December 10, 2015
A recent systematic literature review of observational studies looked at the relationship between obesity and cardiometabolic disease. Researchers concluded those who ate full-fat dairy had no greater risk for heart disease or diabetes than low-fat dairy eaters. The review, published in the -European Journal of Nutrition-, examined 25 studies, 18 of which found those who consumed full-fat dairy weighed...
December 10, 2015
A -Nutritarian- diet-style is designed to be nutrient rich, protective against disease, and longevity enhancing. But, the most fascinating discovery is the same diet-style that can push the envelope of human longevity, is most effective for long-term weight loss. It is pretty tough to maintain a healthy weight if you always feel like eating more. A recent study published in Nutrition Journal of 768...
December 4, 2015
There's a hot debate brewing not just in the US but all over the world about something called genetically modified organisms or GMOs. Unfortunately, some people have decided to either stay away from the issue altogether or take the much safer, less-controversial approach of defending it, in line with government and big corporation agendas - "safer," that is, than questioning or opposing what some...
December 3, 2015
Without question, one of the biggest battles everyone is fighting today is the "Battle of the Bulge" - no, not the German offensive against the Allies in December of 1944 but, rather, the fight to keep excessive fat from our bodies. This battle isn't just about "looking good" but, more importantly, about staying healthy. Being overweight is, after all, a precursor or marker for the most lethal diseases...
November 30, 2015
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