These Popular Foods May Be Sabotaging Your Weight Loss One of the important health issues of getting older is weight management. If you’re overweight in middle age, your chances of developing serious disease – like diabetes, heart disease, and even cancer – are greater. And, like most people over 50, you may have been struggling with maintaining a normal weight or trying to lose some. If you’re still working, or just too busy to make meals at home regularly, like many of my patients you may be eating at a fast food restaurant several days a week. You might stop […]
Just in time for summer, EWG released its 2017 Guide to Sunscreens today, which found that almost
It’s been my experience, that the most effective diets are those that use a kind of “old school” method of fighting fat. Now, new research out of The Netherlands has proven why. Let me tell you what they’ve learned. “3-Squares” – The Best Way To Lose That Belly All the diet information out there can be confusing – and contradictory – when you’re trying to lose weight, especially that stubborn belly. Some promise you can “eat all the foods you love” – even sugary desserts – and still lose all your excess fat. Others say it’s best to stick to […]
According to the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, almost 800,000 people in the United States experience a stroke each year. In addition, one person in the United States will die from a stroke every four minutes. Even if an individual survives a stroke, it may cause long term or permanent damage. The good news? Most strokes – nearly 80 percent – are preventable. And a large percentage of the ones that happen are treatable with the right care, right away. It’s a matter of knowing what to do, taking action and spreading the word. What is stroke? Stroke is […]
Arthritis comes in many different forms and can strike at any age, but your risk increases as you grow older.
An article appearing on March 23, 2017 in Research in Microbiology suggests a role for omega 3 fatty acids in
The April 1, 2017 issue of the Journal of Clinical Endocrinology & Metabolism published the finding of researchers at Johns Hopkins University of a correlation between increased physical activity and higher levels of vitamin D. Higher levels of vitamin D and exercise was also associated with a lower risk of cardiovascular disease. The study included 10,342 men and women who were free of coronary heart disease and heart failure upon enrollment in the Atherosclerosis Risk in Communities study between 1987 to 1989. Physical activity levels were assessed during follow-up visits that took place over a 19.3-year period. Stored serum samples […]
What’s So Special About The Mediterranean Diet? Health researchers have known for a while
Our Stone Age (Paleolithic) ancestors subsisted on whatever they could catch, gather, pluck or hunt. Animals that they caught for food were naturally grass fed, lean and high in omega-3 fatty acids, B vitamins and cancer-fighting selenium, yet low in inflammatory omega-6 fatty acids. Much of today’s “factory farmed” animals for food are fed grain and pumped with antibiotics, steroids and growth hormones, all of which can be toxic in certain amounts. Eating wild game is a delicious experience. Meats like venison, elk, bison, wild boar, rabbit and ostrich are highly flavorful, lean and full of FoodTrients. Here are just […]
WASHINGTON – Plate of the Union, a campaign to shift federal food policy to better serve all Americans, kicked off this week with more than 30 top U.S. chefs convening on Capitol Hill to promote nutrition programs, clean drinking water and other environmental protections, consumer transparency, and standards that improve food safety and accessibility. Food Policy Action Education Fund and the Environmental Working Group sponsored the kickoff of the campaign. Chef and food advocate Tom Colicchio, co-founder of FPA-EF, hosted the top chefs for a Plate of the Union farm bill summit and advocacy day on Capitol Hill. The campaign […]
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