Watch the news any day of the week & you’ll hear at least 1, if not more, stories about which vitamin or supplement scientists have isolated as having potential to reduce the risk of (x) disease. And so folks will often go 1 of 2 routes with vitamins/supplements: they will either have a massive arsenal… [Read more…]
October 10, 2011
You can’t flip a channel on TV these days without stumbling into some sort of weight loss show or talk show devoted to weight loss or the latest fitness tips. And if you’re not watching TV, you’re smacked in the face online & in magazines for questionable weight loss supplements & fad diets. We’ve reached… [Read more…]
November 26, 2010
I’m rushing around today getting ready to leave for vacation with Drew – it’s our 3rd one together – and I just got news that it’s going to be the one that I go into with the best health out of all the years he’s known me!! You see, our first vacation together was before… [Read more…]
June 6, 2010
I am non-Celiac gluten sensitive. It means I don’t have Celiac disease, but absolutely should not eat gluten if I want to live to my full life expectancy, as a happy, healthy, fit person. There’s a 1 in 33 chance you, yes YOU, are also non-Celiac gluten sensitive, and a 1 in 133 chance you’re… [Read more…]
March 12, 2010
I think people in other parts of the world might roll their eyes regularly at what we consider “health news.” All you doctors & nurses out there, we appreciate what you do! so don’t feel like this a dig on you because it’s not - it’s just really funny when we do scientific studies on things… [Read more…]
December 16, 2009
Two of the easiest (and cheapest!) things you can do to manage your health are -exercise & -eat well. Of late, there has been a massive over-saturation of food-products that claim to help “lower this!” or ”increase your fiber intake that!” (very few of which actually are what they claim). This over-saturation does make it more challenging to know what is truly… [Read more…]
November 23, 2009
It’s been said time and again but now it is more important than ever. You need to be your own health advocate in every single situation relating to your health & wellness. We are deep in the ongoing debate about whether to vaccinate against the flu & H1N1 or not & just recently, new guidelines… [Read more…]
February 13, 2012
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