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Ever wonder why you crave sweets or why eating other high-glycemic carbohydrates uplifts your mood – makes you “feel good.” Of course, the negative health consequences associated with eating them far out weigh their mood altering effects, which are…
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The waist circumference measurement taken at the widest part of the waist, which is typically at the belly button, has become a marker for cardiometabolic risk. Why, because it measures an estimation of intra-abdominal or visceral fat. This fat accumulates under the abdominal muscles…
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As women age their production of various hormones changes. During perimenopause, the years preceding menopause that typically occurs at age 50, women begin to experience various symptoms including irregular cycles, water retention, bloating, mood swings, insomnia, lack of sexual desire, thinning…
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The thyroid gland sits below the Adam's apple in the front part of the throat, and secretes thyroid hormone into the bloodstream. This hormone regulates metabolism, body temperature, protein synthesis, energy levels, muscle strength, body weight and fertility. Many individuals, especially… Read More »
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A sweetener that should be avoided at all costs is high fructose corn syrup (HFCS) regardless of what savvy marketing gurus try and tell (sell) you. In fact, it is one of the eight reasons I cite in my new book that Americans are overweight and unhealthy. HFCS, developed by the Japanese and… Read More »
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It is important to differentiate between a true milk allergy from lactose intolerance. The former involves the immune system reacting to specific milk proteins, typically casein, and the latter is secondary to digestive inability to breakdown lactose or milk sugar. A true milk allergy…
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Melatonin (n-acetyl-5-mehoxytryptophan) is a hormone synthesized from serotonin in the pineal gland located inside the brain, but is also found in other tissues. Tryptophan, an amino acid naturally found in foods like eggs, turkey, and dairy, can cross the blood-brain barrier where it is…
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Obese individuals (BMI 30 or higher) are in a state of mild "cytokine storm" making them vulnerable to influenza complications and death. A CDC report dated July 17, 2009 noted that of ten intensive care patients hospitalized (University of Michigan Health Center) for H1N1 influenza, nine… Read More »
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Overall, a person's lifestyle can effect their health in many ways - typically, the American diet promotes systemic inflammation through imbalances of omega-6 and omega-3 pathways. In other words, the Western diet consists of too many omega-6 fats and not nearly enough omega-3 fats. Omega-6…
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For those of you who have or have had breast cancer (BC), or know someone close that has, my heart goes out to you - I can relate. However, and this is a huge however, how many of you are doing everything possible to prevent it? How many of you, without BC, but potentially at risk, have checked the… Read More »
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