The idea that to lose weight you have to deprive yourself of eating tasty foods and never feel completely satisfied after a meal is a myth that too many people believe. Today’s case in point is nuts – one of my personal favorites. Nuts are proof that delicious, satisfying food [...]
Full disclosure: I am not a fan of sugar-substitutes. Of course, there are mountains of evidence about the bad effects of sugar. But artificial sweeteners, such as aspartame, are just as bad as sugar (sucrose), or worse. And I’ve never found the natural substitutes such as stevia very satisfactory. Still, [...]
When a blocked nose, sore throat and general feeling of malaise strikes, many people head to the pharmacist or health store to pick up some vitamin C tablets. But this thinking is all wrong. We need to take the vitamin every single day. For one thing, it’s much more effective [...]
Usually, if your body can manufacture a natural chemical on its own, that substance doesn’t get classified as a vitamin. Still, your body does not make enough of certain critical nutrients. You need to get them in food or supplements. That’s the case with CoQ10. It’s central to every cell’s [...]
I don’t know about you, but I always welcome news that something I like is good for me. Much of the advice you get from alternative health experts is in line with the famous quip, “Anything in life that’s any fun is either illegal, immoral or fattening.” So I rejoice [...]
According to the American Heart Association, stroke is the third leading cause of death in American women. In the United States, each year sees another 795,000 people have a stroke. Because women live longer than men, their chances of suffering from a stroke are increased. But this sobering news has [...]
"I eat eggs most mornings," writes UK bestselling author and science journalist Dr. Michael Mosley. "Not so long ago," he continues, "this was considered nutritional suicide." The prevailing medical view for decades was that foods high in cholesterol would inevitably lead to clogged arteries. And eggs are VERY high in [...]
While skipping a meal might seem like a good way to keep your food intake under control, research actually shows it can hurt your efforts at weight control. And breakfast is the one meal you should always eat if you're trying to keep a reasonable waistline. Here’s the scoop... Researchers [...]
These days it seems carbohydrates are the Rodney Dangerfield of the food world – they get no respect. They don’t deserve much. Carbs are largely to blame for our country’s obesity epidemic and the many health problems that swim in its wake: high blood sugar, diabetes, heart disease, cancer and [...]
In this newsletter I try to select topics that interest as many readers as possible. Lyme disease probably would have been considered an odd choice just a few years ago. Many doctors even questioned whether it existed. Not anymore. Lyme is an epidemic, and a great many people now take [...]
