CLICK HERE FOR A FREE CALL Scientists may have confirmed what millions of us could have already told you: One cookie is too many and 20 are not enough. Many people have found they can go along comfortably on a diet free of sweets, pastries, and desserts until they have that one bite. Then—zing!—the addiction [...]

CLICK HERE FOR A FREE CALL We commonly think of sleep apnea as being caused by obesity or structural problems. However, in women the transition into menopause can contribute to sleep apnea too. When estrogen is low, the brain fails to signal the palate and tongue to retain its tone during sleep. As a result [...]

CLICK HERE FOR A FREE CALL Heart disease  is the leading cause of death in the United States, affecting about 11 percent of the population. For the majority of people, heart disease is driven by diet and lifestyle factors, however research shows an increasing number of heart disease cases can also have an autoimmune component. This [...]

CLICK HERE FOR A FREE CALL Are you one of those people who wishes the work day started 11 a.m. so you can go to bed late and sleep in? Staying up late keeps you caught up with David Letterman but puts you at odds with your body's natural sleep-wake cycle. Humans aren't designed much [...]

CLICK HERE FOR A FREE CALL The placebo effect—when a sham treatment produces desired results—is the bane of science, sometimes skewing results and outperforming pharmaceutical drugs. But instead of cursing the placebo effect, why not put it to use? Although it disrupts some studies, in other studies researchers look to understand why and how it [...]

CLICK HERE FOR A FREE CALL While we focus on cures for disease, patient health, and tools for recovery, one important aspect of health care often goes overlooked: the  caregivers. These are the folks who typically manage full-time jobs, a family with children, and household duties while also caring for an ill or disabled spouse or [...]

CLICK HERE FOR A FREE CALL When you're following a strict diet to calm inflammation, repair a leaky gut, or manage an autoimmune disease, the lack of variety can be frustrating. But you'd be surprised how deftly the humble  cauliflower  can jazz up your meals. Cauliflower's first impression is not good. It's pale, bland, and smelly when [...]

CLICK HERE FOR A FREE CALL You know you need to kick the soda habit, so why not just drink diet soda? It may be tempting, but there are no free rides when it comes to artificial chemicals.  Aspartame, sold under the names NutraSweet, Equal, Spoonful, Equal-Measure, and AminoSweet, is in more than 6,000 foods, including [...]

CLICK HERE FOR A FREE CALL Do you really need to filter your tap water, or is that just a marketing gimmick to sell water filters? Modern water treatment systems protect us from serious waterborne diseases such as Cryptosporidium and Giardia, parasites that cause illness. But while disinfecting municipal water supplies keeps us safe from [...]