For years weâve been warned the cholesterol in eggs raises the risk of cardiovascular disease, however new research shows that in people with pre-diabetes and Type 2 diabetes, eggs do not raise cardiovascular risk if they are part of a healthy diet. Whatâs more, they pose no additional challenges to weight loss. These findings, along with previous research, [...]
Diet and Food
Itâs a common argument: âYou donât need to take supplements if you eat a good diet.â Although a good diet is foundational to good health, supplements play an instrumental role in various health conditions. People who donât understand the value of supplements think they exist only to profit off of âsuckers for snake oil.â To [...]
Many studies over many years show diets have steadily made Americans fatter. Why does dieting cause obesity? Blame the brain and its influence on emotional, hormonal, and neurochemical responses to dieting, deprivation, satiety, and shame. Dieting is rarely effective, it doesnât improve health, and it does more harm than good. Studies show regardless of the diet [...]
You can eat fermented foods every day and take all the probiotic supplements you want, but if you arenât also feeding those intestinal bacteria what they want, you could be throwing your money away. Thatâs because to thrive and multiply, healthy gut bacteria need to eat. And what your gut bacteria like best is fiber. [...]
Gandhi’s advice to chew your drink and drink your food has stood the test of time. Although what you eat is important when supporting Hashimotoâs hypothyroidism, how you eat deserves equal attention. Research shows chewing thoroughly and eating slowly helps prevent weight gain, improves digestion, and is less stressful on the body. When supporting an [...]
If youâre like most people, you over indulged during the holidays and now youâd like to reboot your health with a detox diet. The  autoimmune diet  calms inflammation, stimulates repair and recovery, and boosts energy while preventing hunger. It also helps tame autoimmunity and repair leaky gut. Remove foods that cause inflammation Many foods people eat daily [...]
CLICK HERE FOR A FREE CALL A high-salt diet has long been connected with cardiovascular disease. Too much sodium in the bloodstream causes fluid retention, which makes the heart work harder to move the extra volume of blood. This can stiffen blood vessels and lead to high blood pressure, stroke, heart attack, and kidney disease. [...]
CLICK HERE FOR A FREE CALL Youâre supposed to ditch regular soda for diet soda because itâs better for you, right? Wrong â research shows people who drink diet soda daily are three times more likely to develop dementia or have a stroke compared to those who drink it less frequently. A 2017 study that [...]
CLICK HERE FOR A FREE CALL Conventional medicine is slowly admitting that instead of fat, sugar and refined carbohydrates are the biggest sources of high cholesterol. Excess sugars and carbs drive good cholesterol down and triglycerides up, leading to the small, dangerous particles that encourage plaque buildup in the arteries. This contributes to heart disease [...]
CLICK HERE FOR A FREE CALL Want to improve your mood, health, and brain function? An ample and diverse supply of healthy gut bacteria has been shown to be essential, and that is best obtained through eating lots of different kinds of produce. Try going out of your comfort zone in the produce aisle and [...]