There are definitely certain plants on this planet that pack quite a wallop when it comes to protecting our bodies. Acai, pomegranate, lychee, goji. While wild blueberries do not sound as exotic, they are on the list of powerful superfoods. And seriously…just how difficult is it to eat a small cup of frozen wild blueberries […]
Up until maybe 10 yrs ago, we considered bone as an inactive tissue that our muscles and tendons attached to and allowed us to stand upright. Boy were we wrong!! Increasing evidence suggests that bone plays an integral role in maintenance of body weight and is part of the connection between gut health and bone health […]
I hear it all the time. “I’ll just exercise it off.” Or, someone will say something like “he’s an athlete, he’ll burn it off.” All of this over the “comes-with-a-hand-truck” sized drink at Starbucks. If only it were that simple. If only all you had to do was exercise more to burn off any excess […]
The answer is yes, but what is striking about this study is just how much it puts you at risk. In this particular study, researchers looked across multiple studies to determine the risks associated with being overweight or obese and diabetes. Here’s what they found: Those who were overweight had a 728% higher risk of […]
ARE DIABETIC MEDICATIONS KILLING OFF OUR DIABETICS? Seems kind of an odd question, huh? I mean, after all, doesn’t the Hippocratic Oath state that first and foremost we should do no harm? So why does it always seem that many medications actually increase the risk of the diseases we are trying to ameliorate? It’s been […]
