Migraine Patients at High Risk for Dangerous Condition

Have I mentioned that patients with migraines are at increased risk for all kinds of bad things because the headache is merely a reflection of something going very wrong with their physiology?  I wasn’t sure if I had… This particular study finds a strong association between migraines and prediabetes.  Given how very dangerous prediabetes is […]

This Superfruit Can Help Avoid Diabetes

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 […]

I’ll Bet You Had NO Idea Your Bones were Damaged by this…

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’ll Just Exercise it Off…Critical Reason Why This is a BAD Idea

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 […]