Despite having an eBook out on the evils of artificial sweeteners, I still get pushback from many that I talk to. Maybe that’s because society has slowly introduced a variety of artificial sweeteners over the years, putting them into more and more products consumed by the unwary public. We were in Cancun recently and […]
Somewhere along the lines, people trying to lose weight decided that skipping meals was a good idea. Maybe it was the idea that fewer calories were better, but the advice is ill-founded. Whenever I have a patient who needs or wants dietary advice (unfortunately, those two categories do not always go hand in hand) there […]
Society is hooked on bottled water, and although the sentiment is beginning to change, we still think that coffee and tea should be on the “use infrequently” list. Funny how topsy-turvy our health perceptions are. I’ve written in the past about how the “8 glasses a day” of water is built entirely on dogma with […]
Lifestyle is all important. Period. But sometimes we have to admit that we can’t change everything, especially if it happened back when you were a teen. I personally believe that chronic diseases like cancer, osteoporosis, heart disease and stroke have “critical periods” in our lives that pre-program us for or protect us from these diseases. Think this […]
The Baby Boomer generation changed everything and demanded everything. Now, as they age, this group would seem determined to live life to its fullest and maintain their health. They’re buying more supplements than any generation before them. They are exercising more. They stay consistent with their routine medical screenings. Because of all of this, everyone […]
