While you may not be aware of it, you do have energy-burning fat cells inside your body called brown fat. Note that I did NOT say fat-burning. And lord knows, there is enough advertising in the weight loss industry for “fat-burning” supplements. You can’t miss the ads for “fat-burning” B12 shots (incidentally, B12 has very […]
While the importance of bacteria in the gut cannot be understated, mainstream medicine’s understanding of the role of gut bacteria in health is in a dire need of awakening. I know that I sound like a broken record on this issue, but the stewards of health and disease just do not understand how much of […]
IS PLASTIC REALLY THAT DANGEROUS TO OUR HEALTH?? The dangers of Bisphenol A (BPA) have been known for years, and the FDA recently came out and admitted that, well, maybe it’s not that good for us…You’ve also slowly seen the retail side of things slowly proclaim that their products are now BPA free. Strong move […]
Weight gain and obesity are not caused by a single choice. Rather, the outcome is a hodge-podge of calories, exercise, toxin exposure, stress and gut flora. Forty or fifty years ago, the simple answer of balancing calories in versus calories out would help most people lose the weight they needed and keep it off. Sure, […]
Who’s buried in Grant’s tomb? Why did the chicken cross the road? Why are we still using artificial sweeteners? All timeless questions that never seem to have the right answer. Artificial sweeteners were initially used with the premise of cutting calorie intake and fighting off weight gain and diabetes. They were never designed to actually […]
