Think you’re health-savvy? Take this quiz and find out!
Here is a quiz to test your knowledge of health facts vs. fiction. The answers follow at the end. Let’s see how you do! Questions: 1. Saturated fats like red meat, butter and eggs raise your risk of heart disease. True or false 2. It’s OK if you don’t have a bowel movement every day. True or false 3. How long can it take your gut microbiome to recover after a single course of...
- Tags: General Health, Healthy Living
Is this diet all it’s cracked up to be?
As a nutrition coach, people are always asking me what I think of a certain diet. It’s not surprising. After all, there are about 30,000 diets in existence so you are bound to come across one you haven’t heard of and want to get the skinny on it. Many diets are what I call “repackaged”—meaning they are similar to an existing diet, but just have a new name and a few different tweaks. Tom...
Will this well-proven health measure be next on the chopping block?
In case you haven’t noticed, marketing is all about creating a need (and subsequent demand) for a certain product. This can be done in a number of ways. First and foremost, everyone knows that sex sells, so typically the product being advertised is presented with a scantily clad model or two. “New and different” formulas spark the consumer’s interest and desire to try the “new” version, even if it’s not significantly different from the...
I have a story to tell you—do you see yourself in it?
I have been in the health field since the early 80s and have also been blessed with a very sharp memory. As such, I can remember what things were like 40 years ago in terms of people’s health as compared to now. And I’ve got to say, hands down, that we are FAR sicker today than we were 40 years ago, and probably have ever been in our existence. I was a health claims...
Seven ways you may be raising your cancer risk
There are few words that inspire more fear and dread than: CANCER. I think it’s safe to say that most people wouldn’t cherish the thought of having to face cancer…and would want to do everything they could to avoid having their number come up in the cancer lottery. Problem is that many people are rolling out the red carpet for our number two killer and don’t even know it! Here are seven ways that...
- Tags: Cancer, Exercise, Healthy Eating, Healthy Living, Sleep, Stress, Sugar
Quiz: Is this tiny creature ruining YOUR health?
Have you ever seen a horror movie where a normal person suddenly turns into a hideous creature like Dr. Jekyll and Mr. Hyde or the Wolfman? Well, something similar can be going on inside of you this very second with some tiny creatures that you can't even see with the naked eye. As a result you may be suffering some serious symptoms and probably don't even know why. Chances are excellent that you might...
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