REAL heart disease prevention (without statins!)
February is Heart Health Month. Unfortunately, much of the hoopla that will be bombarding us this month has very little to do with actual heart health! As usual, we’ll all be reminded to wear red, to control our cholesterol with statins, and avoid saturated fats while using “heart healthy” vegetable oils. What a crock of BS. Let me tell you what this really means: 1- Drug companies get richer. Note that statins have NEVER,...
- Tags: Heart Health, Omega-3 fatty acids, Statins, Vitamin D, Vitamin K
Could your healthy diet be making you sick?
Unless you’ve been living under a rock, you are probably aware that having an unhealthy diet of processed and fast foods is not a wise choice if you want to stay free of disease and maintain a normal bodyweight. But what if I told you that even a healthy diet could make you sick? WHAAATT? That is, if you eat a lot of foods that are high in lectins. Here’s the scoop on lectins—what...
If you snore, you have to read this!
Snoring. It has been the subject of many jokes and funny movie scenes, usually with a husband on his back sawing logs and the wife lying there wide awake, plugging her ears. But snoring is not as innocent (or funny) as it may seem. Because snoring can indicate the presence of a serious condition that is increasingly common in our society today. Sleep apnea. Here is the scoop on this condition that affects one...
- Tags: Healthy Living, Immune Health, Sleep
Got heartburn? Acid reflux? Don’t do this!
Current estimates show that a whopping 75 percent of Americans suffer from digestive issues. So in other words, you’re an oddball if you DON’T have stomach problems. Among the most common complaints are heartburn, indigestion, acid reflux, burping and belching. Now, it would seem logical to first look at what someone is eating (or drinking) as a possible underlying cause… But when you’re talking about modern medicine, logic isn’t always prevalent. Our docs are...
- Tags: acid reflux, Healthy Eating, Heartburn, PPI
Do you make this costly mistake too?
It’s that time of year again. New Year’s Resolutions are in high gear and people are anxiously looking for ways to attain their goals of losing weight, exercising more or just getting healthier. So far so good. But the “how” is arguably much more important than the goal itself here. Because as much as someone may wish to lose 30 pounds or get in shape, when it comes time to do the work, that’s...
Why is life expectancy dropping in the US?
According to the CDC, the US currently spends about $3.8 trillion every year on healthcare. That’s up a shocking 30 percent from the $2.6 trillion we spent back in 2009 (adjusted for inflation). So why is it that our rates of heart disease, cancer, diabetes, autoimmune conditions and bone/joint disorders are either staying the same or going UP? With all that money being thrown at healthcare, shouldn’t we be seeing disease rates decreasing? And...
- Tags: Cancer, Diabetes, Inflammation, Processed food, Sugar