Could these be making us obese?
Back when I was a health insurance underwriter in the mid-1980s, the adult obesity rate in this country was 10 percent (according to the CDC). Some states had rates as high as 14 percent, but the average was about 10.
Now?
We’re looking at nearly 40 PERCENT of adults, and about one out of five children!
It’s time we started asking ourselves what in the world is going on!
First let’s start with…
Now?
We’re looking at nearly 40 PERCENT of adults, and about one out of five children!
It’s time we started asking ourselves what in the world is going on!
First let’s start with…
Promising hope against a deadly killer
Today’s headline may have you wondering which deadly killer I’m referring to.
Cancer? No.
Heart disease? Nope.
It’s antibiotic resistant bacteria.
- Tags: Antibiotics, Bacteria, Disease, Probiotic
A new deadly side effect of antibiotics
The medical and scientific communities are becoming increasingly aware that although antibiotics have saved lives, they also have a very dark side.
Studies have shown that long-term antibiotic use can disrupt your friendly gut flora to the point where your immune functioning is dramatically reduced, making you more susceptible to infections and disease.
Studies have shown that long-term antibiotic use can disrupt your friendly gut flora to the point where your immune functioning is dramatically reduced, making you more susceptible to infections and disease.
- Tags: Antibiotics, Disease, Healthy Living, Probiotic, Vitamin D
How viruses and bacteria can be helpful—not harmful
I think it’s safe to say most people think that viruses and bacteria are bad, dangerous and something that should be avoided at all cost. Well, that’s not entirely true. As a matter of fact, sometimes they are even good guys!
- Tags: Antibiotics, Digestive Health, Immune Health, Viruses
This is fast emerging as a global killer
I’ve stopped watching movies because you get more “entertainment” watching and reading mainstream media news. Talk about sensationalism and drama—some of these journalists ought to win Academy Awards instead of a Pulitzer Prize. And the thing is, they will only report what their sponsors will allow them to report…so many times a truly imperative issue is swept under the rug because it would ruffle the wrong feathers.