Most of us have struggled with our weight at times! It’s easy to fall out of healthy eating routines and allow the pounds of fat to accumulate. This frequently happens when our routines are disrupted, with travel or other disruptions that put healthy eating out of reach. For example, I recently realized, yet again, that the free cappuccino machine in the physician’s lounge was beating me, and I could feel my belly becoming heavy and full.
Smoking is protective against Parkinson’s disease (PD)? It’s been nearly 55 years since the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention published their 1964 Surgeon General’s report on smoking. It is well established that smoking is linked to asthma, blindness and cataracts, chronic obstructive pulmonary disease (COPD), heart disease, and lung cancer (among others) but since that publication in 1964 more than 60 studies have been published showing that smoking does do one good thing – it protects against Parkinson’s disease.
I like breakfast. At least I’ve learned to like it. Or rather, learned to eat it. Beans on toast, that’s probably the best thing I can think of for breakfast. Followed by quite a bit of coffee. I like strawberries, too. In all honesty though, truly, if I could leave breakfast alone and just have …
There’s no doubt that a healthy diet is essential for optimal heart health. But there are also a number of factors that make nutritional supplementation an important part of maintaining a healthy body and cardiovascular system. Consider these four:
Vitamin K – still relevant Almost three years ago now I wrote about vitamin K and it’s relationship to bone and arterial health. To recap, vitamin K – necessary for preventing osteoporosis and improving cardiovascular health – comes in two forms: K1 – is involved in the coagulation of blood and has dietary sources …
The last time you bought lotion or face cream you probably saw many advertising the addition of CoQ10 to make your skin moisturized and youthful. While that may one of CoQ10’s attributes, it does much more than that. CoQ10, also called ‘ubiquinol’ is an antioxidant that is used for cell growth and protection (including skin cells) from damage and plays an important role in metabolism.
Bacteria in your brain would normally be a bad idea;encephalitis, meningitis, or science fiction. Just a few months ago research was presented indicating that there are non-pathogenic bacteria in the brain. [contact-form-7 id=”4610″ title=”Subscribe for Landing page”] Gut-brain microbiome I’ve talked often in these blogs about how the gut microbiome, comprised of trillions …
You eat right, exercise, spend time with friends and family, volunteer in your community, reduce stress, get enough sleep, and all the other things that are known to help you live a longer, happier life. Have you ever wondered, do all your efforts matter? Do they really make a difference? Or are we really just …
A Break from Alcohol The holidays are upon us and whether or not you embarrassed yourself at the office party last year you may be thinking that temperance this year has its merits. There was Go Sober for October and Dry January coming up which is supposed to help in recovery from over-indulgence during the …
The Holidays are here! We start waiting for them as soon as we’ve given up on our resolutions. Only the most ascetic among us are able to resist the temptations of the season. Why does food tempt us so? Many of us don’t need nearly as much as we eat yet we keep tasting and …
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