Category: Health
Are you a sugar or fat burner?
It is important to use the right fuel… both for cars and for people. For instance, one could put aviation fuel or diesel fuel into a gas burning automobile engine and it would burn for a while the wrong fuel… but the engine would be damaged because it would be damaged by excess heat and/or…
The mighty apple
Apple nutrition facts – the mighty apple An old proverb attests to the health benefits: “An apple a day keeps the doctor” So an apple a day is perhaps the most delicious prescription ever made. However it will take more than a daily apple to keep you healthy Apples are a source of both soluble…
How to overcome emotional eating
Stop trying to “fix” an internal problem with external solutions. Since our beliefs drive our behavior, healthy or unhealthy, then it stands to reason going on another fad diet isn’t the answer to an internal problem. You have to go inside and address the beliefs that are driving you to emotional eating, drink to excess,…
Overweight? expect to lose 6-10 years of your life
With two out of three Americans (children included) overweight today, we’re learning more and more about the numerous ways that carrying excess weight can really affect our health and diminish our quality of life. But you may not have heard the hard facts about how overweight and obesity can diminish your quantity of life. Simply…
Are you getting enough fat in your diet?
Despite being vilified for many years, dietary fats are one of the 3 main nutrients that your body needs to function properly. Their numerous health benefits include controlling blood levels of cholesterol and glucose, preventing the development of cancer, reducing your heart disease risk and supporting your vital organs (including your brain, your heart, your…
How certain prescription drugs deplete your body of nutrients
Certain drugs may lead to decreased absorption of vital vitamins and minerals and increased excretion of many nutrients. The effects of these prescription drugs on the body have only been moderately studied, but what has been found is alarming. Below are a few of the findings: The drug estrogen/progestin hormone and HRT can lead to…