Here are my most recent posts:
New Questions About Dietary Fat and Heart Disease
July 1st, 2014A recent study questioning the link between saturated fat and heart disease has caused an angry reaction in the halls of conventional wisdom, while outliers in nutritional thought are wondering why it took so long. So are the dietary guidelines wrong?
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A Heads Up About Hydration
June 17th, 2014Some health authorities believe that as many as 80% of Americans are chronically dehydrated. Before you file this in the “big deal” category, read on to learn the serious health effects of dehydration and how it brought this doctor to the brink.
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Earth Tones: How Brown Colored Foods Make You Healthy
June 1st, 2014While the colors of the rainbow are getting all of the press these days, plenty of good nutrition can still be had from foods of a humbler hue.
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Teaching Our Children to Have Heart Disease
May 23rd, 2014This article is not about poor nutrition, lack of exercise or too much time playing video games. It addresses a more serious and insidious threat to our youth.
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Medically Induced Obesity
May 7th, 2014Learn about this all too common side effect of managing health problems with prescription medications.
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Eating a Doughnut Versus Skipping Breakfast
May 2nd, 2014A recent spate of articles and features in news media examines the question of whether it is better to skip breakfast or eat a doughnut. Does this sounds like a lesser of two evils debate?
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Rainbow Nutrition – Why “Having the Blues” Is Good for You
In art, literature and song, the color blue often evokes sadness, or a melancholy mood. In nature and nutrition, however, blue is the hue that creates a vibrantly healthy you.
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The Toxic Effects of Cleanliness
April 21st, 2014For most Americans, a morning bath or shower is an essential part of their day – as necessary as that first cup of coffee. Unfortunately, for most of us, that means a daily dose of poison…in the form of chlorine.
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The God Diet
April 4th, 2014Based upon biblical passages from the Old Testament prophet Daniel – “The Daniel Fast” – aka “The God Diet,” promises a stronger faith, improved health and vitality, and even weight loss. But, there’s one reason you might not want to eat this way.
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The Good and Bad of Gluten
April 2nd, 2014In the past few years, the trend to eliminate gluten from the diet has grown to pop culture proportions. So too has the controversy surrounding this lifestyle choice. As usual, the truth and the solution lies somewhere in the middle.
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