For years, people have complained about the quality of hospital food. It seems that for a place where you go to have health care issues addressed, the lack of appealing, healthy and appetizing food is tragic. However, in a...
The media's buzzing about food addiction: out-of-control eating that hooks your brain, almost like tobacco or street drugs. Take a look at Daymon Patterson, the self-promoting fast-food addict on YouTube (Dr. Oz has offered him drive-thru diet tips!) and...
In a breakthrough study from the University of Michigan Health System, researchers have discovered that long term obesity may be extremely difficult to reverse. The study, published in the October Journal of Clinical Investigation, may explain why severe food...
More and more research is coming out to support eating a plant-based diet for healthy functioning. In a recent article published in Food Technology Magazine, Editor Toni Tarver talks about the benefits of a plant-based diet. Chronic Health Conditions and...
In a study presented to the American College of Chest Physicians, researchers reaffirmed the limitations of antibiotic medications when treating certain health conditions. Although antibiotics can be a productive treatment for bacterial infections, they are not effective at all...
Americans will spend more than $2.5 billion on Halloween costumes ($310 million goes to costumes for dogs and a few cooperative cats!), and if that's not scary enough, this year $2 billion will be spent on Halloween candy. Clearly,...
In a study conducted in England, it was discovered that approximately 25 percent of people with colon cancer are not diagnosed until far into the potentially fatal health condition. In many cases, they do not realize their life is...
Individuals who aspire to lead a long and healthy life, engaging in multiple healthy activities increases the likelihood of achieving that goal. Researchers in England studied the long term impact of behaviors such as not smoking, limiting alcohol intake,...
This picture comes from a person’s house in Salem where I have my practice. She received a mold-growing kit from us. They are very similar to the ones you may have used in high school biology. The lid was...
If you're part of the 1-in-4 North Americans who's hooked on a tablet-sized digital device such as an E-reader, and you bring it to bed, you're a lot more likely to have trouble falling asleep than seeing the Cleveland...