Take Care of Your Kidneys Now, Not Tomorrow
Medical researchers have known for a long time that kidney disease can lead to renal failure. In one of the first studies to examine the overall impact of kidney disease, researchers from Temple University, University of Maryland and University of Maine have found that kidney disease has a significant impact on cognitive function and memory. Beyond Renal Failure According to study,...
How to Kick That Soda Habit
Drinking one 20-ounce bottle of soda daily for a year can pack on 25 extra pounds! But when the NYC Board of Health banned sugary drinks in containers larger than 16 ounces, special-interest groups insisted that sugar in soda isn't to blame for the country's obesity woes. Now, a super-size serving of three studies should quiet that debate once...
We’re Thankful For You!
To you, your family and your friends, we wish you a safe, happy and joyful holiday. Thank you for being part of this alternative movement. Now let's eat!
Soy: The “Health Food” That’s Killing You
It seems there are a lot of health advocates and vegetarians who espouse and depend on the wonderful health benefits inherent in the little bean we call soy. Well, let’s take a look at this seemingly innocuous and touted ‘health food’ and see where it takes us. Soy was historically considered an inedible plant (in fact, the raw bean is...
Is There Ever Any Good News About Soda? No!
As Americans we love our soft drinks. We feel like we would really lose out if we couldn’t experience ‘the real thing’ or ‘the choice of a new generation’. And with all that promotion of a life of enjoyment when sipping on your favorite soda, how can we believe otherwise? And they are so tasty. Hmmm. The saying goes that...
Stuffing War: The Turkey, The Family, The Anxiety
When I was a kid, I remember Thanksgiving dinner as an aggressive, competitive sport. No, it was not about whether the high school football team won or lost. It was about stuffing. And as a sensitive kid, this caused high anxiety for me. Turkey Stuffing Wars You see, there never was enough stuffing to satisfy everyone around the table. Of course,...
Middle Age Smoking Cuts Your Life Short by 10 Years
Each cigarette a woman smokes pushes her closer to an early grave. Women who smoke heavily into middle age cut their lives short by around 10 years. But quitting early pays off; kick the habit before 30 and the risk of premature death drops by 97 percent. The findings mirror results from a study of male smokers from 2004. "Whether...
Bored? 4 Tips to Get Unstuck and Turn Your Day Around
If you type "bored kids" into Google, you'll get 48 million results! Kids have even started their own mini-movie industry on You Tube; that's how much they want the world to know they're b-o-r-e-d. And as funny (gross, too!) as some of the clips are, being bored is no laughing matter - for body or mind. Chronic boredom from lack...
The Great Corn Debate: Should We Avoid This Food?
You hear a lot about people being gluten free these days. That means avoiding gluten – mainly wheat, barley and rye. But an even trickier challenge would be to avoid corn. But should we avoid corn? Corn is very prevalent in the products we buy – and in many cases it is highly disguised. While some common ingredients are easy...
Is the Craving for Instant Gratification Driving Our Health Problems?
When The Black Eyed Peas sing "Someday," they're crooning an anthem for immediate gratification: "I don't want it someday; I don't want it one day; Gotta have it somehow; I want it right now." Our fast-food, living-off-credit culture has turned up the volume on what-I-want-I-want-now! And kids and adults who opt for immediate gratification often are obese and have to...
