Tag: nutrition

The Key to Reversing Autoimmune Diseases

The American College of Rheumatology estimates that more than 54.4 million people in the United States have an autoimmune disease.[1] Some of the major ones would be rheumatoid arthritis (RA), multiple sclerosis, and inflammatory bowel diseases such as Crohn’s and ulcerative colitis. Since I have massive clinical experience with RA, I am going to use…


Apple Peels Put to the Test for Chronic Joint Pain

Are the health benefits associated with apple consumption simply due to other healthy behaviors among apple-eaters? Regular apple intake is associated with all sorts of good things, like living longer—particularly a lower risk of dying from cancer. Here’s the survival curve of elderly women who don’t eat an apple a day. Ten years out, nearly…


How to Prevent Blood Sugar & Triglyceride Spikes After Meals

Within hours of eating an unhealthy meal, we can get a spike in inflammation, crippling our artery function, thickening our blood, and causing a fight-or-flight nerve response. Thankfully, there are foods we can eat at every meal to counter this reaction. Standard American meals, rich in processed junk and meat and dairy, lead to exaggerated…


Top 5 Foods And Herbs For Stress

Stress is an insidious condition that slowly but surely tears down your quality of life. The fact that your thoughts can create or destroy your health is reason enough to closely monitor what your mind dwells upon on a daily basis. Get a head start on promoting good thoughts and dealing with stress by consuming…


Sugar and Testosterone

Just say the words gonads, testosterone or any of the unprintable slang associated with testicles, sex, and male virility and you’ll get a laugh or at least amused looks. Now, say those words again, but in a context that says, “You’re going to lose that capability, son,” and watch what happens. The collective scream you…


Meta-Analyses Confirm Vitamin D Defends Against COVID

 Proper amounts of sun exposure allow your body to optimize production of vitamin D and melatonin. One really important health benefit you can only get from sunlight and not oral supplementation is mitochondrial melatonin production. STORY AT-A-GLANCE Since December 2021, four large systematic meta-analyses have been published, looking at either vitamin D levels, supplementation or…


Functional Beverages for Your Health

“Let food be thy medicine and medicine be thy food.”—Hippocrates With the increased interest in healthy diets to support wellness, people are trying new beverages that contain nutrients that help to calm, soothe, and energize. Manufacturers claim these drinks can reduce anxiety, improve sleep, sharpen focus, and more. What Are Functional Beverages? Functional beverages are…


Dave’s Zucchini “Pasta” With Shrimp

My recipes are meant to help everyone enjoy more fruits, vegetables, whole grains and beans. Diabetics and people who are trying to lose weight need to avoid refined grains, sugar and calorie-dense foods such as added fats, meat and eggs, so I don’t use them. Please enjoy this healthy “pasta” 2 Servings (recipe can easily…


Kudos for Kiwi!

Kudos for kiwi! Tribune Content Agency — September 6, 2022 Lori Zanteson, Environmental Nutrition Rather drab, rough, and homely looking, the kiwifruit is proof that beauty is on the inside. The Folklore Kiwi’s vibrant green flesh has been coveted since it was discovered in its native China. New Zealand growers exported what was known as…


Taiwanese Doctor Recommends 6 Foods to Combat an Aging Appearance

The ageing process gradually breaks down the collagen and elastin fibers that keep your skin young and firm. Aging can also weaken the muscles that support the structure of your face. While these phenomena are difficult to avoid, physicians suggest you can delay them with the use of skin care products and by maintaining a…