We hear the words “detox” or “detoxification” so often these days it’s easy to believe it’s a new idea. It’s not. But how it’s being used is. Today, when you hear about a detox it can mean anything from a spiritual retreat to a total fast, and everything in between. We have heavy metal detoxes, ... Read More ›
UPDATED:July 21, 2016
UPDATED:July 15, 2016
Is it true bacon gives you cancer?
Confused about bacon? You’re in good company. Lots of folks are. Bacon was riding a huge wave of (deliciously deserved) popularity the past few years. And since today’s news media relies on controversy to get eyeballs, I suppose we should have seen this one coming. I’m sure you saw the dire ... Read More ›
UPDATED:April 20, 2016
7 surprising ways to win at the weight loss game
It took me three years of playing tennis to learn the lesson I'm about to share with you. And another two to realize that it was the perfect metaphor for weight loss. Let me explain. (And by the way you don't need to know a thing about tennis to get this.) For years, I'd hit what's ... Read More ›
UPDATED:April 21, 2016
Shield Your Body from Cancer Now!
Multivitamins and calcium supplements may help protect women against breast cancer, according to research presented at the annual meeting of the American Association for Cancer Research in Washington, D.C. The study involved over 700 women, 268 women of whom had breast cancer and 457 women who ... Read More ›
UPDATED:April 21, 2016
Vitamin D: Healer or Health Hazard?
Get ready for a mainstream media headline proclaiming that vitamin D causes fractures. Yup, you read that right. Causes, not prevents. Is it true? Well, no. Let's go to the videotape. Vitamin D is associated with lower rates of cancer Vitamin D is the new superstar of nutrients, having ... Read More ›
UPDATED:April 21, 2016
How Much Exercise Is Enough?
A new study in the Journal of the American Medical Association is making people nuts. If you don't read the actual study and only listen to the sound bite headlines in the media, you'd walk away thinking that women need at least an hour a day of exercise to keep weight off. That's understandably ... Read More ›
UPDATED:April 21, 2016
Can Carbs Kill You?: The Hidden Danger of Bread, Pasta and Rice
Consuming carbohydrates with a high glycemic index increases the risk of coronary heart disease in women, according to a new study in the Archives of Internal Medicine. If you've read my book "Living Low Carb: Controlled Carbohydrate Eating for Long-Term Weight Loss" then you probably understand ... Read More ›
UPDATED:April 21, 2016
Bagels or Bacon? The Metabolic Breakfast
A new study from the University of Alabama appears to be setting conventional wisdom on its ear. The study, published online in the March 30 International Journal of Obesity, shows that eating a high fat breakfast actually may prevent many of the dangerous symptoms of Metabolic ... Read More ›
UPDATED:April 21, 2016
More Longevity Secrets Revealed!
Here's Part Two (see Part One here.): (8) Go wild and green: Wild as in salmon, green as in grass. Let me explain. Wild salmon is a very different food from farm-raised. Wild salmon has higher levels of a potent antioxidant known as astaxanthin, which the salmon get from eating their natural ... Read More ›
UPDATED:April 21, 2016
14 Keys to Longevity (Part One)
Here's part one: (1) Drink green tea every day Catechins in green tea help fight cancer; they're also effective for boosting your metabolism and helping fight weight gain (2) Eat five ounces of nuts a week A 14-year study of more than 86,000 women in the Nurses Health Study showed that people ... Read More ›
