Foods can make you sick. Carbohydrates from grains, vegetables, and fruits can cause disease. Proteins from vegetable and animal sources (even eggs) can cause major damage as well, and even healthy fats from avocados, nuts, and oils can shorten your lifespan. I want...
Everyone’s favorite big word around Thanksgiving is “tryptophan.” That’s the chemical in turkey that puts all of us in a food coma, the one sign that lets us know we have officially enjoyed the holiday to its fullest. Actually, that’s not...
Eurekalert.org cited a 12-year study conducted by Dr. Lucio Mos, who found that young adults who were diagnosed with mild hypertension had 4 times the risk of having a heart attack if they consumed the amount of caffeine equivalent to 4 cups of coffee. More moderate...
Sodas, energy drinks, and sugar-laden beverages are basically heart attacks in a can. Vasanti Malik, a nutrition research scientist from Harvard’s T.H. Chan School of Public Health in Boston stated, “Soft drinks and other sugar-sweetened beverages can seriously damage...
Vitamin B1 (Thiamine) has been called “the morale vitamin.” It got its nickname because of its positive impact on our nerves. It is also referred to as the “anti-stress vitamin,” as it helps the body withstand the stress we are all subjected to at different times of...
