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Only the Good Die Young if They Don’t Eat These Two Foods
Invest in fruits and vegetables in your diet and increase your chances of living longer by at least 10%. They never told you the price that you pay for things you might not have done. Motivation to eat well is a tricky thing. It’s not just a physical process; there...
Melatonin is Not the Way to Go to Give You a Good Night’s Sleep
The most commonly reported side effect of melatonin supplements is drowsiness, followed by headache and dizziness. Drowsiness and impaired mental alertness and balance may occur for about six hours after taking melatonin (these effects may last longer or carry over...
Long-Term Risk of Allergy Medications
Last week, we talked about how to break away from treating allergy symptoms and instead how to treat the cause with adequate nutrition. Allergy medications exist to suppress symptoms, not treat the cause. Now, these medications are able to curb your symptoms but...
Understanding Allergies and How to Truly Treat Them
We know allergens exist and we have reactions to them but we don’t really think about why our sinuses go haywire, or why exactly we break out in hives. What’s happening is a particle—usually a harmless substance—is triggering an overreaction. Instead of digesting the...
Health Professionals Unite at Brimhall Homecoming 2018
Wow, what a great weekend full of new research, friends, new products, comradery, new treatment techniques and inspirational fun being with like-minded health professionals. I could never have anticipated such a wonderful reaction to all the knowledge and wisdom...
Why Methylation Matters When It Comes to Heart Health
Your body needs B vitamins for various health reasons, including your heart. B vitamins are exactly what your body needs to reduce your risk of heart failure, stroke, heart disease. Research results are mixed on whether or not this is true but the explanation is...
Love and Caring Linked to Longevity
While most people are focusing on chocolate, flowers, and teddy bears today, we want to throw in a little research that just might bring you and your family a little closer. Maybe it'll motivate you to perform random acts of kindness, too, for love and caring for...
A Powerhouse Trio of Nutrients that Love to Keep You Healthy
On the surface, nutrition seems so simple. Some foods make you healthier. Some foods make you sick or unhealthy. Stick with what you know is right and optimal health is yours. Not so fast. The more we learn about how the body works, the more details that reveal...
Fats that Heal: The Role of EFAs in Heart Health
Let’s put heart health in perspective, by time traveling back to February, 1964: The average American male weighed 166 pounds pounds (the current average is 196 pounds) On February 9th, a band called “The Beatles” launched their invasion of America, singing “I Want To...
Fight off the Flu with Phytonutrients
Whether you’re simply afraid of needles or aren’t keen on pumping yourself with the chemical concoction in a flu shot, rest assured there’s plenty you can do to significantly lower your chances of catching the latest strain of the influenza virus. The answer lies with...
A Diet High in Animal Protein Causes Cancer, ESPECIALLY Red Meat–UNLESS…
A proinflammatory diet replete in red, processed, and organ meat, among other foods, increases the risk for colorectal cancer (CRC) in both men and women; it is especially risky in overweight and obese men and, paradoxically, also in lean women, new research shows....
Longterm Caffeine Use: Why You Should Cycle off It (Or Just Stay off It)
Caffeine is a popular and effective ergogenic aid for endurance exercise and energy, but whether habitual caffeine consumption impacts the effects of an acute caffeine dose was unclear, until now. A recent study, now under review, sought to test how prolonged regular...