What a sad comment on the state of health in the United States. According to the latest statistics from the federal government, more than 34% of Americans are obese, compared with 32.7 % who are merely overweight. Added together, 66.7% of the American public are tipping the scales at high numbers. Out of these, 6% [...]
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More Obese Americans Than Overweight Americans : How Do We Stop This Trend?
Posted in Health Issues, Healthy Aging, Healthy Food, Healthy Body, Nutrition Fundamentals on July 12, 2009 | 5 Comments »
The Doctor-Patient Relationship Is Changing
Posted in Health Issues, Healthy Food, Healthy Body, Nutrition Fundamentals on April 5, 2009 | Leave a Comment »
Health care reform is all over the news…again. It is a top priority for the Obama administration and, like many other top priorities, we are confident president Obama will surround himself with bright, capable minds voicing opinions on all aspects of the debate. The main issues center around: 1) the “private or public” insurance debate, [...]
Relief From Pain And Inflammation, Part 2
Posted in Health Issues, Healthy Food, Healthy Body, Nutrition Fundamentals, Pain and Inflammation on March 18, 2009 | Leave a Comment »
In the last post, we discussed various methods, including natural compounds, to aid in recovery from injury as well as offer a natural support for conditions with chronic inflammation. In this post, we will continue our discussion and offer further lifestyle considerations and treatment suggestions. If you haven’t read the post on the importance of [...]
Detoxification : How Our Body Removes Toxic Substances
Posted in Environmental Issues, Health Issues, Nutrition Fundamentals, Toxicity and Detoxification on April 20, 2008 | Leave a Comment »
Before we begin, let’s make an assumption. Let’s assume that our surroundings are so permeated with unseen and unknown toxic materials, even if we were to control all the sources listed in the first part of this series, we still continue to be exposed to countless harmful chemicals and man-made toxins. And, depending in part [...]
Nutrigenomics:A New View of Nutrition
Posted in Nutrition Fundamentals on January 20, 2008 | Leave a Comment »
It’s no wonder so many people are confused and frustrated over their inability to feel healthy and vital. The amount intentional disinformation about nutrition and health is mind boggling. We are bombarded every day with the food industry’s marketing blitzes that preach “it’s the fat that is bad and making you fat”, “dairy is good [...]
