The spring is here. Time to enjoy the great outdoors after a long, cold and wet winter. But for a lot of us it is the season for sneezing, itchy eyes and runny nose. Tree pollen are everywhere. And there is no joy in going outside. So what could be done to enjoy the fresh […]
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I’m sure it’s not a surprise that we receive all of our nutrition thru the gut. But our gut is more than the body’s primary site of taking in and absorbing nutrients. It also provides a first line of defense against uninvited guests, like bacteria and viruses. It prevents toxins from entering the blood and
More bad news about our addiction to “fast food”. Another study points to a link between increasing consumption of ultra-processed foods and proportional rise in cancer risk. The recently published study followed 105,000 middle aged individuals from Europe, New Zealand, North and South America for an average of 5 years and found that for every
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I am sure you’ve heard about multiple fad diets that seem to sweep our information channels every 3-6 months and promise a cure for all. Let’s talk about scientifically based approaches. One of these is the Fasting Mimicking Diet (FMD). Intermittent fasting has been used for centuries to “purify our body and soul” and it’s
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Prepare yourself for a long journey. It is not easy. Simple Facts: Food manufacturers use sugar in their products to get consumers addicted Most processed foods contain high amounts of sugar High fructose corn syrup (HFCS) is a common source of sugar in many foods as it is the cheapest form of sugar available. HFCS
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You’ll be surprised to know that the most popular answer, at the latest American Psychiatric Association (APA) 2016 Annual Meeting, was not a new fancy overpriced drug, but improved nutrition. Scientists have developed a new evidence-based scale that rates animal- and plant-based foods that nourish the brain and improve depressive symptoms. They compiled a list
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The term “sauna” can refer to any type of small or large room or device designed to help the user experience dry heat. Now there are also infrared (far and near) saunas that emit infrared light and claim to heat the body more effectively. Saunas or “sweat lodges” have been used for centuries by different
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British scientists warn us: “Bread, chips and potatoes should be cooked to a golden yellow color, rather than brown, to reduce our intake of a chemical which could cause cancer. A dangerous substance, known as acrylamide, is produced when starchy foods are roasted, fried or grilled for too long at high temperatures. The same substance
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I’m sure you’ve heard and read about sugar and sugar sweetened beverages and its connection to diabetes, obesity, heart disease, teeth and gum disease, even dementia, depression and anxiety. And of course all of diseases shorten our life. A 2013 study estimated that 180,000 deaths worldwide may be attributed to sweetened beverage consumption. The United
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Lately it seems that a Gluten-free diet is the biggest “all healing” discovery of the century. Gluten-free diets are everywhere. Celebrities tweet about them, grocery stores are filled with products labeled “No Gluten!” and restaurants often offer special menus or items that don’t have any gluten in them. The most serious disease associated with gluten
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