Confessions of A Cereal Killer
Sugary cereal is one of the worst things you can have for breakfast. A major part of my Sugar Buster Program is giving up cereal! Yet millions of people around the world use this as their breakfast food of choice. Why would something that has nearly the same amount of sugar as a candy bar […]
Is Plant- Based Eating Going Mainstream?
Several Kaiser Permanente Medical Centers in California, doctors, nurses, and other staff are learning about plant-powered eating so they can pass along the information to their patients. Some of the medical staff are even adopting plant-powered diets long-term.
PART 1 – Oral Wellness 101 – The Mouth-Body Connection
Do you think a physician who suspected heart disease or diabetes would refer the patient to a gum specialist? That is definitely not the current “standard of care”. Well. Based on research, that might change! Research is now showing strong links between mouth health and body health. In one recent study, people with serious gum […]
Sugar Linked To $1 Trillion In U.S. Healthcare Spending
An article in Forbes magazine in 2013 highlighted the Credit Suisse report on sugar which is worth highlighting. 30% – 40% of healthcare expenditures in the USA go to help address issues that are closely tied to the excess consumption of sugar.” Credit Suisse Report Assuming a U.S. National Healthcare Expenditure of $3 trillion per […]
Do You Have a Glucose Meter?
I recommend everyone purchase their own glucose meter as part of their “wellness tracking”. Digital health and personalized wellness is so popular now and more people are interested in managing their own health by changing lifestyles and healthier living. This is your “Fitbit for blood sugar”. Since the research is showing how blood sugar levels […]
Top Ten Reasons Why Stress is Fattening
Let’s define stress first. Most people only think of psychological stress when they hear the term “stress”. Things like family or job issues, or traffic or money worries. Yes, these can certainly be stressful. There are also less obvious stressors and what I call “hidden” stressors that have the same physiological effect on the body. […]
What You Eat May Be Killing Your Brain – PART 1
Just in case you need another reason to cut back on sugar, it now turns out that Alzheimer’s could well be a form of diet-induced diabetes. What Is Alzheimer’s? A neuropathologist named Alois Alzheimer noticed, over a century ago, that a certain protein was taking the place of normal brain cells. How those proteins (beta […]
Sitting is the new Smoking – Why I have a Stand Up Desk
I recently heard a new phrase, “Sitting is the new smoking.” Where did this phrase come from, and what does it mean? Marc Hamilton, a leading researcher on inactivity physiology, suggests that sitting is “the new smoking.” James Levine, a Mayo Clinic endocrinologist and researcher, says obese people sit on average two-and-a-half hours more every […]
What is Vitamin D?
What is Vitamin D? It is unique compared to other vitamins because when your body gets it, it turns it into a hormone. This hormone is sometimes called “activated vitamin D” or “calcitriol.” When you get vitamin D in your skin from sunlight and the vitamin from supplements, is has to be changed by your […]