Who’s Afraid of a Little Candy?
Who’s afraid of a little candy? This was a headline today in the Wall Street Journal. According to the Department of Agriculture, we Americans consume about 6 pounds more sugar a year per person than we did in 1970. This year, Americans will spend about $2.5 billion on Halloween candy! Many parents are setting limits […]
Sugar Overload at Retail Checkouts
Today, the Center for Science in the Public Interest released a new study on retail stores’ promotion of sugar, candy, soda, and other unhealthy foods at checkout. Food marketing isn’t only advertising: product placement at checkout is a common and powerful tool the food industry uses to manipulate us to buy and eat more calories. […]
Look to Your Dharma
Henry David Thoreau used the word dharma in his writing. Below are some of my favorite Thoreau quotes that have been a message to me to be true to myself. “Be yourself- not your idea of what you think somebody else’s idea of yourself should be.” ― Henry David Thoreau “Most men lead lives of […]
Are Weight and Inflammation Linked? – PART 1
There is a lot of evidence linking inflammation to obesity and type 2 diabetes. Inflammation may be the single-most important mechanism driving the diabesity epidemic. An internet search for “inflammation diabetes obesity” turns up more than 1,800 articles. The association between these conditions has been known for decades. In fact, more than 100 years ago […]
Your Brain’s Silent Killer – Sugar
David Perlmutter, M.D., F.A.C.N., is a board-certified neurologist and fellow of the American College of Nutrition and author of Grain Brain. Dr. Perlmutter aims to expose the surprising truth about wheat, carbs, and sugar – your brain’s silent killers. Inflammation, is a cornerstone mechanism related to progressive destruction that occurs in the brain as we […]
Are Sleep and Weight Related?
Are sleep and weight related? The relationship between sleep loss and weight gain is a strong one, borne out in a variety of studies over the years. Large population studies show that both adults and children are more likely to be overweight and obese the less they sleep at night. Have you noticed when you […]
Are You an Architect of Change?
I believe we are all architects of change. Every action, every relationship, every decision we make is creating change in ourselves or our family or our community. I have always considered myself a “change agent” in the health care world. I want the conversation about creating health to be as important as the conversation about […]
Is Diet Soda Dangerous?
Do you think diet sodas are dangerous? In a new study done over ten years and sampling 60,000 women, it was shown that women who drink two or more diet drinks a day have much higher cardiovascular disease rates and are more likely to die from the disease. In the largest study done of it’s […]
Got Sugar Cravings?
Your endless battle with dieting, sugar cravings and low self esteem will improve when you understand the link between low serotonin and sugar cravings. Blood sugar levels have a profound effect on certain brain chemicals and visa versa. One of these chemicals, serotonin, is becoming better known to the public because of Prozac, the anti […]