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Amidst the excitement over a major research group’s vindication of meat last week (NYTimes: “Eat Less Red Meat, Scientists Said. Now Some Believe That Was Bad Advice”), news of another stunning reversal was eclipsed. “Omega-3 fish oil supplements linked with lower…read more
Categories:Heart Health Nutrition Controversies Supplements
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October 26 Fecal transplants could ease IBS symptoms-if they come from a ‘super donor’ American College of Gastroenterology, October 16, 2019 Association of adolescent sport participation with cognition and depressive symptoms in early adulthood Orthop J Sports Med. 2019 Sep;…read more
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In the year 1212, legend has it that a 12-year-old shepherd boy named Philip Cloyes, claiming to bear a letter from Jesus to the King of France, led tens of thousands of children to the Holy Land in what has…read more
Categories:Nutrition Controversies
Q: Working with a cardiologist in a hospital, I asked him is there one food to avoid above all others. He answered yes, cheese. Is the doctor correct? A: I would disagree with the cardiologist. I think the one food…read more
Categories:General Nutrition
SEPTEMBER IS NATIONAL CHOLESTEROL EDUCATION MONTH Several years ago, we all awoke to a sea-change in the way mainstream medicine approaches the prescribing of cholesterol drugs. It caught many of the “worried well” by surprise. Even most doctors were blind-sided….read more
Categories:Atherosclerosis
With a profusion of consumer nitric oxide products out there, it’s nice to know that we’ve garnered the sponsorship of a truly science-based NO booster. Berkeley Life cares about the research, and has formulated a real physician-quality supplement that reliably…read more
Categories:Aging Sponsored Supplements
Most people steadily gain weight as they advance in age from young adulthood into middle age. Between ages 29 and 39, women typically gain about 7 pounds, and men put on an additional 15 pounds, according to the U.S. Department…read more
“When you have your health, you have everything.” I don’t know who said it first, but it’s true! In fact, this message is more important today than at any other time in our lives. As we grow older and face…read more
Categories:Aging Environmental Health Exercise General Nutrition
<span data-mce-type=”bookmark” style=”display: inline-block; width: 0px; overflow: hidden; line-height: 0;” class=”mce_SELRES_start”></span> “Nitric Oxide, the Miracle Molecule, affects virtually every physiological function in the body.” – Beth Shirley, RPh, CCN Nitric oxide is a vital signaling molecule for our cardiovascular health….read more
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Last week we were assailed with yet another pop science diet report: “Healthy foods more important than type of diet to reduce heart disease risk: Researchers compare three popular diets and find all three reduce heart disease” reports Science Daily. So…read more
Categories:Nutrition Controversies
Though we think of declining estrogen as the hallmark of menopause, it's actually common for…
Up to 12 percent of Americans have ulcers at some point in life. Peptic ulcers…
Gallbladder disease is a modern illness. An estimated 20 million Americans have gallbladder disease. The…
Lately there’s been a lot of buzz about protein. Protein bars are all the rage.…
Q: One of the weight loss systems advertised on radio claims that you have to balance…
In the latest attempt to remove “stigma” from medical terminology, liver specialists have come up…
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