Diet, Exercise Thwart Diabetes: Study

(HealthDay News) — Diet and exercise can keep diabetes at bay for a decade, cutting the risk for the disease by more than a third in the most susceptible people, a new study finds.
About 11 percent of U.S. adults (24 million) have diabetes, mostly type 2, which is linked to poor diet and sedentary lifestyle. [...]

Diet, Exercise Better Than Vitamins in Promoting Health

Harvard men’s health watch is telling everyone how dangerous vitamin supplements are. Unfortunately they are not kidding!
Please know that although we have our references to try to refute these statements, your patient’s families will be hearing this stuff.
While it was once hoped that supplements of folic acid could help reduce colon cancer, new research has [...]

Diet, Exercise Better Than Vitamins in Promoting Health

Harvard men’s health watch is telling everyone how dangerous vitamin supplements are. Unfortunately they are not kidding!
Please know that although we have our references to try to refute these statements, your patient’s families will be hearing this stuff.
While it was once hoped that supplements of folic acid could help reduce colon cancer, new research has [...]

Diet, Exercise Better Than Vitamins in Promoting Health

Harvard men’s health watch is telling everyone how dangerous vitamin supplements are. Unfortunately they are not kidding!
Please know that although we have our references to try to refute these statements, your patient’s families will be hearing this stuff.
While it was once hoped that supplements of folic acid could help reduce colon cancer, new research has [...]

Diet Soda Now Linked to Heart Disease

Eating two or more servings a day of red meat increases your risk of metabolic syndrome by 25 percent, compared to those who have two servings of red meat each week, a new study found. Drinking diet soda also increased the risk of metabolic syndrome. Read more

Is Coconut Oil Good for You?

Is Coconut Oil Good for You? Read more

More Evidence Healthy Living Brings Long Life

People who adopt four healthy behaviors — never smoking, regular exercise, eating well and maintaining a healthy weight — can dramatically reduce their likelihood for chronic disease and an early death, a new study confirms. Read more

Constipation May Lead to Other Problems

A very private health problem, it turns out, is associated with potentially significant and costly complications. Read more

Looking for Hormone, Antibiotic-Free Meat?

Looking for Hormone, Antibiotic-Free Meat? Read more

The Devil in the Milk

Prominent food researcher Dr. Thomas Cowan has been involved in thinking about the medicinal aspects of cow’s milk virtually his entire career. His studies on the subject started in earnest when he read the book The Milk of Human Kindness Is Not Pasteurized, by maverick physician, William Campbell Douglass, MD. Cowan became convinced that a [...]

Carnosine combats cataracts

In the July 28, 2009 issue of the journal Biochemistry, Italian researchers report that the dipeptide carnosine shows promise not only in preventing cataracts but also in helping to treat the condition. Cataracts, which are characterized by a clouding of the eye’s lens, are a major cause of visual impairment among older men and women, [...]

Anxious About Anodized Aluminum?

I know that anodized aluminum is less likely to corrode into food, but I’m not comfortable using it. Is anodized aluminum safe for cookware? Read more

Berry Compound Reduces Aging Effects

In a new study, elderly laboratory animals that ate a diet rich in the berry and grape compound pterostilbene showed a reversal of some of the negative effects of aging on brain function and behavioral performance. Read more

10 Diseases Linked To Soda

Statistics shows that Americans drink more soda than ever before. They account for more than 25 percent of all drinks consumed in the United States. More than 15 billion gallons were sold in 2000 — about one 12-ounce can per day for every man, woman and child. Read more

Eat Well, Live Longer

If you eat a healthy diet, you’re likely to live longer.It might be trite advice, but a new study offers proof that it can make a difference in your longevity. Read more

Eating Well On the Road

Don’t let the road to a summer vacation put you on a crash course with an unhealthy, fast-food diet. Read more

D is for dieting

At The Endocrine Society’s 91st Annual Meeting, held this month in Washington, D.C., University of Minnesota assistant professor of medicine Shalamar Sibley, MD, MPH reported that men and women with higher vitamin D levels experienced a greater amount of weight loss when dieting compared to those with lower levels.
For their study, Dr Sibley and colleagues [...]

Greater adherence to positive dietary practices linked with reduced mortality over 10 year period

An article appearing online on May 27, 2009 in the Journal of Nutrition revealed the finding of researchers at Queens College of the City University of New York, the National Cancer Institute, and the American Association of Retired Persons (AARP) that practicing six beneficial dietary behaviors is associated with a reduction from mortality from all [...]

Greater adherence to positive dietary practices linked with reduced mortality over 10 year period

An article appearing online on May 27, 2009 in the Journal of Nutrition revealed the finding of researchers at Queens College of the City University of New York, the National Cancer Institute, and the American Association of Retired Persons (AARP) that practicing six beneficial dietary behaviors is associated with a reduction from mortality from all [...]

When Unhealthy Foods Hijack Your Brain

In a book being published next week, former FDA chief Dr. David Kessler brings to consumers the disturbing conclusion of numerous brain studies — some people really do have a harder time resisting bad foods. Read more