This post comes to us from our friends at Optimal Body Balance.
The typical person chews their food 15 times. A study published in the American Journal of Clinical Nutrition found that when chewing was increased to 40 times, study participants ate less; 12% fewer calories. (more…)
This post comes to us from Natural Path Health Center.
We see a lot of kids with ADHD; usually the initial visit goes something like this: a frazzled parent comes into my office with an energetic and rambunctious kid (or kids) in tow. We sit and try to discuss the child’s health history while the parent tries in vain to keep the kids calm and collected in my office. Soon the kids are spinning around in their chairs, pulling things off the shelves and generally doing a very thorough job of investigating (and making a mess of!) my office. We may do some preliminary testing and get the child started on a program including the appropriate supplementation and some kind of dietary program that usually involves removing potentially allergenic or hyper-stimulating foods. (more…)
Okay, we lied. Drinking a beer now and then will not make you fat, but swilling a six-pack nightly will qualify you for work as Marlon Brando’s stunt double. (more…)
Every time you take a bite, you are doing something to burn fat and build muscle, or burn muscle and build fat. It may sound melodramatic, but it’s true, so significant is the impact of nutrition on your physique and overall health. If you learn how to eat right and defend yourself from nutritional saboteurs, you can double the benefits of your training, crafting that body you want in half the time. However, you may be unaware of some lesser-known but vital nutrition precepts. (more…)
A growing body of medical research at leading universities and government laboratories suggests that processed foods and sugary drinks (like soda, energy drinks and flavored coffees) aren’t simply unhealthy; they also hijack the brain in ways that resemble addictions to cocaine, nicotine and other drugs. (more…)
The incidence of immune-related conditions such as colitis and Crohn’s disease has become much more prevalent in Western societies in the last half century. A team of US-based researches may have found out why. (more…)
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