August 13, 2013

Soy Compounds Shows Anti-HIV Potential

Findings reported in an
August 13, 2013

Holistic Approach Renders Coach Cancer Free

After accepting the head coaching position with the Marin Catholic High football program in the spring of 2010, Mazi Moayed was understandably excited. He was taking over a team which had just played for a state championship and which appeared positioned for future success as well.
August 7, 2013

Can a Ketogenic Diet Treat Epilepsy?

Epilepsy can develop at any age
August 7, 2013

Coffee’s Surprising Heart Benefits

If you’re one of the 150 million Americans that drink coffee on a daily basis, we have good news for you. Despite decades of medical advice from organizations like the American Heart Association that coffee may be bad for your heart, breaking research has proven that moderate coffee consumption offers powerful protection against heart failure and stroke.
July 31, 2013

The Cholesterol Myth Revealed

According to the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, 26.5 million people have been diagnosed with heart disease in the United States. It is the #1 killer. The most common notion has been for years that cholesterol and saturated fat lead to heart disease and we should be concentrating on engaging in low-fat diets and chugging down prescription drugs to regulate these things. We are spoon-fed this paranoia by the government and major health organizations such as the American Heart Association, when in reality, cholesterol is a minor player in heart disease and lowering cholesterol has extremely limited benefits. Cholesterol […]
July 30, 2013

A Bag of Popcorn, a Can of Beer: Recipe for Alzheimer’s?

After a busy day
July 23, 2013

Uncovering The Broad-Spectrum Protection of Anthocyanins

Consumers hear a lot today about “healthy foods” that are shown to prevent disease. Missing from news broadcasts are details about how to benefit from specific plant components that published studies document help protect against degenerative disorders.
July 17, 2013

3 Best Mid-Morning Snacks

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July 9, 2013

The Secret to Weight Loss? You Already Have It!

Losing weight isn’t easy for anyone. Yes, someone can drop 100 pounds in the course of a television season, but a typical person isn’t going to have a slew of weight-loss gurus following her every move…and her every pound. But here’s the secret:
June 25, 2013

Fructose And Your Blood Pressure – Watch Out!

Many of my patients battle high blood pressure.  In treating these patients, I like to rule out that there is nothing in their lifestyles that may be causing their BP to stay elevated.  These things can include too much stress, alcohol, too much salty food and, surprisingly, too much fructose – or fruit sugar.  That’s right – let me explain why. Fructose and Your Blood Pressure Recent research has found that people who consumed about 74 grams of fructose (about 4, 12 ounce non-diet soft drinks) a day had elevated, or borderline elevated blood pressures.  Fructose, a sugar derived from fruit, […]
June 19, 2013

Can the Right Diet Put an End to Diabetes?

Why manage diabetes when you can simply get rid of it? Despite what you might have heard, Type 2 diabetes is not a lifelong condition according to Dr. Joel Fuhrman. It does not have to shorten your life span or result in high blood pressure, heart disease, kidney failure, blindness or other life-threatening ailments. In fact, most type 2 diabetics can get off medication and become 100 percent healthy in just a few simple steps; using these same steps, most type 1 diabetics can cut their insulin in half and maintain excellent health and quality of life into old age. […]
June 12, 2013

Hypnosis May Help With Weight Loss

Tired of reading about yet another fad diet that’s a surefire way to lose weight? Maybe the answer for overweight women and men is not what they eat, but what they think. Hypnosis could be the best way to lose weight quickly. “When everything else has failed, people have lost their weight and kept it off because of hypnosis,” said Drake Eastburn, Director of Eastburn Hypnotherapy Center, which offers hypnosis weight loss consultation in their office, by phone and by Skype. “Hypnosis makes the entire process enjoyable. And, if one’s commitment is genuine and includes positive participation with the therapist, […]
May 8, 2013

Do You Know The Risks of Fiber Diet Supplements?

It’s spring and, like many of my patients, you may be trying to get some extra weight off before summer and swimsuit season arrives.  I’ve recently been asked about those expanding fiber diet products many have seen advertised on television and the Internet.  The ads claim they cause you to effortlessly lose weight without changing your diet or exercise routine. I’d like to explain the pros and cons of using some of these products and let you be the judge of whether you want to use them or not.