New Study Shows Arthritis Pain May Be Reduced by Losing Just a Little Weight

With 50 million people in the U.S. affected by arthritis – and related healthcare costs of $128 billion every year – reducing arthritis pain is an important issue. A new study conducted by the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) shows that weight loss may be a key factor. And you may not have to lose as much as you think. Continue reading “New Study Shows Arthritis Pain May Be Reduced by Losing Just a Little Weight”

The Super Fiber that Controls Your Appetite and Blood Sugar

By Dr. Mark Hyman, M.D.

(partial reprint from DrHyman.com)

IMAGINE EATING 12 POUNDS of food a day — and still staying thin and healthy. That may sound crazy, but it’s exactly what our hunter-gatherer ancestors ate for millennia! And they didn’t have any obesity or chronic diseases like heart disease, diabetes, cancer, or dementia. Continue reading “The Super Fiber that Controls Your Appetite and Blood Sugar”

Inver Grove Heights Middle School Students Become Natural Chefs

Excerpt from invergroveheights.patch.com

A group of 13 Inver Grove Heights Middle School students gathered after school in a classroom at Simley High School Wednesday afternoon, filling the air with – of all things – the pleasantly appetizing smell of cilantro and other fresh vegetables they had just cut. Continue reading “Inver Grove Heights Middle School Students Become Natural Chefs”

The silent epidemic

The silent epidemic

Excerpt from Saipan News

This year I will qualify for senior citizen discounts at the theater, which means I’m officially an old person. However, my goal is to stay mentally and physically young as long as possible. In order to do that, I’ve started researching information to help achieve optimal health and I recently found an interesting article about Kevin Patterson, a former CNMI physician, and his new book Consumption. Continue reading “The silent epidemic”

Not Very Natural Fries: A New Taste Sensation

By Suzanne Boothby

Reprint from EmpowerHER

In the new Wendy’s commercial for its Natural Cut Fries with Sea Salt, the company features happy, healthy, beautiful actors enjoying themselves in a sunny outdoor environment munching away on the fries. The voiceover says “we believe our new natural cut fries just taste better.” Continue reading “Not Very Natural Fries: A New Taste Sensation”

Diabesity Epidemic Part II: Why Conventional Medicine Makes It Worse

Reprint from Dr Hyman: IF YOU ARE DIABETIC, overweight, or suffer from insulin resistance, metabolic syndrome, or any of the other conditions conventional medicine associates with “elevated blood sugar,” I want to share a startling new discovery with you: Lowering your blood sugar may increase your risk of death. Continue reading “Diabesity Epidemic Part II: Why Conventional Medicine Makes It Worse”