New Years Resolution Series Continues: Avoid NutraSweet The Health Dangers of NutraSweet Aspartame can be found in most diet sodas and in other artificially sweetened food products. Commonly known as NutraSweet or Equal, it is broken down by the body into methanol and formaldehyde. Toxic levels of methanol are linked to systemic lupus and […]
Poor sleep puts you at risk of serious medical conditions including obesity, heart disease, and diabetes– and it shortens your life expectancy. It’s now clear that a solid night’s sleep is essential for a long and healthy life. How much sleep do we need? Most of us need around eight hours of good quality sleep […]
There is a growing body of research that indicates that excess carbohydrate intake, especially simple carbohydrates, increases weight gain, triglyceride levels (unhealthy blood fats), inflammation, arteriosclerosis, risk of cancer, type 2 diabetes, and heart disease. Triglycerides are fatty acids that exist in food as well as in the body. Most fat in our bodies and […]
Making time each and every day to calm your mind and tap into a higher consciousness pays huge health dividends. The Healer Within We are born with an innate ability to heal ourselves. If this were not true, we would quickly succumb to the millions of deadly microbes that inhabit our lungs and digestive tracts. […]
Increase Healthy Omega 3 Fats, Reduce Omega 6 Fats, and Eliminate Trans Fats Altogether Increasing your intake of polyunsaturated, omega 3 essential fats is one of the healthiest diet changes you can make, boosting your overall health by leaps and bounds. Polyunsaturated fats (fats liquid at room temperature) are broken down into essential fatty acids […]
Routine moderate exercise offers an assortment health benefits! I find that routine moderate exercise is a great way to neutralize, less than perfect, health habits. We all overindulge from time to time, consuming too many calories, sweets, or the occasional “junk food” on the run. And we all periodically fall prey to life’s stressors, from […]
Updated January 2020 Well it is that time of year again. Another year has come and gone, time to reflect, start anew with a clean slate. If one of your resolutions was to be healthier in 2020, then I’d like to offer 12 suggestions for improving your health. Over the next 6 weeks I’ll be […]
Most of us live in a world of stress. Technology carries information to us relentlessly, at lightning speed. We work long hours to pay for a rising cost of living. We try desperately to provide our families with the attention they need. Something has to give, and it’s usually sleep. Meanwhile, we subsist on junk […]
Wait until you are sleepy before going to bed. If you’re not sleepy at your regular bedtime, try to relax your body and distract your mind by reading, listening to music, or some other activity. Try to wind down one hour before bed-avoid watching Pre-sleep rituals help to initiate relaxation each night before bed. A warm bath, light […]
What is Candidiasis? Candida albicans is a particular form of yeast (fungus) that can be found living in the intestinal tracts of most individuals. Yeasts co-habitate in a symbiotic relationship with over 400 healthy intestinal bacteria. These healthy bacteria help produce short-chain fatty acids, vitamins K, biotin, B12, thiamin, and riboflavin. The bacteria also keep […]
How to reduce inflammation and decrease your risk for heart disease, stroke, diabetes, chronic pain, Alzheimer’s, Parkinson’s, certain cancers, and arthritis. We’ve all heard the phrase, “you are what you eat.” And guess what, it is true. Unfortunately, many of us have habitually eaten foods that have caused our cells to become filled with unhealthy […]
There are numerous theories for the cause and symptoms triggering fibromyalgia and CFS. One theory, now gaining some traction, should be explored in more detail–certainly doctors should be testing their patients for Methylation Cycle Block. Excerpt taken from my new 5th edition Treating and Beating Fibromyalgia and Chronic Fatigue Syndrome book. A New Theory of […]
My 5th edition fibro book is now available (eBook only, print should be ready mid-late January 2014) This is not another book about learning to live with fibromyalgia and CFS. I won’t cater to the naysayers who continue to complain that being diagnosed with fibromyalgia means a life of misery. I don’t believe that, and […]
Fruit juice isn’t a healthy choice here’s why: Taken from the chapter on Boosting Your Immune System in my new 5th edition book, Treating and Beating Fibromyalgia and Chronic Fatigue Syndrome: Drinking fruit juice is like mainlining sugar; it’s too much sugar at one time. Think about it this way: You’d have a hard time […]
Eliminating Allergic Foods Or Foods We Are Intolerant To Often Reduces Symptoms Associated With Fibromyalgia. For the last 14 years I’ve specialized in treating fibromyalgia. During this time I’ve used several different food allergy elimination diets. These diets are designed to help patients uncover any hidden food allergies, or intolerance (eating certain foods makes us […]
