Some of the best parts of summer are edible, however, indulging in the season’s most popular foods at picnics, barbecues and on boardwalks can lead to trouble when it comes to your health. Ice cream, red wine and cheese, citrus, and hot dogs are summer treats that some people may have food intolerances to. Some …
A now famous Harvard study finds our minds negatively wander about 50 percent of the time, and the stress that results from this type of mind wandering can lead to digestive disorders, short-term memory loss, premature coronary heart disease, heart attacks and despair. At the same time, antidepressant usage has skyrocketed and doctors are now …
Currently Americans spend more than $30 billion each year on complementary health approaches, and are also more likely to have spent that money on natural product supplements versus visits to functional medicine practitioners, according to a recent study by the National Center for Health Statistics. The study also reports that probiotic supplements rank as one …
Joining Mark Alyn on this edition of Late Night Health is Greg Curtis, President of SP of Southern California. In addition to his 11 years of expertise in applied clinical nutrition, Greg brings more than 27 years of experience in strategic business development, marketing and sales management. He is also an experienced nutritional consultant and …
Does your healthy lifestyle make you feel like an outcast around the Thanksgiving table? This is the year to turn things around. If you’ve recently committed to a healthier way of eating, such as a gluten-free, dairy-free or plant-based diet, Chef Dreams says there’s no reason for you to fret. With a little planning and …
Benefit or Bust: So-Called Heart Healthy Foods You Need to Breakup With If certain foods have been proven by science to lower cholesterol and blood pressure, reduce inflammation and fight plaque buildup, then why do 600,000 people die of heart disease each year in the United States? There has been a huge campaign to encourage …
Trending topics are one in a million, and can change direction in the blink of an eye. Fashion crazes, popular dances, fitness products, or even fidget spinners can take the world by storm and be gone as soon as they came. But, there is one trending topic that is here to stay. NUTRITION. People now …
Whatever the excuse, date night, celebrations, playoffs or guy’s night out, it can happen to any of us. Even the most disciplined and health conscious person can and will occasionally slip and go on a junk food or sugar binge. Statistics show junk food binging for the average American will result in the consumption of …
Sugar isn’t new nor is it going anywhere. How we relate to it, though, should change. In 2016 the United Kingdom announced its plans for a levy to be placed on drinks containing more than 5g of sugar starting in 2018. The United States has dabbled in this battle as well, venturing to place …
Did you know that you could use Food as Medicine? The old saying “You Are What You Eat” has never been truer than it is today. Dr. Keith Kanter, a leading nutritionist and naturopathic physician, says, “Specific food cravings can indicate serious health problems including addiction.” What summer time food cravings indicate and how they …