September 4, 2015 Linda Carney MD – Dr. John Mc Dougall MD Food Poisoning? When we hear the scary words “food poisoning,” we usually think of a sudden illness caused by eating a “bad” microorganism in a single contaminated food. Dr. John McDougall shows that common chronic illnesses are also caused by eating “bad” food–much […]
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The Real Keys to a Happy Retirement
The Real Keys to a Happy Retirement by Bob Avenson Many people feel that a happy retirement is guaranteed if they have financial security. While this is important for financial well-being, current retirement research supports the old adage that money alone can’t buy happiness. A million dollars is not a retirement plan. Instead, […]
Obesity Associated with Fatty Liver Disease
June 25, 2014 Linda Carney MD Obesity is a serious condition and is associated with many illnesses such as heart disease, cancer and diabetes. In fact, obesity increases the risk of dying prematurely from all causes. It’s estimated that 80% of Americans are overweight and the numbers continue to climb. The obesity epidemic has triggered […]
Are You Getting Enough B12? – Havard Medical Publications
Are you getting enough B12? There are very few reasons to take supplements, but getting enough of this vitamin may be one of the most important. Published: April, 2017 Image: © Michail_Petrov-96/Thinkstock Vitamin B12 may not be high on your nutritional radar, yet it is essential to some of the body’s most important functions, like […]
How to Enter the Blue Zone – Living Longer Well
UC DAVIS Integrative Medicine BY ROSANE OLIVEIRA ON APRIL 12, 2017 This is the first article in a series devoted to the subject of Blue Zones. In some of our past blog posts we have mentioned the Blue Zones, but the topic is so important that I would like to dive deeper. So what exactly […]
10 Revolutionary Life Lessons from Studying Cancer Survivors
Food and Health Personal Health April 6, 2017 By Kelly Turner, Ph.D • Originally published on Mindbodygreen.com I study cancer patients who were told they had only months to live, that there was nothing more that could be done, and yet are walking around cancer-free years later. I call these cases radical remissions — instead of spontaneous […]
Antioxidant- and Folate-Rich Foods for Depression
Written by: Michael Greger M.D. FACLM on March 30th, 2017 According to the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, the rates of all of our top 10 killers have fallen or stabilized except for one, suicide. As shown in my video, Antioxidants & Depression, accumulating evidence indicates that free radicals may play important roles in the […]
BBC Reports Hope for Regenerating Diabetic Pancreas
Fasting diet ‘regenerates diabetic pancreas’ By James Gallagher, Health and science reporter, BBC News website Share The pancreas can be triggered to regenerate itself through a type of fasting diet, say US researchers. Restoring the function of the organ – which helps control blood sugar levels – reversed symptoms of diabetes in animal experiments. The […]
Telomeres, the Key to Longevity, Show Food May Be the Best Anti-aging Treatment
POSTED ON FEBRUARY 8, 2017 IN WELLNESS BY SHILPA RAVELLA, MD The global anti-aging market will be worth nearly $200 billion in 2019. New beauty technologies make anti-aging products big business. But what about the possibility of anti-aging treatments for the health of our body, and not just the surface of our skin? Is […]
Heart Disease is Reversible
by Dr. Joel Fuhrman, M.D. Dr. Joel Fuhrman, MD If you eat the standard Western diet that most people eat in the modern world, you will surely develop heart disease, and may die from it. But there are other options. When it comes to treating heart disease, most doctors promote drugs, expensive, invasive testing, […]