[2 Jul 2008 | One Comment | 71 views]
The 85/15 Rule for Healthy Eating

Water.
Make sure you drink enough water. I do not believe, as some others do, that you need to be constantly carrying a water bottle with you and flooding your kidneys. Our bodies have evolutionarily adapted an amazing mechanism to keep us from becoming dehydrated. It is called thirst and you should listen to it. But when you are thirsty, instead of reaching for a soft drink — or some food — drink some water first and then see if you still want anything else. Chances are you will not.
Vitamins.
I also think you need to supplement with some type of multivitamin. They are inexpensive and easy to take. And there is ample evidence to show they can help in preventing disease..

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Antioxidants and Vitamins: The Truth Behind the Headlines
[15 Jun 2008 | One Comment | 10 views]

By Mike Adams

If you’ve been reading the mainstream media recently, you might have come to the conclusion that vitamins are the most dangerous things you could possibly consume. Headlines declare antioxidants to be useless, vitamin C to be dangerous and vitamin E to be deadly! Nutrition, it seems, is suddenly under attack.

But what’s really behind these scare tactics? Is there any real science behind the headlines? Read the full story »

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Seven Good Reasons to Eat Only Grass-Fed Beef
[6 Jun 2008 | No Comment | 7 views]

By Jonny Bowden, PhD, CNS

Ever since I wrote Living the Low Carb Life in 2004, I’ve been asked to defend my statement that meat is a healthy food. Truth be told, it’s a hard statement to defend these days — but not because meat is inherently unhealthy.

It’s because the kind of meat most people eat is poisoned with antibiotics, steroids, and hormones — and just as bad — comes from feedlot farms where the animals are treated horrendously. They’re also fed an unnatural diet of grain and have a high level of inflammation-causing omega-6 fats in their meat that is passed on to consumers. Read the full story »

Allergies »

Natural Relief for Seasonal Allergies
[2 Jun 2008 | No Comment | 2 views]

By J. William LaValley, MD

Every year with the arrival of spring, I see many patients with bothersome seasonal airborne allergies. The usual symptoms are irritation and redness to the eyes, nose, sinuses, and throat. Many of these people also suffer from respiratory wheezing and mild to moderate allergic asthma symptoms.

From years of experience, I have found that blending the best of conventional and natural medicine seems to be the safest, most effective treatment for relieving these symptoms in most people. If you are plagued by seasonal airborne allergies, the following Medical Wellness Protocol TM that I prescribe for my patients may provide much-needed relief for you as well. Read the full story »