Posted on: March 23, 2015 Posted by: Michele Lee Comments: 0

Misguided on vitamin E: How today’s truth can heal you

I have years of experience with my patients and we have decades of scientific evidence that prove nutrients and herbs have tremendous value and health benefits. But look at what happens when researchers test the wrong thing – and the wrong results get reported in the news. You probably remember the famous 2005 study published in the Annals of Internal Medicine [1] which claimed that vitamin E supplementation increases your…

Posted on: March 21, 2015 Posted by: Michele Lee Comments: 0

Fight diabetes with paleo power

The foods you’re offered today as part of the American diet put you at risk for diabetes, plain and simple. It’s getting so bad that 1 out of three of us can now be considered if not diabetic then pre-diabetic. Fortunately, returning to a more natural, ancestral way of eating, which we now call the paleo diet, can help you escape this health danger. Consider the experience of Lt. Col.…

Posted on: March 20, 2015 Posted by: Michele Lee Comments: 0

Thrusting fingers: Four movements for strong flexible tendons

Tendon strength is different than muscle strength. Tendons store and release energy needed to move the muscles in slow, fast and dynamic ways. The important thing to know is that you can exercise and lift weights to strengthen your muscles, but it’s good to pair this with work on your tendons. In today’s video presentation, kung-fu master Tyler Rea will show you a series of four tendon strengthening movements you…

Posted on: March 20, 2015 Posted by: Michele Lee Comments: 0

In the kitchen with Kelley: Salmon lettuce wrap

Claim your FREE copy of Doctor’s Inside Secrets for Natural Cleansing and Detoxification and your FREE subscription to Easy Health Digest™ when you sign up today! I must confess that my favorite way to eat salmon is in patties made with eggs and cracker crumbs and deep-fried. They take me back to my childhood, since salmon patties were among the few things my mother cooked that I actually enjoyed. (Usually,…

Posted on: March 20, 2015 Posted by: Michele Lee Comments: 0

Brain health and exercise

If you are like many Americans, your brain may be shrinking without your even knowing it. This is caused by a sedentary lifestyle that no longer promotes exercise and physical activity, both of which have a critical impact on the size of our brains. Exercise promotes the release of hormones in the brain called nerve growth factor. These hormones are needed to keep our brains big and well-connected. Our bodies…

Posted on: March 20, 2015 Posted by: Michele Lee Comments: 0

What your doctor told you about salt is probably wrong

It is conventional wisdom in allopathic medicine that reducing salt intake is essential for heart health. The doctor crowd, especially heart doctors, have literally scared the American people away from salt. But studies are increasingly showing that low-salt diets are not only ineffective in affecting heart health, but are actually hazardous to our overall health. A 2014 Cochrane study showed that “there is insufficient power to confirm clinically important effects…

Posted on: March 19, 2015 Posted by: Michele Lee Comments: 0

How many steps are you from dying?

No one can precisely predict how long you’ll live. But researchers at the Johns Hopkins University School of Medicine have come up with a way to predict if your heart is good to go for at least another 10 years. After examining the results of 58,000 cardiovascular stress tests performed on treadmills in medical clinics, cardiologists at Johns Hopkins have concocted a formula that can be used to predict your…

Posted on: March 19, 2015 Posted by: Michele Lee Comments: 0

Protecting kids’ hearts and lungs

Riding on a school bus that drives down busy streets can expose children to high levels of air pollution that hurt their hearts and lungs. But there’s a fairly simple way to cut back on their exposure. Researchers at the UCLA Fielding School of Public Health have designed an air filter for school buses that eliminates 88 percent of pollutants in the vehicles. The researchers say that the high-efficiency cabin…

Posted on: March 19, 2015 Posted by: Michele Lee Comments: 0

How to end male pelvic pain

It’s one of the most frustrating and life-changing kinds of pain a man can experience … and in the worst place. I’m talking about male pelvic pain. Male pelvic pain has a number of different causes. One of the most common types of male pelvic pain, affecting 50% of men at some point in their lives, is prostatitis. If you have this, you already know that you want nothing more…

Posted on: March 19, 2015 Posted by: Michele Lee Comments: 0

Fix the factors that disrupt your sleep

For good health, you need good sleep. And research into American sleep patterns reveals what you probably need to fix to get better sleep. A survey conducted by the National Sleep Foundation shows that both chronic and acute pain is keeping people awake at night. On average, someone with chronic pain has their nightly sleep shortened by an average of more than 40 minutes. For those who have suffered some…