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Blood sugar problems, which often lead to diabetes, afflict millions of Americans. Being overweight increases your risk, but a particular nutrient deficiency is even more dangerous. A study in Spain shows that lacking vitamin D expands your chances of developing diabetes even more than being drastically overweight. In addition, research shows, when you are low in vitamin D you are also more likely to be obese. Vitamin D is a…
Fat accumulation in the liver has become a widespread health menace among Americans, especially older women. But a study shows that the right foods and their beneficial phytonutrients may help ease the condition. The researchers who focused on how to help restrict fat from accumulating in the liver, note that women going through menopause frequently experience weight problems linked to a decline in estrogen. But the weight-loss supplements they turn…
A few years ago, I had a patient come to my clinic who said she was experiencing some rather serious headaches. We were able to determine that they weren’t migraines, but I was still concerned for her. At my integrative health center, one of the things we do for almost all new patients is a thorough food sensitivity screening. Sure enough, one of the foods she loved the most, celery,…
There are lots of reasons to limit how much TV kids can watch. What extended TV watching does to a young cardiovascular system is one of them. A study by researchers in Spain and Brazil show that when children watch more than two hours a day of TV, it increases their risk of high blood pressure by 30 percent. The same study shows that for kids who get less than…
This happens a lot around my house. I’ll work all day long, maybe run an errand or two after work and then head to a soccer game. By the time I get home, I am completely wiped out and the last thing I want to do is cook. I will admit that as recently as last year, I would very likely get pizza or hamburgers on the way home and…
I was speaking with my mother recently and she said her doctor told her she had too much calcium in her blood. This was a little disturbing, as elevated calcium can lead to gastrointestinal dysfunction, kidney stones, and even heart attacks in women. My first question for her was, “What was your baseline vitamin D level (before starting supplementation) and how high is it now?” She said, “My doctor has…
Our penchant for processed food supplies us with many calories but few nutrients. And now a study led by researchers at Georgia State University shows that a common ingredient in supermarket food may be adding to our health worries. Emulsifiers like lecithin often are added to foods to make their texture chewier and to help prevent spoilage. But an investigation of their intestinal effects shows they can eliminate beneficial probiotic…
Lab tests of a breakfast cereal that is supposed to boost heart health has unveiled a toxic secret: It may be contaminated with a mold that has been connected with kidney cancer. Oats and oat cereal have been promoted as healthy foods because they allegedly protect the cardiovascular system. But researchers at the University of Idaho warn that more attention needs to be paid to the possibility of that oat-based…
Enthusiasts of the paleo pattern of eating extol not only its weight-loss effects, but its health benefits as well. Research shows that if you do it the right way, you have good chance of extending your life expectancy. A key to life extension with paleo eating, say researchers, is intermittent fasting. Not prolonged fasting, where you forgo meals for days at a time. But fasting for a few hours daily,…
I have progressive multiple sclerosis which put me in a tilt recline wheelchair for four years. Yet, I consider it one of the most precious gifts I have ever received. I am a professor of medicine at the University of Iowa, and watched as my life withered away as I became more and more disabled. I was first diagnosed in 2000 with relapsing-remitting multiple sclerosis, a condition in which the…