Category Archives: Wellness Category: Nutrition

What do Coffee, Tea, Alcohol and Soda have in common? Anything you drink with caffeine or alcohol can dehydrate you by turning off antidiuretic hormone in your kidneys. This hormone causes your kidneys to return water back to the body. … Continue reading →

Cleaning Out Even the American Cancer Association recognizes that around 80% of cancer is related to environmental toxins – from what we eat, drink, and breathe.  According to all sources, despite some futile efforts to control it, the toxic load … Continue reading →

Nearly 25 million Americans suffer with osteoporosis and the related complications of thin, porous bones prone to fracture. Today, I’d like to start a series on the subject of calcium and strong bones. Everyone believes that strong bones are merely … Continue reading →

In the past, I’ve challenged readers to make certain they eat a fruit or vegetable with every meal.  I’ve suggested this strategy is a fundamental principle to better health and wellness.  Today, I’d like to raise the stakes on that … Continue reading →

Recently, a couple studies came out regarding diet that recommended what we should already know.  The first study performed by Harvard nurses, monitored the diets of 110,000 people for 14 years.  They found that the people who ate more fruits … Continue reading →

What do Coffee, Tea, Alcohol and Soda have in common?  Anything you drink with caffeine or alcohol can dehydrate you by turning off antidiuretic hormone in your kidneys.  This hormone causes your kidneys to return water back to the body.  … Continue reading →

I really had every intention to leave sugar alone for a while, but a recent article from the Journal of Experimental Medicine has changed my mind. If you thought the extra sugar you and your kids ate at Easter had … Continue reading →

Osteoporosis & PH Nearly 25 million Americans suffer with osteoporosis and the related complications of thin, porous bones prone to fracture.  Today, I’d like to start a series on the subject of calcium and strong bones. Everyone believes that strong … Continue reading →

Omega-3 Fatty Acids:  Specifically docosahexaenoic acid (DHA) and eicosapentaenoic acid (EPA), appear to improve neurotransmitter reception in the brain.  DHA, in particular, protects neurons and glia from death by maintaining brain-derived neurotrophic factor (BDNF), a protein formed within the brain … Continue reading →