How would you like to lose your belly and expand your brain at the same time? A new study has revealed that meditation may enhance key structures in the brain responsible for learning, memory, and emotion control. This adds gray matter, but also reduces the belly due to an increase in willpower and a resulting improved ability to…
First of all, the book titled, ” The China Study” written by Dr. Campbell is an observational study. Even though the author is a doctor and should have known better, he made the blunder of a layperson by assuming causation from observational correlations. His claim on the cover, “The Most Comprehensive Study of Nutrition Ever…
There has been a lot of press lately about chocolate and it’s health benefits – especially when Valentine’s day is just around the corner. Chocolate is one of the most common Valentine’s day gifts and there is good reason for that, both on a conscious and a subconscious level. First, most chocolates have sugar, which…
This is me in 2002 at age 35, on sugar. This is me in 2007 at age 40, off sugar. Who looks older? When I get my new license this May, I’ll be 45. I think I look even younger than I did at 40. I sure FEEL younger! I’m leaner, stronger…
America now tops the list of the fattest countries in the first world. In fact, new data shows that we are about 60% obese as a population now, when measured by bodyfat instead of that worthless “BMI” measurement our government insists on using. It’s about time that us Americans start making real efforts to decrease the drastic…
It might surprise you to know that some foods people regard as “healthy” are crammed so full of sugar, they are pretty much as bad as a Snickers as far as your pancreas and waistline are concerned. Here are just a few (7 to be exact): The Huffington Post recently outed several foods that are so high in sugar,…