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8 Health Foods That Aren’t Healthy
I speak with people regarding their diet on a daily basis. One of the lines I've grown very accustomed to hearing is "I eat a very healthy diet." This is then followed by a string of unhealthy selections such as juice, rice cakes, and granola. I want to offer you this list so that you can avoid the “healthy” disease makers. 1. Rice cakes How did these little cardboard sugar bombs ever get... [Read more]
The 4 Rules of Health Food vs. Junk Food
How does any given food earn the label of "health food" while another is called "junk food"? Surely President Obama can assign a task force to lead us in the right direction. Some foods get placed on a pedestal as being above all others in the eyes of health minded individuals yet I constantly see some foods that seemed to have snuck onto that list by bribing the doorman and sneaking in the back door.... [Read more]
Want to feel better? Drop acid.
No no no, not the acid your college roommate accidentally took on that road trip to OSU that one time. I’m speaking of your acid/base balance or pH. This is a simple concept and does not require a slide rule, calculator or quantum physics so just relax. Your pH is a simple measure of acid and its opposing counterpart, base, on a simple scale of 1 to 14. A pH of 1 is very acidic and a pH of 14... [Read more]
Flu Treatment a Hoax: The Tale of Tamiflu
New reports indicate that the popular drug Tamiflu is 'no better than a placebo' for fighting H1N1 which means billions of tax payer dollars have swirled down the drain. Fake studies, missing data and psychiatric episodes round out this latest tale. My dear readers, I feel a duty to report to you some information that has just recently come to light which causes me to retract a recommendation I... [Read more]
Diet & Exercise But Still Can’t Lose Weight? 5 Possible Reasons
This is the battle cry for far too many people. As we near the end of our Holiday Challenge, I wanted to address anyone out there who has played by the rules yet failed to reap the fruits of their efforts. This blog exists to support healthy habits and help teach you how to navigate some of the tricky decisions and dilemmas that await us in today’s synthetic world. We tend to focus on diet, exercise... [Read more]
The Guts to Overcome. Let’s Do It Together
Well gang, it's post Christmas and I hope that the holiday spirit will continue to live in you and shine all year long, but it's the holiday celebrating that needs to be addressed for many of us. I sit here presently feeling like Santa's proverbial bag of coal. I ate whatever I wanted on Christmas and I ate often. I attacked the chocolate and cookies like an inmate on death row. The day after Christmas... [Read more]
