Health & Wellness

The Great Candy Heist

I love this time of year.  The leaves are turning, the weather couldn’t be better for being outside, not too hot and not too cold.  The children are deciding what to be for Halloween, there will be pumpkin carving, fall festivals and lots of candy corns.  Plus if you go to Chipotle dressed to kill as a horrifying processed food item after 6pm on Halloween you can buy a burrito, burrito bowl, salad... [Read more]

The 10 Point Self Improvement Plan (Flash Back to Jack)

“If man made it, don’t eat it.” That’s the first quote I ever saw from Jack Lalanne and it has stuck with me for years. It’s the best advice I’ve ever seen in the realm of nutrition and he knew this back in the 1930’s. Jack turned 96 years old last month. So is he rocking in a chair? No, he’s making plans for the next Jack Lalanne Juicer infomercial. Jack’s popular Jack Lalanne... [Read more]

10 Top Cancer-Fighting Foods

As studies continue to prove, prevention of cancer is largely within our control. Research continues to point towards our lifestyle, environment and behavior as precursors to cancer far more than any faulty genes. And for those with faulty genes, you have a lot to say as to whether or not the genes are “expressed” in your own body. This is not a short term battle. In most cases, the road to... [Read more]

Are Overweight Kids at Risk for Diabetes?

This simple question has a clear and simple answer . . . YES. The old fashioned notion of the cute “chubby” kid has now grown into a serious concern. I’m not talking about simple “baby fat,” I’m referring to the epidemic that you see all around you where kids are stretching the fabric of their shirts with belly fat. “Overweight or obesity is the most important risk factor for the development... [Read more]

3 Ways to Protect Yourself from Breast Cancer

Life does not stand still. Everything in nature is constantly evolving and changing. Whether you have had perfect health, normal mammograms, fibrocystic breast disease, or a history of treated breast cancer, your body’s battle against cancer goes on each and every day that you are alive. Whether you participate or not, your body is changing. So the real question is; are you sitting on the sidelines... [Read more]

The Secret to Bill Clinton’s Dramatic Weight Loss

When Former President Clinton learned that his surgically cleared arteries were beginning to re-clog, he decided to do some research. What he uncovered has not only put him on the road to better health, but returned him to his high school weight.  Hear what he tells CNN’s Wolf Blitzer, with supporting interviews from the doctors behind the transformation: Lose weight, heal your heart. Not... [Read more]