Staying lean is one of the best strategies to maintain a healthy functioning brain on a number of different levels. It has been known for years that excess body fat, and the conditions associated with it like diabetes, heart disease, stroke and cancer, greatly impact the brain...
Read MoreDr. Bennett Omalu wrote a piece in the NY Times explaining his rational for kids not playing football and other potentially traumatic contact sports until they can consent legally at the age of 18. Will Smith has the new movie ‘Concussion’ releasing this week...
Read MoreStress is killing everyone! 75-90% of doctor visits are because of stress. Stress is a contributor (or direct cause) of high blood pressure, high cholesterol, digestive problems, heart disease, stroke, insulin resistance, diabetes, increased blood clotting, atherosclerosis, heart attack, immune system problems, autoimmunity and the new big worry Alzhiemer’s and dementia. Almost every single problem with health can be traced back to stress or minimally is made worse by stress, but is stress the real problem?
Read MoreIn today's state of health, we are beginning to see chronic disease in everyday people. It is no surprise that a specific thyroid problem called Euthyroid Sick Syndrome, or non-thyroidal illness syndrome, thought only to appear in acute illness, is beginning to show up in many people with overt hypothyroid symptoms...
Read MoreWhen deciding to change your life and become healthy it takes a very conscious effort. The more resistance you body has (leptin, insulin, cortisol, etc.) the harder it will be. Good, healthy, sustainable, organic, non-GMO, non-processed food definitely doesn't taste as good as food engineered to taste better than the original thing...
Read MoreIt is no surprise that the medical field is becoming less and less efficient when treating chronic diseases. Traditional medicine has created a media campaign on prevention, when in reality it is really early detection. Get screened, tested, and probed as often as possible, so when you get cancer we can treat it with the most advanced drugs, surgery, chemo, radiation, and other very expensive (80-90% chance, not proven) strategies and fast as possible...
Read MoreGoal setting is the stuff of champions. There is a reason most of the leadership gurus preach about goal setting. It seems that some of the most successful people in the world in all areas of commerce have this trait in common.
Read MoreBeginning anything new is stressful and requires a big step out of the "comfort zone". Starting a new healthy lifestyle is no different and might be one of the most stressful things a person can do. Comfort zones are what keep us locked into habits that might not be helping us better ourselves...
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