LOW-CARB DIET CAN INCREASE BAD CHOLESTEROL LEVELS
Filed Under: Chronic Disease and Prevention
Cutting down on carbs may help people lose weight, but it may not be so good for lowering cholesterol, new research shows. People who ate a diet low in carbohydrates but relatively high in fat lost the same amount of weight over six weeks as those who consumed a high-carb diet {…} Read More

VITAMIN D, THE MIRACLE VITAMIN
Filed Under: Chronic Disease and Prevention
Vitamin D is a fat-soluble vitamin that plays as essential role in the absorption and use of calcium and phosphorus leading to strong bones and teeth. However, Vitamin D is also important in preventing some chronic diseases and low Vitamin D levels have been linked to breast cancer, colon cancer, prostate cancer, heart disease, and type 2 diabetes {…} Read More

6 REASONS TO TRY THE MEDITERRANEAN DIET
Filed Under: Chronic Disease and Prevention, Nutrition and Healthy Eating
By eating a Mediterranean Diet you not only lose weight, but you can increase your chances to a longer disease free life. THE MORE DOCTORS TEST IT the more they find that eating Mediterranean is the absolute best way to lose weight. Based on the cooking and eating styles of Italy, France, Greece, Spain, and other Mediterranean countries, this diet {…} Read More

JUST 30 MINUTES A DAY OF MODERATE EXERCISE REDUCES RISK OF DISEASE
Filed Under: Chronic Disease and Prevention
In 1995 the Centers for Disease Control (CDC) and American College of Sports Medicine (ACSM) issued the recommendation that Americans should engage in at least 30 minutes each day of moderate exercise. “Thirty minutes of physical activity is across the board to all adults, every day of the week,” says Russell Pate, PhD, who is a professor at the Arnold School of Public Health at the University of South Carolina.” {…} Read More

GENETICALLY MODIFIED FOODS: ARE THEY SAFE?
Filed Under: Chronic Disease and Prevention
The safety of genetically modified organisms in our foods is now of considerable concern and for several reasons. While top producers of genetically modified organisms, like Monsanto, and the U.S. Food and Drug Administration (FDA) are claiming these foods to be safe, other independent research companies {…} Read More

LOW-FAT DIET MAY CUT RISK OF OVARIAN CANCER
Filed Under: Chronic disease and prevention
An eight year study conducted by the Fred Hutchison Cancer Research Center in Seattle has revealed that a low-fat diet may cut womens risk of ovarian cancer by as much as 40 percent. Researchers tracked about 49,000 women {…} Read More

OUR CURRENT STATE OF HEALTH. WHY?
Filed Under: Chronic Disease and Prevention
Nearly 75% of Americans are now considered overweight and there are now over 300 million obese adults worldwide, with more than 115 million suffering from obesity-related problems such as cardiovascular disease, cancer, and diabetes, this according to the World Health Organization {…} Read More

DID YOU KNOW THAT GENETICALLY MODIFIED FOODS ARE ON YOUR DINNER TABLE?
Filed Under: Chronic Disease and Prevention, Nutrition
Genetically modified (GM) food has quietly become what potentially could be perhaps the single most serious threat to our food supply not only here in the U.S., but also the world’s. In the U.S. market now, 60 to 70% of all processed foods are genetically modified {…} Read More

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