Health Wellness

Unexpected Weight Loss?

Millions of Americans want to lose weight and try one diet program after another. A few lucky companies like Weight Watchers, Atkins, South Beach, etc, have made millions of dollars off of overweight people. Many grocery stores and drug stores have dedicated entire sections to weight loss products. You’ll find products such as Ensure, Zone

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How I Lost 80lbs in 5 Months

I’m a type 2 diabetic with high blood pressure. For about 3 years, I didn’t take any of my medications and I didn’t watch my diet or weight. I didn’t check my blood glucose levels nor did I monitor my blood pressure. In early July 2016, I wasn’t feeling right most of the day and

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Risk of Dementia Tied to Loss of…?

Dementia is a broad term for many diseases and conditions caused by the death of brain cells (neurons) or their inability to function properly. The most common form of dementia is Alzheimer’s disease, which accounts for 60% to 80% of dementia cases. Other forms of dementia encompass: Vascular dementia – also known as post-stroke or

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Is an anti inflammatory diet best for you?

Tom Brady, Venus Williams, Penélope Cruz, and Rosie Huntington-Whiteley have something in common, aside from being unnaturally beautiful: They’ve all followed forms of anti-inflammatory (AI) diets at one time or another. Tom has done it to boost his performance on the football field. Venus said she did it to help keep her autoimmune disorder in

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Senior Nutrition Myths Debunked

As we age, our bodies change and so does our nutritional requirements. With those changes come some myths or misinformation that may be partially true, but not totally true and because of the partial truth, many seniors believe them wholeheartedly. That belief or adherence can be more detrimental than beneficial. Some of these myths may

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Foods that Help Prevent Cancer

One of the scariest words anyone can hear from a doctor is ‘cancer’. I’ve heard from several people that once the doctor said cancer, they don’t recall hearing the doctor say anything else. One person told me it was like getting hit in the head with a hammer and hit in the chest with bat