Category Archives: Diet
When to Choose Organic
The Environmental Working Group (EWG) recently published their updated shopper’s guide to pesticides. The “Dirty Dozen” comprise the 12-most contaminated fruits and vegetables. EWG research has found that people who eat these 12 fruits and vegetables (conventionally grown) consume, on average, 10 pesticides a day.
It’s so much more than just Cholesterol – Women and thier Hearts part 2
People are fixated on their total cholesterol number. I often hear people bragging at dinner parties about their low cholesterol levels (thanks to their recently prescribed statin). While total cholesterol numbers are important they are just part of the data which helps us understand cardiovascular disease risk. As I shall explain below, understanding, preventing and [....]
Women and Their Hearts
Heart disease is the leading cause of death in women. Heart disease, including heart attacks and strokes, kills more women than breast, ovarian, colon and all other cancers combined. And even though more women will die each year from heart disease than men, women have more difficulty obtaining accurate cardiovascular diagnoses and receiving effective therapies [....]
Staying Healthy, Sane and Slim During the Holidays
A holiday season never passes without pre-holiday advice against overeating and packing on extra weight – followed a few weeks later with tired “post-holiday tips” on how to take it off again. It is the same every year. Let’s challenge ourselves to make this year a bit different. Read those imminent “how to take the [....]
Can an Imbalance in Gut Flora Contribute to Weight Gain?
A heatlthy gut flora is a balance between ‘good’, beneficial bacteria and ‘bad’ bacteria. Imbalances in gut flora are believed to be contributing factors to many chronic diseases such as irritable bowel syndrome, inflammatory bowel disease, autoimmune disease as well as gas and bloating. Now it appears that gut microflora may contribute to weight gain [....]
