Executive Summary: There are countless examples of how we humans, as members of a larger community known as the animal kingdom, try to bend the will of nature to our own desires. And, without fail, this always leads to disaster, although sometimes the ramifications of our actions are not fully realized until some future time.
Category Archives: Healthy Eating
Executive Summary: Insulin resistance is a state of disease that is America’s number one public health enemy. Insulin is a hormone produced by the pancreas whose job it is to regulate eating, metabolism and energy storage. When insulin goes out of whack, every cell and organ suffers the consequences.
When I was in Pharmacy School I was one of those politically involved students. As such, I had occasion to be in on faculty meetings and took part in procedural discussions and activities.
There is no denying that our diet has a direct impact on our health. We know that the dietary choices we make have a direct impact on our blood vessels, our immune systems, our bones and brains.
Executive Summary: Splenda was brought to market as an alternative to the bitter tasting aspartame. The big question is, has Splenda been proven safe? The answer may surprise you…
Executive Summary: Is it possible that there is an ingredient that is unnecessarily being added to our food that is making us and our kids fat? The answer is “YES!” Find out the details about high fructose corn syrup, what it is, why it’s in our food and what to do about it.
For years we have worked hard to come up with “rules” or “guidelines” for folks to follow in pursuit of optimal health.