Craving Soda? Might Want to Ask Your Liver First
Non-alcoholic fatty liver disease, or NAFLD, is a serious condition that causes excess fat to build up in the liver, and recently scientists discovered something interesting about its connection to...
View ArticleHigh-fructose Corn Syrup… Enough is Enough!
Have you seen those commercials lately promoting high-fructose corn syrup? Boy, do those ruffle my feathers! They usually have some person about to eat something with HFCS and other one saying...
View ArticleAnother Strike against Caloric Sweeteners
Okay folks, the strikes against caloric sweeteners (like table sugar and high-fructose corn syrup) are mounting, and by now there are way more than three…so I say, “You’re out!” It’s long been known...
View ArticleCooking Healthy For Children May Still Give Them High Cholesterol
Do you painstakingly add fruits and vegetables whenever you can to your children’s meals and snacks? Do you avoid giving them too many bad fats and foods with added chemicals? Sorry to say this Moms...
View ArticleMedicated Hearts
The recommended prescription medication for high cholesterol is usually statin drugs. These drugs are widely prescribed for people with high total cholesterol, and particularly those with high LDL...
View ArticleAdded Sugars and Heart Disease
It seems that the general public is aware that reducing saturated and trans fats, improving the diet by eating more fruits and vegetables (and thus, fiber!), and exercising regularly can help reduce...
View ArticleHigh Fiber Intake and Longevity
A very interesting study was just published in the journal Archives of Internal Medicine documenting the association between high dietary fiber intake and lower risk of dying from some of the most...
View ArticleThe Ups and Downs of Heart Health
Optimum heart health involves paying attention to a lot of different factors. There’s cholesterol (but not just cholesterol—there’s good cholesterol, bad cholesterol, total cholesterol, oh my!),...
View ArticleAlzheimer’s Disease Link to Cholesterol and Inflammation
Did you know there is a link between Alzheimer’s disease and cholesterol levels? This has been known for sometime, actually. Middle-aged adults with high total cholesterol levels—even moderately...
View ArticleListen Up Ladies—Job Stress Can Lead to Heart Disease
Recent findings by Harvard researchers in the Women’s Health Study (which involved more than 17,000 female health professionals) indicate that women whose work is highly stressful are at a 40 percent...
View ArticleCut the Fructose
Renew You Challenge It’s Monday again and let’s start this week off right! Weekly challenge (I mean, opportunity!) to help set you off on the right foot and in the right direction for bringing health...
View ArticleMetabolic Syndrome and Omega-3s
Metabolic syndrome is a condition that involves a group of metabolic abnormalities that may lead to the development of type 2 diabetes or cardiovascular disease. People with metabolic syndrome have...
View ArticleDietary Salt And Heart Health—What To Believe?
People with high blood pressure are generally advised to reduce their intake of dietary salt. The average U.S. salt consumption is about 3,400 mg per day, but the latest Dietary Guidelines for...
View ArticleIncrease Fiber for Teens and Don’t Worry So Much About the Fat
A recent study published in the Journal of the American Dietetic Association found a three-fold increase in the metabolic syndrome in children eating the least amount of dietary fiber when compared...
View ArticleHealth Risks of Statin Drugs
In February of this year the FDA issued advice on the risks of taking statin drugs. They warn that people being treated with statins may be at increased risk for developing type 2 diabetes, and that...
View ArticleOmega-3s and Irregular Heart Beat
Omega-3 fatty acids are known for their heart-health benefits. From the reduction of triglyceride levels, balance of inflammation, and prevention of coronary events in people with heart disease to...
View ArticleSneak Preview – One Day Only!
I’m excited to announce that I’m returning to PBS in late 2012 with my new program, Heart of Perfect Health. But if you live in the Baltimore/D.C. area, here’s your chance to get a sneak peak of my new...
View ArticleSleep—Just Do It
Renew You Challenge Let’s start this week off right! Here is your newest weekly challenge (I mean opportunity!) to help set you off on the right foot and in the right direction for bringing health to...
View ArticleFat Is Not the Enemy—It’s a Nutrient
Renew You Challenge Let’s start this week off right! Here is your newest weekly challenge (I mean opportunity!) to help set you off on the right foot and in the right direction for bringing health to...
View ArticleSpecial Viewing of My New PBS Special
SPECIAL ANNOUNCEMENT ONE DAY ONLY! One day only, exclusively in the Atlanta area, there will be a SNEAK PREVIEW of my new PBS television health special: Watch LIVE on your Local PBS Affiliate Station...
View ArticleThe Fat and Skinny—There’s More to Consider
With a national adult obesity rate of over 35 percent and over two-thirds of the country either obese or overweight, there has been a major push toward educating people about the health risks of being...
View ArticleKrill Oil – Are We Being Misled?
The other day I was so pleased to see the message that I share on Heart of Perfect Health, my new PBS special, discussed from a different angle on the Dr. Oz Show. The more this heart healthy message...
View ArticleTea Drinking Protects Against Digestive System Cancers
Tea is the second-most widely consumed beverage worldwide, second only to water. There are four main types of tea—white, green, oolong, and black—all from the same plant, Camelia sinensis. White and...
View ArticleAn Apple a Day May Help Keep Heart Disease Away
The old proverb, “An apple a day keeps the doctor away,” rings true when you consider the healthy attributes of the apple. Apples are rich in antioxidants—nutrients that protect against the harmful...
View ArticleNo Link between Eggs and Heart Disease—Shocked?
I was pleased to learn about a recent meta-analysis published in the British Medical Journal that will hopefully put to rest one of the biggest diet myths—that eggs are bad for your heart. The analysis...
View ArticleMy Public Television Specials Are Airing in June!
I’m excited to announce that my Public Television shows—Heart of Perfect Health and The Road to Perfect Health—will be airing again this month from June 1st through June 16th. You’ll find a wealth of...
View ArticleLDL Cholesterol Levels Not Giving an Accurate Picture of Heart Health
The cholesterol story is getting interesting. It used to be that “high cholesterol”—meaning high total cholesterol—caused people to worry about heart health. Then they realized it was more important to...
View ArticleMore Negative Effects of Statins Revealed
Statin drugs are the most widely prescribed drugs worldwide. Many experts believe statins are overprescribed, however, and studies continue to find that statins are not the miracle heart drugs they are...
View ArticleInflammation—The True Marker of Poor Health
Inflammation describes a wide array of immune functions that are supposed to act as a way to get rid of harm in the body, and then to cease. When we get a cold, inflammation runs high as the immune...
View ArticleProbiotics for Lowering Cholesterol and Systemic Inflammation
Although probiotics reside in the gut, their effects reach far beyond the digestive tract. The connection between heart and gut health is being investigated, particularly in reference to the use of...
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Low-Fat Diet or Low-Carb Diet?
At one point or another—or, more likely, for as long as you can remember—you have avoided foods high in fats because you are heeding the advice of most dieticians and nutritionists, and the medical...
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Metabolic Effect of Prebiotics and Probiotics in Overweight People
Brenda and I have talked at length, here on the blog and also in our books, about the importance of gut bacterial balance to weight management. Having the wrong microbes in your gut predisposes you to...
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