It can get pretty frustrating hearing so many contradicting messages about which foods are good and which are bad. A product could easily be marketed as being super-healthy when it is, in fact, loaded with artificial sweeteners. That’s just the way marketing is, and you education is key on understanding the real facts behind the […]

Overwhelming scientific evidence confirms vitamin deficiencies are associated with chronic disease processes and the overall condition of one’s health by suppressing immune function. Although vitamin deficiencies are unusual in western societies, suboptimal vitamin status is not. Having suboptimal vitamin status is associated with many chronic diseases including osteoporosis, cancer, and cardiovascular diseases. It has also […]

I know that during this time of year many people like to set up candles around the house for the warm and relaxing atmosphere but don’t go crazy. The typical paraffin wax is packed with carcinogenic chemicals that when lit are released into the air. During an investigation of candle emissions, researchers burned a variety […]

Organic foods used to be only in health food stores, but now they can be found regularly in most supermarkets. This has stirred up quite a debate, not only between my wife and I, but the whole country. Is organic food safer? More nutritious? Worth the money? Organic foods are foods that have been produced […]

A food allergy is an adverse reaction to a food protein. It’s different from other adverse reactions to food, like food intolerance. The protein in the food is the most common allergy component. In this case, an allergic response to a food is caused by the immune system mistakenly identifying a protein as being harmful. […]

Phytochemicals are bioactive, plant derived, non-nutritive, chemical compounds important for the growth and survival of the plant. They came about for the benefit of the plant world, but the body’s immune systems have also evolved dependent on phytochemicals for optimum functioning. Only in recent years has a true understanding of how these phytochemicals in the […]

What’s consumed immediately as well as within 2 hours post exercise can either enhance the effectiveness of the workout or hinder it. Post exercise, the body is like a sponge and is going to soak in and absorb everything it’s given. The “window of opportunity” refers to the short period of time after a workout […]

Some of the foods people consume may very well have undertaken “food irradiation”. Wait. What? Don’t worry; foods exposed to irradiation don’t become radioactive. But in some cases subtle chemical changes may occur. The levels used start at 1 KiloGray which is equivalent to over 16 million chest x-rays; one may start to question its […]

When a sedentary or somewhat inactive individual starts an exercise program, several changes occur in the body to respond to this new exercise stimulus. The sum of these changes can add a bit to the scale, despite your hopes for the exact opposite. First of all, the muscles can increase in size, and the added […]

Taking a multivitamin is a vital part of the diet if one is already in a relatively good state of health and fitness. But someone with a health problem that started taking a multivitamin and it solve that health issue will voice what happened. Yes there are several studies that show how a multivitamin can […]