This study, originally published in the International Journal of Cancer, warns us that we need to be careful about the water we consume. In the study, men who drank more than 2 liters (about 64 ounces) of tap water per day had a higher risk of stomach cancer. Personally, I drink 3-4 liters, going on […]
The news from this morning from the NIH is that One Third of Adults with Diabetes Still Don’t Know They Have It. That’s a pretty frightening statistic, as type II diabetes is one of the world’s greatest killers. As I’ve said elsewhere, when you move from pre-diabetes to full diabetes, you are aging about twice […]
This studied reported on calcium and vitamin D intake in women over 7 years. Just the other day, I was thinking that you see calcium added to just about everything these days. I was buying orange juice with calcium added. I haven’t seen whether or not it’s added to catsup or mayonnaise […]
This MSNBC article does a pretty good job pointing out the difference between nutritious and healthy. Nutritious foods contain a lot of vitamins and minerals, but calling them healthy requires you to check out whether they also have a lot of calories. On the other hand, a healthy food has both low calories […]
Christian Finn has an interesting post about “metabolic obesity” in his news section. I highly respect Christian’s opinion, as I’ve found his work fair and well-researched.
Doing both aerobic and anaerobic exercise helps overcome insulin resistance and pre-diabetes, as he says. In my opinion, though, you can overcome it with just aerobic activity, […]
Here is an interesting piece of research on how exercise can reduce cancer risks: How Exercise Prevents Cancer. The text is scientific, so be warned.
Here’s the gist of it. Cancer occurs when natural cell death doesn’t. The protective process is called apoptosis (programmed cell death), but when the programming gets messed […]
If you have any form of advanced heart disease–congestive heart failure or arteriosclerosis especially–check out the following article by Dean Ornish on how omega-3 “healthy fats” could be harmful to you. It’s here: Omega-3 fatty acids dangerous for advanced heart disease. As always, you should check with your doctor about this. The study […]