Last week’s LA Times article on Obesity’s Role in Cancer was timely. We know excess weight is critical in the development of diabetes and heart disease. But now a correlation between increased weight and cancer? About ten years back one of my clients brought in an article linking high insulin levels to cancer. Since one […]
How much exercise do you need to maintain your weight? This week’s Harvard study reports 60 minutes a day of moderate intensity exercise 7 days a week. Sixty minutes a day 7 days a week? Did I hear that one correctly – 7 hours a week? The researchers were not studying prevention of diabetes, cancer, […]
After attending the Natural Foods Expo in Los Angeles you might have been led to believe the way to eating “naturally” is to pop a pill or drink a beverage laced with green tea extract, quercetin, or Curcumin. These hot breaking news nutrients can have tremendous benefits for your health. But are taking supplements really […]
Last month a topic of discussion at the American Diabetes Association conference was children and heart disease. Artery autopsies done on children who had fatal accidents showed the presence of fatty streaks. Although I had knowledge of this phenomenon it still came as a shock to fathom children having fatty streaks and blockages in the […]
Childhood obesity is multi-factorial but can it actually start with the first bottle of formula? One ingredient to avoid on food labels is high fructose corn syrup or corn syrup. Many infant formulas list this ingredient as second or third. Dr. Robert Lustig, a pediatric endocrinologist at UCSF, gave an elaborate lecture on you-tube regarding […]