How do you keep on track with your health goals? This magic question seems to elude and allure us to weight loss programs and gimmicks. Water cooler conversations focus on the person who lost weight – how they did it, what are they eating, how long did it take? AND in the midst of the […]
Just like the Spice Girls, carbohydrates were at the height of their popularity during the mid-1990s. When “fat-free” became the desired state, people turned to carbs instead. Consumers soon learned that a high carb diet wasn’t so healthy either. Today, between marketers who promote packaged carbs as “heart healthy” and fitness “experts” who espouse that […]
Many years ago one of my clients brought me an article that discussed how carbohydrate intake is related to cancer. This article peaked my interest and since that time I have followed research linking carbohydrates to incidence of cancer. Research over the last few years has consistently linked high insulin levels to development of certain […]
Since it is Mother’s Day how does a Mother’s diet affect the genetics of what happens in the womb? Is it really all that significant? Recent research shows processed foods can do more harm than once realized. Processed refined carbohydrates are those that are altered from their original form. Most things you buy in a […]