Two simple strategies every woman needs to follow.
Although breast cancer may be the most feared disease among women, cardiovascular disease is still our number 1 killer. That’s why February, the month of hearts and flowers, will always be associated with American Heart Month. Stats show that every single minute of the day, heart disease claims the life of one more woman. And that’s not acceptable. And why do more women than men now die from heart disease?
As a result of major studies, we know now that the pattern heart disease follows… Continue reading Categories
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February 7th, 2012Two simple strategies every woman needs to follow.
Although breast cancer may be the most feared disease among women, cardiovascular disease is still our number 1 killer. That’s why February, the month of hearts and flowers, will always be associated with American Heart Month. Stats show that every single minute of the day, heart disease claims the life of one more woman. And that’s not acceptable. And why do more women than men now die from heart disease?
As a result of major studies, we know now that the pattern heart disease follows… Continue reading Breast Health DOs
October 11th, 2011
Diet, supplement and environmental strategies.
October is Breast Cancer Awareness Month. I think that the most terrifying words in the English language for a woman are “you have breast cancer.” But knowing that genetics only play a role in 5% of breast cancer cases should be very encouraging news for all of us because it means that we have nearly total control over the destiny of our bodies! The stats suggest that 1 out of 8 woman can develop breast cancer sometime during their lives yet, more women than ever… Continue reading Revisiting Attention Deficit Hyperactivity Disorder
August 30th, 2011
Omegasizing our kids.
Are our children suffering from a Ritalin or Adderall deficiency? Judging by the number of prescriptions for both meds, you would certainly think so (1.9 million for Ritalin in 2005, 8.2 for Adderall 1). While Ritalin is historically the best known and best-selling drug prescribed for Attention Deficit Hyperactivity Disorder (ADHD), by 1999, Adderall had surpassed it as the ADHD drug of choice: More new prescriptions were written for it than for any other ADHD medication. 2 These two drugs were responsible for 7,873 visits to the emergency room in… Continue reading Avoid Holiday Weight Gain
November 4th, 2008
We are quickly approaching the season of overeating - the average person gains 10 - 15 pounds between Thanksgiving to New Year's Day - so this seasonal weight gain will no doubt be compounded by your response to the election results. As my grandmother use to say, "People eat and drink when times are good and...when times are not so good."
So, let me once again remind you that the key to keeping excess weight off during stressful or happy times is to control your food sensitivities as well as insulin levels. The biggest culprits are grains, dairy, yeast, sugar, and unfermented… Continue reading
Visionary, health guru, diet/detox expert, author, spokesperson, role model, and natural foods icon, Ann Louise Gittleman has always been a trendsetter. 
