You can lose up to 20 pounds—safely—in just 2 weeks!
Want to curb your appetite? Need to boost metabolism so you can successfully lose weight this spring?
With 67% of Americans overweight or obese, most people need to shed some pounds. Even 18% of today's teens are overweight. But losing weight can be dangerous if not done right.
The good news is that high-fiber drinks—especially when you add nutrient-dense berries—help you do just that! New Finnish research reports that a diet rich in berries can reduce inflammatory markers for metabolic syndrome, resulting in belly fat… Continue reading Categories
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March 19th, 2010You can lose up to 20 pounds—safely—in just 2 weeks!
Want to curb your appetite? Need to boost metabolism so you can successfully lose weight this spring?
With 67% of Americans overweight or obese, most people need to shed some pounds. Even 18% of today's teens are overweight. But losing weight can be dangerous if not done right.
The good news is that high-fiber drinks—especially when you add nutrient-dense berries—help you do just that! New Finnish research reports that a diet rich in berries can reduce inflammatory markers for metabolic syndrome, resulting in belly fat… Continue reading Keep Toxins From Damaging Your Thyroid
March 15th, 2010
Get accurate testing to protect your health.
Ready for spring cleaning? Keep in mind that ordinary house dust contains flame retardants and other toxins that can disrupt hormone health.
In women, underactive thyroid (hypothyroidism) has also been linked to pesticides and plasticizers in house dust, while lowering sperm concentrations in men. Overall, though, thyroid problems are more common in women.
Certain insecticides—aldrine, DDT (still found in the environment despite having been banned), and lindane—can damage women's thyroid function—even if they are only married to men who used these toxins, recent research in the American Journal… Continue reading Sugar Addiction? Detox To Cut Cravings
February 26th, 2010
You'll also combat candida, depression, and heart disease in the process.
It's no surprise that sugary foods increase the rates of diabetes and obesity. But did you realize that too much sugar intake can lead to chronic depression?
New European research with rats—animals remarkably like humans in many of their brain functions—links over-consumption of sugar with brain changes that resemble addictive behavior. Unlimited access to sugar in the lab makes animals vulnerable to reward-related psychiatric disorders.
Reviewing beverage consumption in this country, Harvard researchers also link sugary drinks—everything from soft drinks, sweetened teas and lemonade… Continue reading At Least 7 Reasons to Go Vegetarian
February 19th, 2010
Hint: healthy weight loss is only one!
Clinical studies show that a plant-based diet combats the leading killers: cancer, cardiovascular disease, and Type 2 diabetes. No wonder vegetarians live longer than meat eaters!
For heart health alone, giving up meat (including fowl) and seafood (including fish) can lower bad LDL cholesterol, blood pressure and hypertension, and body mass index (BMI). Most research finds that people following a plant-based diet eat fewer calories and weigh less than omnivores.
A vegetarian diet is also less expensive—and far more planet friendly—than eating meat… Continue reading Type 3 Diabetes, What You Need to Know
February 15th, 2010
Overweight and invisible toxins can shrink the brain.
Most people understand that insulin, a hormone produced by the pancreas, is key to blood sugar control and diabetes. But did you know that it also plays a special role in learning and memory?
Numerous new studies suggest there's a third kind of diabetes—what investigators are calling Type 3—that impacts cognitive function. Not only can obesity and diabetes cause neurodegeneration, but they also appear to significantly reduce brain weight, basically shrinking the brain itself.
"Not long ago, it was thought that there was no connection between… Continue reading How a Hug Can Protect Your Heart
February 12th, 2010
What you really need for Valentine's Day.
Love does far more than make the world go around. It helps remove plaque from the arteries, boosts the body's immune response, relieves stress, and lengthens life.
Do you have high blood pressure? Close friends and family can lower hypertension. In fact, a new study at Brigham Young University shows that women who are "married with children" have the lowest ambulatory blood pressure of any group.
Family and close social networks are critical to mental health, an underlying factor in heart disease… Continue reading When Chest Pain Really Is Heartburn, Not a Heart Attack
February 5th, 2010
Reflux disease is serious, but you'll be surprised how easy relief can be.
The most expensive digestive disorder, gastroesophageal reflux disease (GERD) inflicts with burning pain just under the breastbone on about 40% of American adults. Consumers spend over $1 billion on antacids and other heartburn medicines, which often make this problem even worse.
Normally, digestion moves food down from the mouth to the rest of the GI tract. But eating too much too fast and consuming certain foods and drink—alcohol, chocolate, coffee, mints, pepper, and too many refined foods (especially fatty and sugary… Continue reading BPA in Plastics Linked to Heart Disease
February 3rd, 2010
Regular seasonal detox helps protect your heart and so much more.
Widely used in packaging, bisophenol A (also known as BPA) has been consistently associated with cardiovascular disease in American adults. More than 2.2 million metric tons of BPA are produced annually—in drink containers, food packaging, and the lining of canned goods.
Americans get additional exposure through dental sealants, drinking water, and inhalation of household dust. No wonder exposure to this toxic chemical is so pervasive!
Based on a new large-scale study of over 2,600 people with known BPA levels, researchers suggest that men in… Continue reading Looking for Longer, More Luxurious Lashes?
January 29th, 2010
Look to natural remedies and your thyroid for beautiful lashes.
As people grow older, hair follicles—even eyelashes—begin to lose their "oomph." But that's no reason to fall for those LATISSE ads.
The product's side effects include darkening eyelid skin, possible browning of the iris of the eye itself, and dry, itchy, red eyes and lids.
What you also may not realize is this eyelash product is actually an ophthalmic solution used for glaucoma, a dangerous vision disorder. Common side effects of bimatoprost, the active ingredient, include conjunctivitis (burning, red, swollen eyes), permanent iris discoloration, and… Continue reading Fight Flab and Keep Your Muscles Toned
January 25th, 2010
The right protein is as important as exercise.
Like it or not, muscle loss is a natural part of aging. To prevent flabby muscles, most people head to the gym. But even a consistent weight-lifting regimen may not be enough to prevent flab.
"The older we get, the more we need to eat sufficient protein to keep muscles from atrophying," writes Nan Kathryn Fuchs, PhD, in this month's Women's Health Letter. We also don't digest what protein we do get as well as we did when we were younger.
Recent research in the Journal of… Continue reading 
Visionary, health guru, diet/detox expert, author, spokesperson, role model, and natural foods icon, Ann Louise Gittleman has always been a trendsetter. 
