Top 3 Health Issues You Might Have Without Knowing It
You might have these three health issues without knowing it: High blood pressure, high blood sugar and high blood cholesterol can all have serious health consequences, but symptoms can take…
Why Sitting Too Long Is Bad for You
Did you know that 5 MILLION people die each year because of physical inactivity? Current recommendations are 75-150 min cardio and 2 weight training sessions per week. How can we…
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The Truth About Sugar And Cancer
Does sugar feed cancer? The idea originally came from the discovery that cancer cells use sugar without oxygen (glycolysis) more than regular cells do, called the Warburg effect (1). But…
The Mediterranean Diet: A diet for heart health
The Lyon Diet Heart Study looked at the effects of a Mediterranean diet on patients who survived a heart attack (myocardial infarction) between 1988 and 1992. Patients were 70 years…
Will Protein Affect Your Kidneys?
Physicians once feared kidney damage as a result of too high protein intake, as protein breakdown results in the production of urea which the kidneys have to deal with, but…
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New Method To Measure How Much Sugar People Actually Eat
Here's something that might make you question all prior research on sugar. Usually this research is done by asking people how much they eat rather than actually measuring how much…
How To Use Sleep To Avoid Catching A Cold
To stay consistent with your workouts it is important for you to stay healthy! An increasing number of studies demonstrate that low sleep quality and short sleep duration are associated…
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The Truth About Gluten
Gluten, a protein found in grains, is in healthy people digested to amino acids. SOME people have celiac disease, where their gut reacts with inflammation towards gluten, slowly giving symptoms.…
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Frying With Olive Oil – Is It Dangerous?
Has someone ever told you not to heat olive oil? Was the reason that they feared olive oil would suddenly transform into saturated or trans-fatty oil? Well, let's break this…
Red Meat Vs Smoking
‘What the Health’ claims that red meat is in the same WHO category as tobacco when it comes to cancer. Have they fooled you with this statement? First off, cancer…