You’d think the whole world would have caught on by now. But in case anyone missed it, artificial sweeteners can make you fat, just like sugar. In other words, they aren’t heaven-sent [...]
Category: Reality Health Check
The Goldilocks principle
In the quest for good health, moderation is usually the name of the game. And sleep is no exception. Obviously, this is one case where less isn’t more. But more isn’t always better, [...]
Sugar crash
FINALLY! I cannot tell you how long I’ve waited to read an article like the one I came across last week. In fact, I’m having a hard time containing my excitement as I write this. [...]
Alarming statistics about childhood obesity
I was overweight as a child. Actually, let me clarify: I was fat. I’m sure I’ve mentioned it before. It’s a painful part of my past that I’ll revisit as many times as it [...]
A heavy price to pay
If there was something you could do to prevent cancer, wouldn’t you do it–especially if that cancer was particularly deadly? I mean, I’d venture to guess that all of my readers [...]
Strides against breast cancer
Whoever cooked up the campaign to walk for breast cancer had the right idea in more ways than one. Because if you get your feet moving, you won’t just be raising awareness of this deadly [...]
Putting out Forrest fires
Here we go again. Another day, another celebrity with a health crisis. A huge portion of today’s stars are part of the baby boomer generation. So it’s about the time we can expect [...]
The truth behind the BMI
BMI might be the standard for weight assessment these days. But that doesn’t mean it’s the best one. Or even that it’s always accurate. For one thing, it doesn’t tell you [...]
Waste not, want not
As you may know, I am a big fan of Dr. Ohhira’s probiotics. Dr. Ohhira’s features prebiotics, probiotics, and bacteriocins–amongst other great properties. All of these [...]
Phylloquinone up
There are so many reasons to make sure you’re getting plenty of vitamin K1–flexible arteries, strong bones, and a lower risk of diabetes, just to name a few. And new research is [...]