Just when you start to think that all of those supplements you take aren’t doing anything for you… Along comes a study proving just how valuable they really are. Most recently, a [...]
Category: Reality Health Check
Pharmaceutical-grade fitness
Everyone knows exercise is a powerful form of heart protection. But just how powerful? As part recent review of over 300 clinical trials featuring nearly 340,000 subjects, researchers compared [...]
A new leaf
I’ve designed a lot of nutritional supplements over the course of my career. So when I see promising research on a new ingredient, I always get excited. This latest research is no [...]
Tree of life
Another recent study shows that extracts from the fruit of the African baobab tree may also offer blood sugar benefits. As a food, baobab fruit’s antioxidant power and nutrient profile are [...]
Happy Meal
I’ll never understand why so many people think junk food equals happiness. Honestly, could anything be further from the truth? But if you want some scientific proof, read on. A team of [...]
The skinny on protein
Every once in a while I have a patient who insists that he or she is following my New Hamptons Health Miracle to a “T” and exercising regularly but the spare tire around their [...]
Little blueberry pill
Little blueberry pill It’s such an exciting time to be in the nutrition industry. The amount of hard science confirming what we already know keeps mounting day after day. And since I [...]
An ounce of prevention is worth a pound of cure
Leave it up to the Europeans to be much more sensible when it comes to tackling a serious medical issue–in this case, obesity. And statistically speaking, Europe isn’t even nearly as [...]
Telomere more
Ever heard of telomeres? They’re the protective protein complexes that cap your chromosomes. But as you age, your telomeres shorten, and their ability to protect your chromosomes weakens. [...]
FODMAP Foods
FODMAP stands for Fermentable Oligosaccharides, Disaccharides, Monosaccharides, and Polyols. These are dietary sugars that can exacerbate IBS symptoms. Below is a list of the most common sources [...]