Older adults sleeping 5 or less hours per night have much greater odds of being obese compared to those sleeping 7-8 hours per night. Men lacking sleep are almost 4 times as likely to be obese, women twice as likely. Reduced sleep also predicts obesity in both children and young adults.
Abdominal obesity increases […]

One-third of American adults are obese and the Cornell Food and Brand Lab is hoping to do something to reduce that number. They have launched the Small Plate Movement…

Eating a healthy diet is important for feeling good and for looking good, but it isn’t always easy to choose the right foods. Are you confused about what makes…

A study published in the Journal of the American Medical Association concludes that taking large doses of the B vitamins folic acid, B6 and B12 did not prevent cancer from…

Having a high WBC count increases your chance of abdominal obesity.  Waist circumference, total body fat, and subcutaneous fat are all significantly higher in those with higher WBC’s.
WBC count is positively associated with BMI, waist circumference, total body fat and subcutaneous fat.  Neutrophils, one of the WBC components, are more strongly associated with increased BMI, […]

Halloween is coming up soon. The kids are getting their costumes ready and you know they will be bringing bags of candy home after trick-or-treating on Halloween. I…

The U.S. Department of Agriculture has released a new food pyramid just for preschoolers. The new pyramid offers help for parents who are trying to teach their youngsters to…

Food allergy has always been a highly topical subject featuring regularly in medical journals. Food intolerance or allergy denotes a reproducible clinical reaction to food. It must be distinguished from food aversions, which comprise psychological avoidance and intolerance, where the clinical response does not occur when the food is given in a disguised form. Not […]

Flower Remedy to the Rescue
If you or a family member suffers a minor concussion, or a wicked tennis ball to the head or similar sports injury, you might try a flower­ based medicine known as Rescue Remedy. Developed by Edward Bach about 100 years ago, flower remedies are not quite herbal and not quite […]

Treating Cold Hands and Feet Gingerly
For a winter warmer, try drinking ginger tea before gomg outside in those coldest winter months, or take a 500-mg ginger capsule in the morning. Benefits to circulation accrue over time, not right away, so ginger is a good habit to get into.
In addition to taking supplements, try using […]