(WFN) Could it be possible that we as Americans are the most over fed and yet undernourished people in the world? For nearly 70 years we have been overwhelmed with information about the need for supplemental
vitamins and minerals. Health food stores, grocery stores and even some doctor’s offices have shelves loaded with bottles and boxes of vitamin and mineral supplements in the form of tablets, capsules and canisters
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(WFN) We have all heard the phrase, “You are what you eat.” Though this is certainly partially true, Dr. Brad Rachman’s quote, “You are what you Assimilate,” is a more realistic description. Assimilation is defined as the body’s ability to utilize the nutrients from food. Although a healthy diet is extremely important, if the body is unable to fully digest and utilize our foods
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(WFN) It’s 7 AM on a Wednesday and Pat Miles is getting ready for another busy day at the office. But before she butters her toast and kicks her day into high gear she heads into her den and pops a DVD into the player. It’s time for her morning Pilates workout.
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(WFN) According to a recent US Government sponsored NHANES survey (National Health and Nutrition Examination Survey), 16.3% of children and adolescents aged 2–19 years were obese. And according to a 2008 article in the Journal of the American of Medical Association, t he prevalence of obesity among US children and adolescents increased significantly between 1980 and 2004.
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(WFN) Indium is an exciting new discovery that somehow has fallen “under the radar.”
But there’s even a book about it – cleverly titled “Indium” – in which author Dr. Robert Lyons states, “Let Indium turn back your biological clock. Researchers believe that Indium may help you look and feel years – even decades – younger.”
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(WFN) Every week the media comes out with a new story of another amateur or professional athlete using steroids. For athletes and health fanatics it seems they are willing to do whatever they believe is necessary to get results, and ignore the risk involved in using illegal substances.
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(WFN) As posted in the Monday, March 20, 2006 Wall Street Journal article by Tara Parker-Pope, some vitamins can be hazardous to your health. Most people are not aware that many of the synthetic vitamins, including some of the highly advertised “name brands” are processed in a laboratory at high temperatures
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