John WhitcombHaven’t you heard that all your life? Everything in moderation! Another version is, “A calorie is a calorie is a calorie.” Simple physics! Turns out both are wrong. This is the key to the vast majority of us getting overweight. In a gigantic...
High Fructose corn syrup is known to be a danger because it is so inflammatory. It creates inflammation in our bodies. You think of it as a sweetener and a sugar. The chemical fructose is actually in the aldehyde family and is not digested like...
John WeeksThe issue of insurers incentivizing good behavior, and particularly the relationship of such policies with the growing epidemic of obesity, calls integrative practitioners to the challenging balancing act of finances, health, behavior change and of...
What Doctors Don't Tell YouHigh-fructose corn syrup (HFCS) is a sweetener that has revolutionized the processed food and drink industry - but a new study has found that it may be a bigger source of mercury than fish. There's been a quiet revolution taking place in the food...
Sugar is a simple carbohydrate found naturally in many foods, including fruits and grains. If the only sugar we consumed were in natural, whole foods, we’d all be just fine. But the average American diet is full of refined, nutrient-depleted foods...
For the longest time, doctors have been warning us of the dangers of being overweight. It can lead to all sorts of problems, including diabetes and cardio-vascular problems, we were told. Now it seems that it's not that simple. A new study has found...
Q Can you suggest a natural alternative to stripping varicose veins? - RW, Henley-on-Thames
About a year ago, you reported a study showing a severe loss of minerals and nutrients in our vegetables over the past 40 years. You may not think there might be a connection with the recent concern about obesity,
As if overweight people don’t already have enough on their plate, here’s another problem: gum disease.
New research has found that the number of deaths associated with obesity is far lower than previously believed.
