For all the parents feeling exhausted by the cooking, cleaning, and planning of a million meals during the pandemic, there’s some good news. Commensality, or the sharing of food with others, is beneficial for your physical and mental health. Most parents already know that family mealtimes are great for the bodies, brains, and mental health of…
Natural Substances for Type 2 Diabetes
Type 2 diabetes develops when your body’s ability to process glucose for fuel becomes impaired, resulting in too much sugar circulating in your bloodstream. Type 2 diabetics may require daily insulin injections to compensate for a lack of adequate insulin production in the pancreas, a dangerous condition if left untreated. Formerly called adult-onset diabetes, this…
Liver Damage Is Off the Charts
Rates of alcoholic liver disease have soared 30 percent in the last year at the University of Michigan’s health system, a rise doctors blame on higher amounts of alcohol intake during the pandemic. Anecdotal reports suggest that some patients increased drinking to a bottle of wine or five to six drinks daily from March 2020…
Using Cholesterol to Reduce Inflammation
Here’s a crazy concept: You may be able to reduce inflammation by increasing cholesterol. Now, why would you want to increase cholesterol? Doesn’t high cholesterol contribute to atherosclerosis, high blood pressure, and inflammation? It most certainly can. But remember, not all cholesterol is created equal. First, you’ve got low-density lipoprotein—LDL—cholesterol. This is the bad stuff….
Is Frozen Food Healthy?
If you’re like me, you may think of the food in your freezer as second rate, a fallback choice when you can’t think of what to make or didn’t get to the grocery store. I’ve always thought that frozen food was just not as good as fresh, so I did a little research, and what…
Avoid This Common Retirement Health Risk
As sedentary lifestyles become more prevalent in the Western world, many are quick to proclaim that sitting is the new smoking. Research published last year in the journal Occupational & Environmental Medicine shows that the transition to retirement is marked by a sharp rise in sedentary time, which is likely to be sustained for at least two…
The Ketogenic Diet for COVID-19
We’ve long known that certain dietary interventions are helpful for virtually any viral illness, including COVID-19. This article will discuss those dietary strategies and highlight a recent study on the diet that appears most useful for combating this specific virus. Metabolism and Viruses The body was designed to run on two different energy sources: sugar…
Water: The Forgotten Nutrient
Quick! What’s the most important nutrient that you need to consume several times each day? If you guessed protein, vitamin C, or calcium, you’d be wrong. It’s water. Even though water isn’t a vitamin or mineral, it’s a nutrient that’s vital to human life. If you think otherwise, consider this: You can live for weeks…
The Therapeutic Benefits of Onions
Vegetables are a crucial source of health and nutrition. There are, however, a few standout veggies and onions—a staple in many North American kitchens and cuisines worldwide—are one of them. Onions are an antioxidant, anti-inflammatory, anticancer, and pro-heart powerhouse that come in various colors and types. They are a culinary essential that has offered people…
Walking Workouts Are Great for Heart, Bone, and Muscle Health
Pandemic restrictions have led many people to start walking more, often because they’ve had few other things to do or just as a way to get moving. Walking workouts have even become popular, with plenty of “challenges” and exercise videos to be found online. Walking is good for you, there’s not much doubt about this….
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