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Can Lower Back Pain be a Warning Sign of Clogged Arteries?
Do you suffer from lower back pain? If so, you're not alone. Low back pain is the second leading cause of disability in Westernized countries with a lifetime prevalence of 84%. Chronic low back pain afflicts 1 in every 5 people and 1 in 10 experiences...
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The Scoop on Poop
For most people, discussing bowel function can be almost as painful as being constipated! Although it is an embarrassing topic for many, most people are concerned whether or not their bowel habits are normal. If you're curious about this topic, you've...
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What Factors Influence Testosterone Levels?
Commercials promoting testosterone therapy for men are becoming increasingly popular. These commercials target men who are experiencing symptoms of muscle loss, fatigue, weight gain, depression, difficulty concentrating, low libido, elevated lipid...
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Could Erectile Dysfunction Save Your Life?
Cardiovascular disease is the leading cause of death in the U.S ., (killing one out of every three persons ), so it's no surprise that men in the U.S. have the highest percentage of Erectile Dysfunction (ED), since ED is indeed a cardiovascular...
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Go Green for a Healthy Glow!
Meet Alex, a handsome young college student who dared to be different. Like most college students living away from home, Alex had gained some weight eating the typical college fare of unhealthy foods. Alex was in his sophomore year of college when he...
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Joel Fuhrman, MD
patients. As author of seven books and a guest on hundreds of radio and television shows, Dr. Fuhrman has sought to combat obesity and chronic diseases that is directly affecting many Americans. He serves as the Research Director of the...
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Rich Diet, Poor Joints
”... the rich ate and drank freely, accepting gout and apoplexy as things that ran mysteriously in respectable families...” English novelist George Eliot penned this line in her novel, Silas Marner , published in 1861. More recently, the United...
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Vegetable Consumption Being Sidelined
Let's talk about trends. If you're a banana, a carrot, or a head of lettuce, the future isn't looking too bright for you right now. The Produce for Better Health Foundation (PBHF) commissioned a study and found that fruit and vegetable consumption has...
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What Exactly is the Starch-Smart® System?
It wasn't an easy decision for me to stop practicing emergency medicine. I loved the challenge of the work. Each new patient was a brand new medical puzzle whom I needed to figure out quickly, accurately, professionally, and compassionately. I might...
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Women's Health is More Than Gynecology
When the presentation was over and the question session started, I found myself staring at dozens of hands popping up like sweet summer corn bursting through warm, fertile ground. For 45 minutes, I answered question after question from the audience who...
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How Does Being Constipated Promote Varicose Veins?
says the scientific medical community — listing pregnancy, standing for long periods of time, a sedentary lifestyle, age, obesity,...
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Sugar - How Sweet it is!
white sugar is a refined product that's devoid of any nutrients, and how high-fructose corn syrup has led to an epidemic of obesity and poor health. So it's natural that we look for alternative sweeteners. Although honey, evaporated cane juice, brown...
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Stopping a Cold Before it Starts
preventing many conditions like type 2 diabetes , cardiovascular disease , hypertension , arthritis , diverticulitis , and obesity . But will diet alone keep us from getting sick during cold and flu season? Probably not. While our eating habits do play...
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The "Not-So-Manly" Drawbacks From Eating Meat
While men associate meat with masculinity, it comes with several "not-so-manly" drawbacks as Dr. McDougall candidly points out in this four-minute video clip . Dr. McDougall passionately forewarns men, using straightforward language, that eating meat...
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Junk Food = Drug of Choice
not promote overeating and foodaddictions. Dr. Fuhrman concludes by saying: "Recent research suggests that overeating and obesity cause greater desire for palatable food, but diminished reward from consuming palatable food - resulting in a progressively...
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True Hunger vs Toxic Hunger
these symptoms to consume more calories than they require and this widespread overeating behavior has led to an epidemic of obesity and a continual rise in preventable chronic diseases. Understanding the motivation behind overeating behaviors could be a...
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Junk Food Promotes Lower IQ Scores
our families almost seems peculiar. What we don't realize, however, is that these fast foods not only promote childhood obesity , diabetes , and the beginning stages of heart disease , they are now suspected of negatively affecting school performance...
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USDA Endorses Disease Promoting Foods
as well as the more calorie dense starches. Otherwise, as Dr. McDougall points out: With more animal foods also comes more obesity and chronic diseases, including cancer, heart disease, diabetes, and arthritis. Fortunately the pendulum is swinging...
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Junk Food Desensitizes Reward Centers of the Brain
the cycle of toxic hunger and achieve excellent health." Learn how “Just one Bite” of Junk Food Fuels Food Addiction and Obesity
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RE: Bread Crumb Replacement
following the Starch-Smartest category which is designed as therapeutic living for illness reversal or to reverse severe obesity. This is not necessarily the program for all people and all circumstances. In the Starch-Smartest program all processed...
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