Your Health Detective

You can’t be Serious? "Stupid" is NOT Written on the Foreheads of Consumers!

Okay, so the manufacturers and advertisers have spent millions trying to convince the public that high-fructose corn syrup (HFCS), is just as healthy as regular sugar. If you bite into that sweet piece…I have some desert in Iceland I’d like to sell you, and at a greatly reduced price!

With consumers becoming more and more aware of chemical names and additives, we demand specific answers about what we eat and what it does to our bodies...click to continue reading...

New Year Resolutions MUST be Life-style Resolutions Part 1 of 2

 

It’s that time of year again and many people are scrambling to decide what resolutions they’ll make for a healthier body; what about considering changes that contribute to not only living longer but living healthier?

The following are what I found are simple easy-to-implement changes for your body, and your environment, naturally:

 Your Body

› Most foods contain harmful pesticides, genetically-modified organisms, flavor enhancers (MSG), nitrates, sulfites, and/or coloring. Buy organic whenever possible, especially animal products to avoid the growth hormones and antibiotics. NOTE: Chemicals store mostly in fat cells of animals, so that butter, cheese or steak you’re consuming is loaded with concentrated chemicals if your animal products are not organic, (free-ranged and no chemicals used)...click to continue reading...

Holidays & Stress Can Become a "Sweet Deception"

It’s that time of year again – holiday parties, celebratory meals and extra sweets loaded with sugar. Those special occasions easily become sweet deceptions once you understand the health-depleting effects of what you consume in the way of sugar. Click to continue reading...

 

When Food Becomes Your Enemy

When food you eat is devoid of enzymes through cooking or processing, digestion is compromised and the food becomes toxic as it ferments and decomposes – setting too long within our body and eventually being absorbed as toxic composite. Lack of good digestion stresses the liver and immune system, causing the breakdown of overall immune defenses, later manifesting as serious disorders and premature aging...click to continue reading...

Back to School Nutrition: Nature's One-a-day for Health

Okay, so school in back in session and what to include for lunch is a question many parents and students are forced to think about - actually, all of us should consider the following whether we eat in the cafeteria, restaurant, or pack a lunch. 

 

For those of us who eat lunch out often in our busy lives, it isn't difficult to pack an apple and keep it at your desk or in your car, it just takes planning and the knowledge of the jam-packed nutrients responsible for all the health benefits packed into a small round shining fruit. Please don't dismiss this article simply because you don't have school-aged children or young adults, the information is just as valuable to baby-boomers!...click to continue reading...

The Apple of Your Eye and...Much More!

A fruit that has finally achieved Super Fruit status…it’s about time...

We’ve all heard the old cliché’s about apples such as, “an apple a day keeps the doctor away.” Well my friends, the apple has finally proved itself scientifically as a true Super Fruit and validated those old sayings we’d heard since childhood...Click to continue reading...

Not So Sweet Realizations

"Diseases of the Well-fed"....including Viruses, of course!

When we hear about people becoming victims of poliovirus, for instance, we most often believe it’s a disease that peaked many decades ago, and we don’t have to concern ourselves with its probability….that is not the current reality with polio nor other emerging viruses! Click to continue reading...

Metabolic Modifiers: The Saboteur's That Maintain Unhealthy Weight

It's a new year....are those old extra pounds still taking up residence in your body?

If so, you're not alone. What most dieters don't realize is that their weight-loss attempts are more than likely being sabotaged by what is called Metabolic Modifiers; allow me to explain. Click here to continue reading...