HEALTH CLAIMS ABOUT SOY ABOUND. It’s been a staple of vegetarian diets and health food programs for decades, and a key ingredient in Asian cuisine for centuries. However, this seemingly wholesome protein-filled plant food has come under scrutiny in recent years by Western science. Some studies seem to suggest it contributes to breast cancer, others [...]
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Archive | September, 2010
WE ARE TOO HEAVY — and I don’t mean overweight. We’re heavy with metals, not fat. Nearly 40 percent of us have toxic levels of lead in our bodies. And we don’t even know it. But that doesn’t mean we don’t have symptoms … You may have headaches, insomnia, irritability, a low sex drive, or [...]
DOCTORS ARE TRAINED TO IDENTIFY DISEASES by where they are located. If you have asthma, it’s considered a lung problem; if you have rheumatoid arthritis, it must be a joint problem; if you have acne, doctors see it as a skin problem; if you are overweight, you must have a metabolism problem; if you have [...]
NOT HAVING ENOUGH TO EAT MAY CAUSE OBESITY, diabetes, high blood pressure, and heart disease. Most of us think the chronic disease epidemic is fueled by abundance, but it may be fueled as much by food scarcity and insecurity as it is by excess. And, right now, America is suffering from the highest levels of [...]
SEVENTY-FIVE PERCENT OF WOMEN SUFFER from headaches, mood swings, bloating, and other problems that threaten their relationships, work life, and well-being. It’s a statement that most of us unconsciously accept without a second thought. But it doesn’t have to be this way … It’s true that the symptoms of premenstrual syndrome (PMS), like mood swings, [...]
IMAGINE HAVING A CONDITION with symptoms so severe that you can’t leave the house, yet your doctor calls it a “functional,” or “psychosomatic,” disease — meaning that it’s all in your head. But it’s a very real problem for the 60 million people — that’s 20 percent of Americans — who have irritable bowel syndrome [...]
I WAS READING A SCIENTIFIC PAPER in the Journal of the American Medical Association a number of years ago by Dr. David Jenkins from the University of Toronto. He showed that using a combination of soy, fiber, almonds, and plant sterols (cholesterol-lowering fats) could lower cholesterol levels as much as statin medications.(i) Diet can lower [...]
WELCOME TO my series of blogs on my book, The UltraMind Solution. Did you know that you have two brains? You have a brain and a GUT-brain. And if you want a happy brain, you have to have a happy gut! The gut-brain has its own independent nervous system. And it has more neurotransmitters and [...]
WHENEVER I READ NEW research that speaks to me, that gives me more insight into our obesity and chronic disease epidemic, I want to share it with my friends and patients. Recently I have read a few studies that are worth mentioning. The picture of how our bodies’ work is clear – we are just [...]
THINK THAT CHRONIC disease is irreversible? Think again! Thirty years ago, Dr. Dean Ornish came up with a radical but simple idea that threatened the very foundation of our whole conception of disease. He believed that heart disease, cancer, and any chronic illness could actually be reversed with diet and lifestyle changes. Medication and surgery [...]
THERE’S NO DOUBT ABOUT it — the brain is truly connected to the rest of the body. And for many of you, or your kids who have been diagnosed with behavioral disorders, the conventional treatments of drugs or psychotherapy completely misses this body-mind connection. This robs you of one of the MOST powerful techniques of [...]
READY TO START ACHIEVING UltraWellness by applying the concepts of Functional Medicine—groundbreaking scientific principles that treat the cause of illness, not just its symptoms—to your own health? Dr. Mark Hyman’s bestselling books and empowering DVD’s have informed hundreds of thousands of people seeking lifelong wellness and vitality. Paired with the vitamins and other supplements he [...]