Eating Fresh Vegetables and oils help reduce the risk of cardiovascular disease A recent edition of the Journal of the American Heart Association stated that eating healthy fats lowers the risk of a cardiovascular event just as much as the use of statins does . In most cases, I do not recommend statins, particularly for…
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The Health Benefits of Sweet Potatoes Sweet potatoes are available all over the world, and if you only eat these delicious root vegetables when they’ve been baked until they are virtually unrecognizable, then you are missing out on one of nature’s greatest nutritional gifts. They are not only rich in a vast range of nutrients,…
Why Sweet Potatoes Are a Healthy Alternative Sadly, many consider the sweet potato a bad food choice because it has carbohydrates and is very starchy. The unjustified maligning of this regal root vegetable needs to stop now! Only processed carbs are evil! Natural starchy vegetables, eaten without deep frying them, are incredibly healthy and truly…
Certain Foods Tied to Increased Depression Risk This article came as no surprise to me! The new and exciting field of nutritional psychiatry is so key to cognitive and mental health. Of course what we eat matters to our brain! And how we feel emotionally is clearly linked to our physical state. Our brains need…
7 Different Ways to Look Absolutely Fabulous As an integrative medical practice, we take a broad view of beauty. Though seen on the outside, beauty is truly a reflection of the physiological processes taking place throughout the body, on both the outside and from deep within our bodies. Skin problems result from hormonal imbalances, deep-seated…