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What’s going on here? Look at the records of 1,676,217 births in the United States that occurred around Valentines Day (1 wk before through 1 wk after). Compare these birth …
Okay, THIS is weird. Giving birth is more likely on some holidays than others. Read MoreConventional wisdom tells us that chocolate can be a problem for our weight and health. And it doesn’t really matter whether it’s dark chocolate or milk chocolate. While darker varieties …
Does Eating Chocolate Lead To Greater Weight? Not according to 17 countries (see the data) Read MoreThe Mediterranean diet, with its real food and healthy oils, wine with meals, lack of processed foods or low fat food products has been shown to benefit so many conditions …
One More Thing The Mediterranean Diet Is Good For! Read MoreBy this time, everyone has heard how wonderful dark chocolate is for your heart, your head, your cholesterol, for cancer prevention, and even for your weight. But most of those health …
Why Dark Chocolate Is So Good For You. And What To Do About It. Read MoreThe obesity epidemic is so profound that over 65% of Americans now range from overweight to morbidly obese. As a result, weight problems threaten to overtake tobacco as the number 1 preventable …
For Healthier Products In the Grocery Store? Try The Ghandi Solution Read MoreIt says, “Made with REAL HONEY”, so it must be good for you. I’m presenting Week 1 of our Not One Ounce Holiday Program today at noon and 3pm, and …
Ick Or Treat! Candy Corn: Why to avoid this. Read MoreConventional Wisdom This article was written with Dr. Raquel Keledjian (who is awesome!). With Halloween soon approaching, parents brace for the yearly “Halloween Effect. This is the common belief that the sugary …
Hyperactive kids and the “Halloween Effect”: What’s really the cause? Read MoreResearch science has identified a new drug that increases the odds that children do not grow up to suffer from childhood obesity. This is an oral medication that must be …
Inoculate Your Child Against Childhood Obesity. Here’s How. Read MoreSeveral years ago, I sat in the office of the woman who ran the weight management program for UPMC, the largest hospital/insurer in the Pittsburgh region. She sat down with …
What Happened To The 8×8 Dietary Dogma On Water? Read MoreWe’ve known for a long time that the Mediterranean diet is good for prevention, to prevent problems like diabetes … and high blood pressure … and heart disease … and …
Med Diet not just for prevention, beats low fat diet on treatment Read MoreStevia comes from a South American plant (Stevia rebaudiana) that happens to be very very sweet, but doesn’t contain calories or nutritive value. It’s like a natural form of the …
Stevia and The Tooth Read MoreI just presented yesterday for a large company’s health fair, and during both of my presentations the same question came up. What about sugar? After all, we know Americans eat …
On sugar, synthetic sugars, and metabolic derangement Read More