TIn addition you can make food one of your strongest allies in keeping heart disease at bay. This is the latest from the research front.Anti-oxidants are substances in foods that are thought to prevent chronic diseases (heart disease being one of them) by “mopping up” stray oxygen molecules called free radicals which cause cellular and [...]

Superoxide aka The Master Oxygen RadicalIt is the first one formed. It’s pretty destructive all on its own, but it also converts easily to hydrogen peroxide and produces the even more dead hydroxyl radical.Hydroxyl RadicalThis is the most dangerous of all the free radicals. It consists of equal parts hydrogen and oxygen. And even though [...]

The trend is away from ‘dieting’ and ‘calorie counting’ and in the direction of an ‘eating plan’ which is compatible with a long-term lifestyle change. In general, we will talk of food selection rather than a diet. In cases of obesity-related disease or extreme obesity, a restricted diet may be necessary, however the term ‘diet’ [...]

Of course, features of any one particular illness often occur in other conditions as well. Colds cause runny noses and watery eyes, but so do allergies. The same principle-the crossover of symptoms-applies to eating disorders. In fact, one expert referred to anorexia nervosa as one of the “great pretenders.” An endocrinologist might conclude that weight [...]

LisaKay Wojcik was so overweight and out of shape that even 2 minutes’ worth of exercise left her so breathless that she feared she’d have a heart attack. But finding the way to breathe correctly helped put her at ease to do the exercise that eventually helped her lose 215 pounds and regain her self-respect. [...]