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Most people believe losing weight follows a simple equation: eat less, move more. But this simply isn’t true, and Zoe Harcombe’s book, “The Obesity Epidemic: What Caused It? How Can We Stop It?” is the most comprehensive document I’ve ever seen that exposes this fallacy. If you’ve ever been curious why a calorie isn’t a calorie, this is a must-read book. Harcombe has a Ph.D. in public health nutrition, and her book provides a detailed analysis of the historical reasons behind the calorie myth, and why it’s false. “I could and probably should’ve written [the book] about 20 years ago. I had an eating problem as a teenager [and] I actually disproved the calorie theory back when I was 15 or 16 [years old] …” she says. “I found a book that said if you create a deficit of 1,000 cal...

Meanwhile, finding effective ways to treat mental health issues is critical for long-term success in managing these conditions. Engaging With Nature While mental illness has been stigmatized, that stigma is dissipating as more people are engaged with the treatment of depression and anxiety through psychiatric and medical counseling. Because so many medications have side effects, it’s important to discover treatments that are effective, yet limit pharmaceutical dependency. Finding non-chemical ways to treat these conditions often leads to more long-term success. One scientifically proven chemical-free way to improve mental health through the reduction of anxiety and depression is by increasing outdoor green activities. Research shows that increased green activities—or living a...

https://youtu.be/Yda8RtOcVFU While all cells in your body can use glucose for energy, when you burn fat as your primary fuel your liver produces ketones that burn far “cleaner” in that they generate fewer reactive oxygen species (ROS) and secondary free radicals than sugars. The conventional view is that you need sugar or glucose to satisfy your energy needs, but only a minimal amount of sugar is required. Because sugar represents calories, excessive consumption will negatively affect your health. If you haven’t given much thought to how much sugar you consume and what it may be affecting your health, now is the time to get educated. Overconsumption of sugar is increasingly linked to brain-related health issues such as depression, learning disorders, memory problems, and o...

You probably know that if you lack vitamin D, you are prone to osteoporosis. In fact, it’s much more than that. Vitamin D also has a large impact on your intestinal health. Dr. Joel Gould, a Canadian dentist for more than three decades, has cured countless patients of dental problems. However, for most of his life, the doctor had suffered from a painful intestinal disease, Crohn’s disease. Crohn’s disease is an autoimmune disease, in which the body’s immune system attacks the gastrointestinal tract, causing it to become inflamed. The symptoms of Crohn’s disease include abdominal pain, severe diarrhea, fatigue, weight loss, and malnutrition. The inflammation may occur in different areas of the gastrointestinal tract and may spread deeper into the intestines. Sometimes Crohn’s dis...

University of New South Wales (UNSW) researchers have found that music could prevent an estimated 800,000 avoidable deaths annually, after unearthing clear evidence that musical engagement improves overall wellbeing and health, decreasing anxiety and improving mood. Matt McCrary, Adjunct Lecturer at UNSW’s Prince of Wales Clinical School and co-author of the study publishing music’s effect said in a UNSW news release that his study found that engaging with music induces an emotional response that has a physiological component. Any engagement, be it singing, listening or playing an instrument, can induce this response. McCrary said that explanations of music’s capacity to evoke emotional responses are heavily debated. But, the capacity seems to be linked to the emo...

These past two weeks have been hectic and exhausting for me. My wife’s father passed away, and I’ve been in non-stop planning, coordinating, cooking, cleaning, driving around mode. Yesterday was the funeral, and it was a long, tiring and busy day. Incredibly sad, but busy. In the midst of this busyness, I’ve been trying to remember the practice of “continual letting go.” I see it as a Zen practice: whatever you think you know, let go of it. Whatever you are sure of, let go of it. My mantra is: You know nothing. The result is that when I remind myself of this, I try to see things from a fresh perspective. I realize that I think I know something but I don’t really, and so I try to see it as if I don’t know. What’s the point of this? By continually letting go, we do...

As an old saying goes, “The root dries up first before a tree dies, and the feet grow feeble first when a man ages.” The feet not only support the weight of the whole body but also have a close relationship with the individual’s overall health. Foot massage can improve many small health issues throughout the body. To address the various health problems common to modern people, such as eye fatigue, allergies, and cardiovascular diseases, foot massage expert Professor Zheng Yingji, who has been studying traditional Chinese medicine and foot massage for more than 40 years, shares with us the massage techniques that can be used at home. There are seven types of people who shouldn’t do foot massages: people with foot trauma, people whose blood vessels are prone to r...

https://youtu.be/O4gkLn-z4II Dr. Paul Marik, a critical care doctor at Sentara Norfolk General Hospital in East Virginia, is renowned for his work in creating the “Marik Cocktail,” which significantly reduces death rates from sepsis using inexpensive, safe, generic medications. In the video above, he speaks with Dr. Mobeen Syed about trends in the management of COVID-19, including what he believes could have wiped out the virus early on. According to Marik, the treatment of COVID-19 patients in the early stages of the disease was botched in the U.S. and worldwide, and the continued recommendation that people stay home and isolate while doing nothing until they’re cyanotic, or basically turning blue from a lack of oxygen, is a disgrace, because early treatment options are availa...

In the study, people whose blood contained the highest amounts of three key antioxidants were less likely to develop all-cause dementia than those whose blood had lower levels of these nutrients. “The takeaway is that a healthy diet rich in antioxidants from dark leafy greens and orange-pigmented fruits with or without antioxidant supplements may reduce the risk of developing dementia,” said Dr. Luigi Ferrucci, scientific director for the U.S. National Institute on Aging (NIA), which funded the study. “But the only way to prove the connection between antioxidants and brain health is with a long-term, randomized clinical trial to see whether fewer people who take a carefully controlled amount of antioxidant supplements develop dementia over time,” Ferrucci added. For...

If there is major work to do transforming the body, this system plays a part. Hormones may not seem like a big deal until they dramatically change. Think about puberty, menopause, pregnancy, or some other moment in a life marked by physical, mental, and/or emotional upheaval. Your body’s endocrine system is the infrastructure responsible for manifesting these life-altering hormonal shifts. However, most of the time, this system is geared toward more routine concerns, like your sleep cycle, tissue repair, and blood sugar stability. When it comes to our understanding of the endocrine system, most of us have heard of a few glands and a handful of hormones, such as testosterone, estrogen, and cortisol. What’s not always clear is how everything works together as a whole. There’s ...