It is well known that elevated blood sugar is the precursor to diabetes. What is not so well known is the fact that glucose or insulin levels are also risk factors for cancers and the risk rises as insulin levels rise. Insulin is the hormone that instructs the body’s cells to uptake glucose [...]
Scientific studies and medical research continue to reveal that our personal health and fitness are intimately related. Why is this medical fact important enough to take seriously? Because if we allow our fitness level to “slip” our health eventually follows suit. Sadly, when our lives appear to be going in the right direction and [...]
Former US President Theordore Roosevelt's wise words: "Nothing in the world is worth having or worth doing unless it means effort, pain, difficulty...I have never in my life envied a human being who led an easy life. I have envied a great many people who led difficult lives and led them well." These positive, [...]
It's no secret that being obese or overweight is one of the main drivers of many life-threatening diseases such as cancer. A key to preventing disease is to keep our body composition...our muscle and fat ratio at a healthy level. Most of us easily recognize when we gain subcutaneous fat, the kind found just [...]
With so many demands made on our time these days, the last thing on most of our minds is making time to exercise. In fact, we seem to have no qualms about using our lack of time as an excuse not to do it. It really comes down to time management. What if we [...]
We cannot experience positive results in our life without first having produced positive thoughts because thought precedes the experience. Our bodies do indeed react to our thoughts. Research has revealed that the mind and the immune system are intimately connected through complex neuro-chemical processes. It is our thoughts creating our world and that includes [...]
Coronavirus is a wake-up call. You could argue we need them. That is because our war with the environment is increasingly predisposing us to calamities of our own making. The current pandemic sweeping across the globe is unlikely to be the last of these. COVID-19 is dishing out lessons for the world and offering [...]
For optimal health and wellness it’s ultimately important that we are including foods that are rich in antioxidants. Antioxidants are substances such as vitamins that help to prevent free-radical damage to the body by neutralizing the oxidation process and reducing cellular damage which contribute to both disease and the premature aging process. It makes [...]
Ever dreamed about being a super-hero endowed with super-natural powers? You know, the kind of super-strength that saves lives in danger, becomes invisible in a flash, climbs tall buildings with ease, flies across mountain tops and miles of oceans or creates out of thin air exactly what is needed at the moment? Most of [...]
Are you trading food convenience for needed nutrition? If so, it’s time to understand the damage you are creating within your body. Clean eating, although a simple, straight forward concept is one of the keys to stellar health. However, it can be challenging to actually put “clean eating” into practice if you have not [...]
