Omega-3s: Heart Hero or Hidden Risk?
Category: Healthy Heart
Have you seen the headlines about Omega-3s and heart disease lately? One day, fish oil is the ultimate heart hero. The next, it’s being blamed for increasing the risk […]
Importance of Protein and Heart Health*
Category: Healthy Heart
Foods provide about 20 different amino acids, of which more than half are considered to be “nonessential.” In other words, the body can make them for itself. However, nine other […]
Happy heart month!
Category: Healthy Heart
Heart disease was uncommon in the early years of the 20th century. In 1900 it was the fourth most common cause of death, trailing infectious diseases such as pneumonia and […]
Is Soy Safe – Part 2 of 2
Category: Healthy Choices
In my first post on this subject, we discussed and dismissed a number of myths about soy, e.g. Men will develop “Man boobs” Soy may increase the risk of cancer, […]
Why I Started Taking Food Supplements
Category: Healthy Nutrition
For over 50 years I worked as a Clinical Scientist and Healthcare Administrator in the Healthcare field and had become accustomed to the accepted process of “healthcare.” Wait until you […]