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Fat, Sugar, Meat, Carbs: Just What IS a Healthy Diet?
You may have heard a popular new phrase, “Sitting is the new smoking.” Well, I’d like to posit that eating POORLY – and unconsciously – is the new smoking.
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Prediabetes: Real Disease or Excuse to Push Rx?
There seems to be some confusion about diabetes. Let’s discuss. Type 1 diabetes is a childhood disease where the body cannot produce insulin, a hormone produced by your pancreas that aids cells in their absorption of glucose or sugar. Your body needs insulin to fuel your cells where they store energy.
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Is Your Hypertension Real or a Money Maker for Pharma?
You’ve probably heard the phrase, “Hypertension is the Silent Killer.” But, how true is that statement? Are you really at risk of a stroke or a cardiovascular event?
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Are You Taking Your Neighbor’s Meds?
February 21, 2017
Back in November, I wrote about the presence of pharmaceuticals in your drinking water. https://www.focusforhealth.org/drinking-prescription-drugs-tap-water/ I had read that you could drop off your unused over-the-counter (OTC) drugs and your pharmaceuticals at drug stores and police stations
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Is Housecleaning a Danger to Your Health? Part II
Last month, I shared my feelings about housecleaning. Yeah, I hate it. But, I’ve learned to make it bearable by weeding out the poisons in my home that made me sick.
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Is Housecleaning a Danger to Your Health? Part I
True confession: I hate housework. I grew up in a large family with three sisters. From an early age we were all taught how to clean properly and were responsible for thoroughly cleaning
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Are You Drinking Prescription Drugs in Your Tap Water?
Wow. If drug manufacturer, Merck is copping to the presence of pharmaceuticals in our drinking water, it must be true. But, just how do the drugs get there and why is this a problem? Let’s dig in.
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Is Your Home Making You Sick?
Disclaimer: I have no financial ties to realtors and I’m not suggesting that you move. But, if you suffer from symptoms like headaches or asthma or sinus problems, the origin may be living in your home.
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Why Did Peanut Butter Become An Allergen?
I can remember eating peanut butter and jelly sandwiches for lunch while growing up. Hell, I still eat them. Now, as I try to watch my sugar intake, I enjoy peanut butter on apple slices.
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The War on Fat Was Started by Sugar
Just when we thought we had it all figured out… what was the good fat: olive oil… what was the bad fat: lard & butter.
