by Brenda Watson | Dec 11, 2015 | Adults, Chronic Disease, Metabolic Syndrome, Obesity, Sleep, Stress, Weight Loss
At this extremely busy time of year, it may seem like even more of a challenge to maintain your weight along with your good attitude. Could it be because you are not getting enough sleep? Through the years I’ve blogged often on how important sleep is to your health....
by Brenda Watson | Jun 22, 2011 | General
Did you know there is a link between Alzheimer’s disease and cholesterol levels? This has been known for sometime, actually. Middle-aged adults with high total cholesterol levels—even moderately high—are more likely to develop Alzheimer’s. And, very high HDL (good)...
by Brenda Watson | Mar 18, 2011 | General
It is well known that probiotics are beneficial for the digestive tract. Indeed, these beneficial gut bacteria outnumber cells in the body (and their genes GREATLY outnumber our own genes). Scientists have taken the research of probiotics beyond the gut lately,...
by lsmith | Dec 1, 2010 | General
Since we are moving into winter, it would be wise for everyone to be mindful of their vitamin D status. We now know that vitamin D affects close to 2,000 genes that have to do with immunity and inflammation. The best vitamin D test to have done is the blood 25 (OH)...
by Brenda Watson | Jul 19, 2010 | General
Think about it, when was the last time you washed your hands with soap that wasn’t antibacterial? Heck, it’s almost impossible just to find normal soap these days, and instead every label and package screams “antibacterial” in a way that makes plain old soap seem...
