by Brenda Watson | Apr 9, 2015 | Cleansing, Diabetes, Dogs - Pets, Heart Disease, Metabolic Syndrome, Non Alcoholic Fatty Liver Disease - NAFLD, Obesity
In recent years we have seen a drastic increase in the number of people in this country who are overweight and obese. This has led to a scary increase in many chronic health conditions ranging from diabetes and metabolic syndrome to heart disease. We are also seeing a...
by Brenda Watson | Feb 11, 2015 | Diet, Obesity
Paradoxically, people who are obese have a low intake of essential micronutrients despite having an abundance of stored energy (in the form of fat), according to a recent study published in the Journal of the American College of Nutrition. While this population may be...
by Brenda Watson | Jan 28, 2015 | Diet
In 2011 the Institute of Medicine increased the recommended dietary allowances (RDA) of vitamin D from 400 to 600 IU for people aged 1 to 70. This was a welcomed increase, but many experts argued that it was not enough and recommended doses over 1,000 IU daily. In a...
by Brenda Watson | Dec 12, 2014 | Diet, Obesity, Weight Loss
Do you ever found yourself rushing around in the morning to the extent that you don’t have time to eat breakfast? Does this sound like a typical morning for you? Or maybe you skip breakfast in an attempt to lower your total calorie intake for the day. You might want...
by lsmith | Nov 26, 2014 | Diabetes, Heart Disease, Human Microbiome, Obesity, Prebiotics, Probiotics & Gut Flora
Brenda and I have talked at length, here on the blog and also in our books, about the importance of gut bacterial balance to weight management. Having the wrong microbes in your gut predisposes you to weight gain, the topic of our last book, The Skinny Gut Diet....
