Here are some important numbers you need to know to maintain a healthy brain and body. Body Mass Index (BMI) – 703 x weight/height in inches x height in inches Daily caloric needs to maintain current body weight – To find out your basic calorie needs without exercise, which is referred to as your…
Posted on Huffington Post, February 15, 2013 “I want to eat healthier, but it’s too expensive. I can’t afford it.” It’s a refrain I hear almost every day. Now, I’ll grant you that buying 1,000 calories of Cocoa Puffs is cheaper than buying 1,000 calories of fresh vegetables or pasture-raised meat. And if trying to…
Having trouble with food pushers? Here are some tips on how best to overcome their pushy ways! Food pushers are all around us. Every day, we’re bombarded with the wrong messages about food. TV commercials, billboards, and radio ads are constantly showing us images of happy, attractive people enjoying greasy fast food, judgment-impairing cocktails, and…
Dr. Amen shares his own story on how he overcame his sugar addiction. As I was doing research for The Amen Solution, I kept coming across studies showing that high-sugar, high-fat foods work on the heroin or morphine centers of your brain. I even came across one study from a team of French scientists who…
Although most people are aware of how unhealthy soft drinks are, American youth and adults continue to consume more per capita than any other country. Compelling evidence showing why conventional soft drinks don’t belong in the hands of young children came from a study published in the Journal of Pediatrics, titled, “Soft Drinks Consumption is…