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We’ve all been tempted by second helpings of a favorite dish, or head to the buffet spread at a restaurant for the third time – you want to get your money’s worth and try everything, right? But what if you felt compelled to wolf down plateful after plateful of food? A dozen donuts or a ...click here to read more

Our bones are vital body parts. Without our skeleton, we’d probably just be organic mush pooling on the ground. The trouble is, as we age, our bones become weaker and more fragile, putting us at greater risk for fractures and breaks. Likewise, when we do sustain these injuries, recovery time becomes much longer the older ...click here to read more

You’re not feeling well for quite some time so you decide to see a doctor. You explain your symptoms, they run some tests and you end up, eventually, with a diagnosis. You start taking medications and treatments but find they don’t really seem to be working. What could the problem be? Is your illness just ...click here to read more

Are you dealing with a bad back? Muscle aches? Sore joints? It may be cold comfort, but you’re not alone –most primary care visits in the United States are related to complaints like these, for chronic musculoskeletal pain. Research published in the Journal of the American Academy of Orthopaedic Surgeons found that chronic pain of the ...click here to read more

There is an old English proverb that I continually hear quoted by dreamy romantics alike: The eyes are the window to the soul. But there is another window to our inner selves. It’s one that we’ve known about for far longer, and one that can give us a far more accurate picture about our internal ...click here to read more

Consumers have become more and more suspicious of the foods and products they are regularly putting into and onto their bodies. One of the most popular products used during the summer months – bug spray – has recently come under public scrutiny. While we flock to insect repellants to free us of the nuisance of ...click here to read more

Every time I walk through a food store, I’m pleasantly surprised to see more and more people looking carefully at the labels of packaged food. It’s a wonderful habit, because these people are exercising their choice over what goes into their bodies. However, the sad truth is that the food regulatory authorities like the FDA, ...click here to read more

Despite growing interest in natural health remedies, the amount of people taking prescription drugs is on the rise, and Americans spend more than $250 billion dollars a year on prescription medications. Unfortunately, the cost of prescription drugs doesn’t stop at our wallets; prescription drugs can cause a slew of negative side-effects and often necessitate additional ...click here to read more

If you suffer from arthritis, reaching for pain killers or anti-inflammatory medication may be the only thing on your mind when it comes to a pain or  inflammation flare-up. But what if you could access natural pain relief without any of the nasty side-effects of traditional pain killers?  New research is showing that ginger extract ...click here to read more

Orange you going to eat your daily dose of citrus fruit? You’ll definitely want to after discovering that these juicy balls of sweet ‘n sour goodness can provide you with far more life-saving nutrients than just a shot of vitamin C. Citrus fruits contain high levels of phytonutrients, which are plant-based nutrients with some powerful ...click here to read more

Death Wish Coffee is one of the newest turbo-charged caffeinated beverages to hit the market, made from a coffee bean that contains almost 200% more caffeine than the typical brew. Makers of this new super-bean coffee flaunt its high quality processing, fair trade practices and organic certification, lauding it as the ultimate solution to consumers’ ...click here to read more

Energy drinks are very popular in North America. Last year sales exceeded 12 billion dollars and the projection 5 years from now is just over 20 billion. This is despite that fact that energy drinks continue to get negative publicity. Energy Drinks – The True Emergency Over the last few years there have been a ...click here to read more

Chief Scientific Advisor Dr. Victor Marchione Shares His Views on Diet Soda Every time I see a friend or a loved one crack open a can of diet soda, and especially if I hear of one of my patients drinking them, I can’t help but shudder. Unfortunately, the majority of the population has been brainwashed ...click here to read more

Many senior citizens are on some kind of regime with their medications, treatment and vitamins and mineral schedules. There are more who have been taking the same treatments or medications for so many years it has just become second nature. But one thing that might surprise you, and has proven to be quite dangerous, is ...click here to read more