Archive for the ‘health & fitness’ Category

The “Master Switch” For Obesity May Not Be a Gene, But Something Much More Ethereal

I am writing this health article for you to consider, but it may be more filled with opinion than is healthy! I just read about a study published in the journal Nature Genetics about British researchers who believe that they’ve found the “master switch” gene for obesity. Fat, they say, plays an important [...]

All Work and No Play is Bad for Jack’s Heart

We’ve all heard the expression, “All work and no play makes Jack a dull boy,” right? Well, a new study has found that not only does too much work make a person “dull,” it is also bad for the heart. In fact, the researchers found that people working 10 or 11 hours [...]

Individuality Where Health is Concerned

Physicist Max Born said, “For the belief in a single truth is the root cause for all evil in the world.” Today, the world vibrates with thousands of differing points views, many are warring political or religious factions, but not all of them. In fact, I just heard an interview with a book author who [...]

Calorie Countdown

I have to say, as a chiropractor who’s been “preaching” a healthy lifestyle to my patients for years, I was thrilled when I read last year about New York’s becoming the first U.S. city to mandate that fast food restaurants post calorie counts in large type on menu boards. I figured it wouldn’t be long [...]

There is No “Magic Potion” When It Comes to Health and Longevity

There is No “Magic Potion” When It Comes to Health and Longevity
by Guest Contributor Jamie G. Phillips, DC
It certainly seems to me that recently the media has bombarded us with exorbitant numbers of featured articles praising research on the heart benefits of red wine (resveratrol), the memory loss benefits of coffee (caffeine), and the amazing [...]