Health professionals need tools as they implement their protocols and strategies in order to help patients heal or prevent diseases. Be it medicines and medical procedures for doctors, gym equipment, and exercise programs for fitness experts and so on. Registered nutritionist dietitians, like...
longer fight the cancer cells in their body, despite state of the art cancer treatment. What is needed to build immune cells? Protein, folate, vitamins B6 and B12, and more. Where do we get these nutrients? From food. Don’t say from supplements because chemically derived and isolated nutrients...
Nonprofit, science-based website NutritianFacts.org founder Dr. Michael Greger, who is also known as an internationally recognized physician, author and speaker on nutrition, food safety, and public health issues, once said, “A life without memories is not much of a life. Whether those memories...
During the pandemic, we learned so many life lessons. We found stillness amid chaos while on lockdown. We were driven to appreciate the basic things in life, things that we have long taken for granted—the natural world. We were unable to freely go out to enjoy the sunlight or the beach due...
When I began my private practice as a registered nutritionist dietitian over 20 years ago, the first patient that was referred to me was diagnosed with chronic kidney disease. I was too focused on food restrictions which ended up overwhelming the patient. She even said that she’d rather perish...
Before the 1800s, plant-based diet was known as the Pythagorean Diet. It was named after the Greek philosopher Pythagoras who extolled the health benefits of vegetarian diet, as well as taught that it is immoral to slaughter animals. He and his followers adhered to a simple diet of bread,...
Stress is inevitable. It comes it various forms. Some sources are controllable but some are beyond our control. Chronic stress has been proven to kill us. It depresses our immune system, damages our cardiovascular system by raising our heart rate and blood pressure, as well as, cholesterol, blood...
Are you having difficulty falling asleep or staying asleep? Are you getting too little sleep? You have a sleep problem and if this does not get corrected, rising of your blood pressure is inevitable. A recent study published in February 2024 was conducted by Jeofrey B. Abalos and colleagues...
Like all women, mothers have the same health issues from heart, reproductive and hormonal imbalances. However, mothers tend to put their needs at the bottom of their list of priorities. This is detrimental to their overall health. It’s a mother’s instinct to naturally take care of her family....
Growing up, we learned that we need calcium from milk for stronger bones and teeth. Unless you are lactose intolerant since birth, you most probably consumed animal milk for most of your infant stage. Fortunate are those who have been breastfed. Image by freepik As you get older, you begin to...
Summer is fun but the scorching sun and heat is unbearable. To make matters worse, the many health problems that may even be fatal. As you and your loved ones plan your summer adventures, make sure you do not neglect your health. After all, it’s not fun to be sick while on vacation right?...
It is Holy Week and a lot of us are doing some form of spiritual fast. Did you know that the blessing of spiritual fasting extends beyond our spiritual growth? It can benefit our physical health as well. In a scientific review of various religiously motivated fasts conducted by John F Trepanowski...
