Tracking Your Steps

When working towards a goal, it’s always best to track your progress.  How are you supposed to know if your methods are working if you are not tracking what you are doing? People who want to eat healthier could keep a journal of their meals or use an app like…

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Blue Light Blockers

Technology gives us many modern luxuries: computers, television, cell phones, etc.  Unfortunately all those luxuries come with a cost.  The light from these devices brighten up our homes all hours of the day. Just look next to your TV at night and I'll bet you see the blue light on…

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Podcast Episode 41 Why Are Doritos So Bad?

In this week's podcast, we take a look into the metabolic effects of eating Doritos. Doritos consist of highly processed corn meal, cooked in industrial seed oils, and are covered in the carcinogen, glyphosate. On top of that, they contain chemical flavor additives that trick our brain into thinking it's…

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Avoid Mixed Drinks

I want to start with saying that no alcohol is good for you.  Contrary to popular belief, wine does not help prevent heart disease.  It’s a classic example of healthy user bias.  People that drink wine generally eat healthier diets than those that drink other types of alcohol.  People drink…

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Podcast Episode 40 Why is Soda So Bad?

In this week's podcast, we took a deep dive into the metabolic effects of drinking soda. We covered topics such as: glycation and its role in accelerating aging, as well as hyperinsulinemia and its prevalence as a contributing factor to the diseases of western civilization such as cancer, diabetes, obesity,…

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