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Dr. Stephen Sinatra
Israeli researchers have conducted a series of experiments that show zero-calorie artificial sweeteners commonly used throughout the world are not as benign as they are widely believed to be. The experiments, reported in a 2014 article in the scientific… Continue Reading
Some time ago, I developed a list of what I consider the most toxic substances in our daily life. I share them with you along with the same advice I gave to my patients. You obviously can’t dodge… Continue Reading
The link between red and processed meat to colorectal cancer was reconfirmed in a 2014 review of research conducted by the National Cancer Institute. The findings were “convincing,” said the investigators of the studies they analyzed, which included… Continue Reading
Researchers at Northwestern University and the University of Illinois have found that men at high risk for prostate cancer stand a bigger chance of being diagnosed with more aggressive and advanced forms of the disease if they are deficient in… Continue Reading
Strawberries pack a high concentration of vitamin C and anthocyanins, compounds with potent antioxidant properties. A new study from Italy provides a good glimpse at how potent they are. In the study, a daily serving of strawberries over… Continue Reading
Is sunscreen safe? Is it really the best sun protection? We take sunscreen safety for granted because public health officials have done a stellar job educating the public about the dangers of excess sun exposure. But few people… Continue Reading
Researchers seem to love studying the effect of coffee on health. There’s almost ten thousand studies with coffee in the title dating back to 1866 in the database of the National Library of Medicine. In one recent study,… Continue Reading
Diabetes is a disease characterized by high levels of glucose in the blood which are due the body’s inability to produce and/or effectively use insulin. Because (type II) diabetes is so closely associated with overweight and obesity and… Continue Reading
Conventional medicine, designed to address the physical manifestation of illnesses through surgical and pharmaceutical interventions, certainly saves lives and ameliorates acute medical situations. However, with chronic illness, especially cancer, cardiovascular disease, gastrointestinal disorders, and diabetes, the need to… Continue Reading
Did you know that an estimated 30 to 40 percent of all cancers are directly connected to obesity and the foods we eat? Not a surprising statistic, since inflammation is linked to the development of cancer and obesity,… Continue Reading
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