Intestinal Health
The gastrointestinal tract is routinely defined as “a tube approximately 19-22 feet long, running through the body from mouth to anus.” The World Book Dictionary adds that the intestine is “the lower part of the alimentary canal” food from the stomach passes into the intestine for further digestion and for absorption.”
13 Foods to Eat After a Workout
13 Foods to Eat After a Workout If you exercise regularly you know how important is to eat after a workout. The question is what is the optimal food or foods to eat after a workout? We have
High Protein Diets: The Atkins Diet Dilemma
High protein diets do make you lose weight, but at what cost to your health? Heavy cream, whole milk, fried eggs, bacon, pork rinds, beef, cheese, and butter — all these contribute to long-term obesity, cancer, heart disease, diabetes, colon cancer, reproductive cancers, prostate enlargement, autoimmune diseases, and other diseases.
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Nutrition for Prevention & Treatment of Allergies
Diet and lifestyle are related to 80% of our diseases, therefore nutrition may help in the prevention and treatment of allergies. A strong immune system and digestive health are crucial. How we breathe, the pace we keep, the way we eat, how we rest,
8 Principles of A Healthy Lifestyle
Eating Right: Eight Principles that Can Transform Your Life The benefits of a healthy diet and healthy lifestyle can save your life. There are so many positive reasons to change the way you eat. You will lose body fat, increase your energy, lower your risks of heart disease, diabetes, cancer, have
What is the Rotator Cuff in the shoulder?
What is the Rotator Cuff in the shoulder? The rotator cuff is a group of flat tendons, which fuse together and surround the front, back, and top of the shoulder joint like a cuff on a shirtsleeve. These tendons are connected individually to short, but very important, muscles that originate from
Alcoholism Treatment: Why Do I Need Vitamins To Become Well?
Alcoholism is not a personality defect. It is not a bad habit that needs to be broken. It is a devastating physical disease that damages both the mind and the body. Recovery is not just possible but proven here at Tully Hill Hospital. The results speaks for themselves: more than 80 percent of those treated […]
Considering a Career as a Holistic Nutritionist?
Are you considering a career as a holistic nutritionist? Or perhaps you already have your credentials and want to know what the next step is to becoming a successful Holistic Nutritionist. Here are some general questions and answers you may find helpful as to why you may want to pursue a career as a Holistic […]
How Much Should We Be Exercising?
What role has inactivity played in the obesity epidemic and how much should we be exercising? Right now, almost two-thirds of Americans are overweight, and by 2030 more than half our population may be clinically obese. Childhood obesity has tripled, and most of them will grow up to be overweight as
Lifestyle Medicine: Treating the Causes of Disease
Lifestyle Medicine: Treating the Causes of Disease Dr. Michael Greger, MD If doctors can eliminate some of our leading killers by treating the underlying causes of chronic disease better than nearly any other medical intervention, why don’t more doctors do it? Though I was trained as a general practitioner, my chosen specialty