Posts Tagged ‘Cheryl Winter’
BEWARE: Counterfeit Supplements, Over-the-Counter AND Online: 7 Reasons Why Using Pharmaceutical Grade Supplements Are Better
An investigation by the New York attorney general’s office uncovered a massive herbal-supplement scam. As part their investigation, 78 bottles of the leading brands of herbal supplements from a dozen Walmart, Target, Walgreens and GNC locations across New York State were analyzed using DNA bar coding, a type of genetic fingerprinting that the agency has…
Read MoreAmerica Ranks Third in the World for the Epidemic of Malnutrition: aka Diabetes. What Are We Doing About It?
When we think of malnutrition, we think of starving children in third-world countries, not something that occurs here in the United States of America. However, America ranks third behind China and India for this epidemiological form of malnutrition, called diabetes. You might be confused by this reference to diabetes as a malnourished state, when the…
Read MoreTake Your Vitamins & Grow Your Telomeres: We Really Have Found the “Fountain of Youth”
Obviously you know what vitamins are, but what are telomeres? The ageing and lifespan of normal, healthy cells are linked to the so-called telomerase shortening mechanism, which limits cells to a fixed number of divisions. The purpose of telomeres is critical to the life of the cell. The telomeres are sections of DNA at the…
Read MoreTraveling with Diabetes
If you are taking any type of diabetes medications, especially medications, such as insulin or sulfonylureas, are you letting your diabetes get in the way of you traveling more and seeing the world? I hope not. There is no need to let diabetes hinder your travel plans or have your travel plans be hindered by…
Read MoreMTHFR Genotyping
Are you methylating adequately? Are your genes preventing proper methylation? Inadequate methylation can be the cause of depression, migraines, heart attacks, strokes, infertility, miscarriages, birth defects, cancer and even autism. In people with diabetes, improper methylation can worsen symptoms of diabetic neuropathy or make treatment regimens less effective. FIRST OF ALL: WHAT IS METHYLATION? Simply put, methylation…
Read MoreWhy Eat Organic?
Are you trying to decide if eating organic is really worth the extra expense? The truth is, not eating organic can actually be a whole lot more expensive when you consider the long-term and wide-range health care costs. Adopting an organic lifestyle helps to enhance the health of ecosystems and organisms. Growing foods organically excludes,…
Read MoreIncretin Mimetics: A Class of Type 2 Diabetes Medications You Should Get Familiar With
There is an arsenal of diabetes medications that we have today to help us in the fight against type 2 diabetes. Because of the many physiological defects inherent in this condition, one medication class is often not enough. The “Incretin Mimetic” class of diabetes medications better, known as GLP-1 agonists, are a class of diabetes…
Read MoreParenting Meal-time Tips for Preventing Childhood Obesity
Childhood obesity has become a national healthcare crisis in recent years. Children who are obese as preschoolers are at increased risk for adolescent and adult obesity, as well as an increased risk of developing many chronic diseases, including diabetes, hypertension, hyperlipidemia (high cholesterol), asthma, and sleep apnea, as well as emotional problems such as low…
Read MoreDo You Know What Your Number Is?
Before you consider beginning yet another “diet,” you might first consider learning what your “number” is. You are a very unique individual. In addition to having your own social security number, your own PIN numbers, your own phone numbers, there is yet another number that is unique to you. That number is your METABOLIC RATE,…
Read More9 Best-Kept Secrets for Getting Children to Eat Foods That are Healthy
Is mealtime often a nightmare when trying to get your child to eat healthy? Relax, it doesn’t have to be this way. Eating is the one behavior your child truly does have control over, and that’s okay, because after all we want our children to grow up to be assertive and independent, don’t we? As…
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