by Sue Robbins | Feb 28, 2016 | Wellness
Pomegranates are rich in micronutrients with potential antioxidant and anti-inflammatory effects and are often compared favorably with red wine and green tea in terms of health benefits. But there’s little good evidence that the level of nutrients found in the...
by Sue Robbins | Jan 29, 2016 | Migraine, Miscellaneous
Proton pump inhibitors (PPIs), used to treat heartburn and acid reflux, may increase kidney-disease risk. In a study of over 10,000 adults who were followed for 15 years, PPI users were 20% to 50% likelier to develop chronic kidney disease during this time than were...
by Sue Robbins | Jan 14, 2016 | Wellness
“Vitamin D is probably the one, if we had to come up with one single vitamin that most people need to be taking to some extent, ” says Dr. Arielle Levitan. She, along with Dr. Romy Block wrote the recently published book “The Vitamin Solution: Two...
by Sue Robbins | Jan 12, 2016 | Wellness
Peter Abaci, M.D., chronic pain specialist, author and radio host points out that it’s commonplace to see people in gathering places like coffee shops looking down at their digital devices, tapping away. He likens that to what he sees in medical offices across...
by Sue Robbins | Dec 27, 2015 | Wellness
We’ve all heard the news about how soda is harming our bodies. (Latest evidence against diet soda: it adds significantly to belly fat, weakens bones, and leads to metabolic syndrome, the cluster of high blood pressure, high blood sugar, and high cholesterol that...
