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It brought the house down when I was the only one who raised my hand. I went on to explain the proven health benefits of eating whole grains for disease prevention. Later, I explained the medical research supporting whole-grain foods in an article. So has the fervor for the universal adoption of GF diets and associated gliadin, amylopectin A, lectins. and exorphins diminished in the last few years? Reduced risk of exposure to toxic heavy metals....

More than you ever imagined! While I am a fan of green vegetable juices, most juices contain too much fruit and therefore sugar. Think of your morning O.J. as soda minus the bubbles. OK, so you swapped your favorite sugary soda for cranberry juice, thinking that its better for you. For example, the average 12 ounce soda contains roughly 35 to 45 grams of sugar. Whats an acceptable amount of sugar intake?...

Or we might take a stab at dodge emotions or shut them out. Either way, this is a recipe for emotion to overwhelm us. It also doesn’t (and can’t!) solve the problems we are trying to escape. So, what can we do? We can make another choice. We can switch off the autopilot and take the wheel ourselves. This starts with mindfulness. Anyone can do it, even those whose usual M....

One early December, my boyfriend and I had our first date. What could he see in me? I am not a cougar," the horrible label given to women who date younger men. What is the equivalent of “cougar” for a man who has a younger partner? (Correct: there isnt one.) My boyfriend and I are not immune to the effects of these judgments. So, how do I cope when the judgments become overwhelming?...

Have you ever spent a day saying, “That’s it! I’m going to get serious and start eating clean!” So you start with your healthiest regimen of smoothies, turkey burgers, and cauliflower. Can healthy food cause inflammation? There’s a reason our healthy intentions and diets are not always yielding the results they should. That reason is called inflammation. Here’s what you gotta knowwe are all chemically unique. And what’s healthy for me may not be healthy for you....

Ever noticed some white dots on the ends of your hair? You know, those light, tiny speckles peppered throughout your ends. But what do those white dots mean, exactly, and how can you get rid of them? What do white dots mean? Snapping off all those broken ends (albeit satisfying) may leave your hair looking brittle and uneven. The takeaway.

When you gain excess weight, particularly at the waist, your bodys biochemistry spirals downward. You create moreinflammationand oxidative stress, and promote even more fat storage. These are the same strategies that I applied to my own body to cut visceral fat. Keep in mind that not all calories are the same. And while calories matter, hormones matter more. Add purslane to your salad. Most people have no idea what purslane is....

Metals exist all around us. They occur naturally in the environment and can be found in a variety of food sources. Many metals pose no threat to health but certain heavy metalsie. (Take thehigh levels of lead in the water in Flint, Michigan, for example.) Here are four sources of heavy metals to look out for and avoid consuming in high doses. There are health benefits to eating seafood, but some fish contain high levels of the heavy metal mercury....

But by incorporating all (not just oneremember, there’s no easy way out!) Focus on your diet. Taming chronic inflammation starts with what you put on the end of your fork. In other words, your best defense to fight inflammation starts with your very next meal or snack. Researchers find that a pro-inflammatory dietsignificantly increases weight gain1and your risk for being overweight or obesity. The best way to shift that balance is to eat fewer inflammatory foods and much moreanti-inflammatory food....

“But I feel worse after mindfulness,” many a client have told me in hushed tones. Because that’s whateveryoneseems to be sayingthat the ego has dissolved, and their head is at peace. And so that’s what they feel compelled to echo. That’s not to say all mindfulness or meditation is all bad. What’s clear is that this isn’t a one-size-fits-all magic bullet. Why things go wrong. They’d go dark. As your thoughts become clearer, it’s as if you’ve upgraded from low-resolution to high-resolution....

All of these things have a cumulative effect on chronic inflammatory conditions. But how much of an effect? Lets look at how three major players affect inflammation: sugar, caffeine, and alcohol. How sugar can affect inflammation. Let’s start with the big one. Sugar is the king ofinflammation1, inflicting a massive blow to your gut and overall health. Sugar also contributes to obesity, characterized by achronic low-grade inflammation2in fatty tissues as well as systemically....

Maybe it was your birthday. Or your best friend’s birthday. Or a birthday at the table next to you at dinner. Whatever the reasonor no real reason, we’ve all been thereyou overdid it. You ate too much. You drank too much. One thing’s for sure, hating yourself or your body is counterproductive. There’s no need. Save this post for a time like this so that you could maximize recovery over the next 24 hours....

The points Paige discusses are outlined below. Tune in to the video for more detail on exactly how to activate them. An ideal point for calming and rebalancing your digestive tract. There are actually two points for this one, on either side of the belly button.