Avoiding Migraines Author: Dr. Stephen Chaney Migraines can be agonizing. They can upend your life. Drugs provide some relief, but they have side effects. I am often asked about natural approaches for preventing migraines. My simple answer is that there is no single thing that can eliminate migraines. As the saying goes, “It takes a village”. There is ...
Why Is Nutrition So Confusing? Author: Dr. Stephen Chaney Sometimes the professor likes to introduce you to the frontiers of nutrition. Epigenetics is such a frontier. In recent years, the hype has centered on DNA sequencing. It seems like everyone is offering to sequence your genome and tell you what kind of diet is best for you, ...
What Is The Planetary Diet? Author: Dr. Stephen Chaney Earth Day was last Thursday. You have recommitted to saving the planet. You plan to recycle, conserve energy, and turn in your gas guzzler for an energy efficient car. But what about your diet? Is your diet destroying the planet? This is not a new question, but a recent ...
A Common Cause For Pains From Hip To Knee Author: Julie Donnelly, LMT –The Pain Relief Expert Editor: Dr. Steve Chaney Happy April! Happy Spring! One of the best parts of April (other than all the beautiful flowers) is that the weather is great in both the North and the South. Up north, you are warming up from the ...
Is A Vegan Diet Healthiest? Author: Dr. Stephen Chaney Unless you are Rip Van Winkle and have been asleep for the past 40 years, you have probably heard that whole food, primarily plant-based diets are good for you. They help you control your weight. They reduce inflammation. They reduce your risk of diabetes and heart disease. They ...
Can Diet Douse The Flames? Author: Dr. Stephen Chaney If you have arthritis, colitis, bursitis, or any of the other “itis” diseases, you already know that inflammation is the enemy. Chronic, low level inflammation is also a contributing factor to heart disease, cancer, and many other diseases. Clearly, inflammation is a bad actor. It is something we ...
Fish Oil And Osteoarthritis Author: Dr. Stephen Chaney Osteoarthritis is not just painful. It is one of the leading causes of disability in this country. And because the joint pain associated with osteoarthritis limits activity levels, it is linked to: Obesity The diseases associated with obesity (diabetes and heart disease). Osteoarthritis increases the risk of heart ...
Love Your Heart Author: Dr. Stephen Chaney Heart healthy diets are confusing. First, we were told that fats, especially saturated fats, were the problem. Then it was carbohydrates. Then, we were told not all carbohydrates were equally bad for us. Sugars were the culprit. Next, we were told not all sugars were bad for us. It was ...
Which Diet Should You Choose? Many of you started 2021 with goals of losing weight and/or improving your health. In many cases, that involved choosing a new diet. That was only 2 months ago, but it probably feels like an eternity. For many of you the “bloom” has gone off the new diet you started so enthusiastically ...
The Four Biggest Unanswered Questions Author: Dr. Stephen Chaney As someone who is not normally a proponent of vaccinations, I have done my best to provide a scientifically accurate evaluation of the vaccines for COVID-19. My purpose has not been to change people’s minds. If you have already decided to get vaccinated, I applaud you. If you ...