Another Myth Bites The Dust Author: Dr. Stephen Chaney Artificial sweeteners and diabetes; is there a relationship? Once again, artificial sweeteners have come up empty. They were supposed to help you lose weight, but several recent clinical studies have suggested that artificially sweetened beverages are just as likely to lead to weight gain as sugar sweetened beverages, see ...
Should Your Post-Workout Protein Shake Contain Added Leucine? Author: Dr. Stephen Chaney If you are an athlete – or just someone who is exercising to create a lean and healthy body, you are probably interested in increasing your lean muscle mass following each workout. You may already use leucine. Of course, if you read any of the ...
To Stretch or Not To Stretch Author: Julie Donnelly, LMT – The Pain Relief Expert Editor: Dr. Steve Chaney A calf cramp is caused by several different conditions, such as dehydration and mineral deficiency. These each need to be addressed to prevent future calf cramps, but when your calf spasms wake you with a jolt at night or send ...
How Do Stanols And Sterols Lower Cholesterol? Author: Dr. Stephen Chaney Are there alternatives to statins? If you have been looking for natural approaches for lowering your cholesterol and protecting your heart, you've probably been hearing a lot about plant stanols and sterols lately. What Are Stanols and Sterols & What Do They Do? Just what are plant stanols ...
Will Soy Put Out The Fire? Author: Dr. Stephen Chaney There has been a lot of controversy in recent years about soy and hot flashes. The question is whether soy isoflavones reduce the hot flashes associated with menopause. And this is an important question! Because of concerns about increase heart attack risk with hormone replacement therapy (HRT) many ...
A New Study Shows B Vitamins and Omega-3s May Prevent Memory Loss Author: Dr. Stephen Chaney Want to know how to prevent memory loss? Every once in a while a breakthrough study comes along that has the potential to change paradigms. A recent study (Jerneren et al, Am J Clin Nutr, 102: 215-221, 2015) looking at the ...
What To Do For Tight Hamstrings Author: Julie Donnelly, LMT –The Pain Relief Expert Editor: Dr. Steve Chaney You are about to begin your run, or maybe you have just finished running. Your hamstring feels really tight. Maybe it is even painful. It seems obvious that you need to stretch it, but that could be exactly the wrong ...
Is the Cure Worse Than the Disease? Author: Dr. Steve Chaney Do statins cause memory loss? They are at it again. The medical profession is telling us that yet another study shows that statins are safe, so almost everyone should be taking a statin drug. There is only one problem. That’s not what the study really showed. Let’s ...
Iron and the Teen Brain Author: Dr. Steve Chaney For those of you with teenagers - or who have had teenagers in the past - you may suspect that there's nothing between their ears. But actually there is a lot going on between their ears, and some of the neural contacts laid down in the brain during ...
Are Food Choices More Important Than Calories?Author: Dr. Stephen Chaney Most adult Americans gain a pound or two each year. That may not sound like much on a yearly basis, but over a lifetime it is huge – if you’ll pardon the pun. Because the health consequences of weight gain are so devastating, everyone has their favorite ...