Got Milk? Maybe Not Author: Dr. Stephen Chaney You’ve probably seen the ads featuring your favorite celebrities sporting a white mustache and saying “Got milk?” Those ads all suggest that milk is essential for strong bones and a healthy body. And you are probably aware of dietary recommendations from learned experts saying that you should be consuming at ...
What You Don’t Know Could Kill You Author: Dr. Stephen Chaney There are a few bad apples in every barrel, and the supplement industry is no different, especially when it comes to sports nutrition, weight loss products and supplements to avoid. In previous health tips from the professor I have exposed some of the more dangerous sports ...
Author: Dr. Stephen Chaney Recently, I came across an article which claimed an association between soda and arthritis. So, is soda one of the causes of arthritis? In previous health tips from the professor I have shared that soda consumption can cause weight gain and heart disease . As if that weren’t reason enough to avoid ...
Should You Add Beetroot Juice To Your Training Diet? Author: Dr. Stephen Chaney When I saw the headline “Beetroot Juice May Boost Aerobic Fitness For Swimmers” I did a double take. Could something as simple as eating more beets actually improve exercise performance? Are there real health benefits of beetroot juice for athletes? So I looked up ...
The Truth About About Flu Shots That Nobody Else Is Telling You Author: Dr. Stephen Chaney It is flu season again, and the annual debate about whether everyone should get a flu shot is heating up. On the one hand we are told that the flu shot saves thousands of lives and everyone should be vaccinated. On ...
Author: Dr. Stephen Chaney Does the green coffee bean extract work? The claims sounded so appealing. You could just take this green coffee bean extract and the pounds would melt away. You didn’t need to exercise or change your diet. Your first reaction when you heard those claims was probably “Right, when pigs fly. I’ve heard this ...
The Soy Controversy Author: Dr. Stephen Chaney Soy and breast cancer: the wars are heating up again. You may have seen the recent headlines saying: "Soy protein found to speed the growth of breast cancer!" "Eating soy may turn on genes linked to [breast] cancer growth!" "Women with breast cancer should avoid high soy diets!" It all ...
Do We Need To Reexamine Everything We Thought We Knew About Omega-3s? Author: Dr. Stephen Chaney Some of you may remember the book from a few years ago titled “Men are from Mars, Women are from Venus”. The book proposed that men and women communicate differently (Who would have guessed?), and understanding that fact would help husbands ...
The Diet Wars Heat Up Again Author: Dr. Stephen Chaney What is the best diet for weight loss? One week the headlines say that low-carbohydrate diets are better. The next week it’s low-fat diets that are better. There is even the occasional headline proclaiming that it doesn’t matter which diet you follow as long as you control ...
Facts About Water Author: Dr. Stephen Chaney Is alkaline water better for you? It's bad enough that some people are paying a premium price for bottled water that isn't required to be any better than tap water, but the latest fads appear to be things like "alkaline" water and "ionized" water. And these "super" waters come with ...