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 ...
Why Omega-3s Should Be Part Of Your Holistic Brain Health Program Author: Dr. Stephen Chaney Who wouldn’t want to avoid dementia and Alzheimer’s in our later years? There is a ton of advice on the internet about “magic” solutions to keep our brains sharp well into our 90s. Unfortunately, most of that advice is contradicted by other ...
The B Vitamin Controversy Author: Dr. Stephen Chaney Do B Vitamins slow cognitive decline? Heart disease, cancer and strokes are all pretty scary. Even if we survive, our quality of life may never be the same. But, we can endure many physical afflictions if our mind stays sharp. For most of us the ultimate irony would be ...
Preventing Cognitive Decline As We Age Author: Dr. Stephen Chaney As we age nothing is more terrifying than the word Alzheimer’s. For most of us the ultimate irony would be to spend a lifetime taking good care of our body, only to lose our mind. From time to time there are encouraging reports about the potential of ...
Reverse Heart Disease? Author: Dr. Stephen Chaney Nitric oxide has had a meteoric rise from obscurity to fame in just a few short years. It’s an amazing story. After all, nitric oxide is a colorless, odorless gas. Who could have known it was destined for greatness? In this article, we will discuss nitric oxide benefits and side ...
Organic Fruits & Vegetables Author: Dr. Stephen Chaney Are organic foods healthier for us than conventionally grown foods, specifically fruits and vegetables? The controversy about the benefits of organically raised produce continues. In fact, about the only thing that all sides agree on is that: Organic foods have lower pesticide and herbicide residues and cause less environmental pollution. Organic ...
Benefits of Omega-3 Author: Dr. Stephen Chaney When a blood clot ends up in your lungs, it can be deadly. But that blood clot didn’t start out in your lungs. It initially formed in your veins where it is referred to as a thrombus. Then it broke off and migrated to your lungs – a process called ...
Vitamin D Deficiency? Author: Dr. Stephen Chaney Is vitamin D deficiency one of the risk factors of prostate cancer? What if something as simple as maintaining optimal vitamin D status could decrease your risk of prostate cancer? There is a lot of indirect evidence suggesting that vitamin D deficiency might affect your risk of developing prostate cancer. ...
The Multivitamin Controversy You Never Heard About Author: Dr. Stephen Chaney Are multivitamins a waste of money? You probably saw the recent headlines telling you that “the experts” have concluded that multivitamins are a waste of money. The article (Gualler et al., Annals of Internal Medicine, 159: 850-851, 2013) that generated all of the headlines was ...