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Sugar - Not so Sweet for the Heart

Most people know that too much bad fat (saturated and trans) will do a dirty number on their hearts, but few recognize that too much sugar is likely even worse! Unfortunately, sugar consumption is at an all-time high in the U.S. with 16% of our total calories coming from sugar added to processed and prepared [...]

More Reason to Drink your Water!

According to Vanderbilt University scientists, having a drink of ordinary water (no designer “vitamin” waters needed!) can make you feel more alert and even kick up your metabolism a bit.  Apparently, drinking water stimulates our sympathetic nervous system.  The lead researcher calculated that drinking 3 additional 16 ounce glasses of water a day could translate to [...]

Finding the Best Water

 

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Learn about the healthiest and most economical option when choosing drinking water. My recommendation may surprise you.

 

Dump the Liquid Calories!

Of all the things you can do to improve your wellness and meet your weight goals, dumping your liquid calories likely offers the single greatest return for your efforts.  Check out my video tip below for more on this topic.

 

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22% of the calories we consume in this country [...]

Beverage Newsflash

Over the past few months there has been a plethora of new data on the beverage front. Here are some highlights:

For every additional cup of coffee consumed daily, the risk of diabetes decreased by 7%. Those drinking 3 or 4 cups a day were 25% less likely to get diabetes vs. those drinking zero to [...]

How Much Water Do I Really Need?

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Dr. Ann explains how much water a person requires and shows us that gulping glasses isn’t the only way to get it.

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Soda Consumption and Pancreatic Cancer Risk

Pancreatic cancer is one of the most deadly of all types of cancer and a jolting new report revealed a strong association between very modest intakes of soda and this lethal cancer.  

 Investigators followed 60,524 adults over a 14 year period and found those who consumed two or more sodas per week were 87% [...]

Diet Soda: Is it Drowning Your Health?

I want everybody to stop drinking soda, including the diet variety, and a new study gives me yet another reason to encourage you to do so. 

According to Harvard’s Nurses Health Study, women who consumed 2 or more servings of diet soda daily were twice as likely to experience a reduction in kidney function.   (American Society [...]

Hold the Red Wine – In Your Mouth That is…

Resveratrol, the powerful antioxidant in red wine, has become somewhat of a wonder compound in the laboratory with new studies linking it with a host of remarkable benefits from cancer prevention to slowing the again process.  Unfortunately, resveratrol is very poorly absorbed once it enters the gastrointestinal tract, but new research has shown that it [...]