A new study released by Kaiser Permanente warns that borderline or high cholesterol levels are tied to an increased risk for developing Alzheimer’s disease or vascular dementia, even in individuals as young as 40.
The findings show that participants with high cholesterol (a value of 240 or more) had a 66% greater risk of developing Alzheimer’s Disease [...]
According to the journal of Academic Pediatrics, severe childhood obesity rates have tripled over the last 25 years. It is a problem that has reached epidemic proportions and is setting up future generations for a lifetime of chronic disease, especially diabetes, and is contributing to the burgeoning health care crisis.
The findings of the report, further [...]
Don’t miss the chance to see the new documentary, “Food, Inc.” In Nashville, it’s playing at the Belcourt Theater in Hillsboro Village now through August 6.
The film reveals what the food industry wants to keep secret. Don’t worry, this is no animal cruelty saga. It’s not graphic in that sense. Instead, the filmaker shows us [...]
There are some incredible claims out there about how valuable muscle pounds are to you. After all, we’ve been claiming for years that muscle “burns calories around the clock just to maintain itself, even while you are asleep.”
The New York Times recently published an article by Adam Zickerman, author of Power of 10: The Once-a-Week [...]
“Give a man a fish and he eats for a day,
Teach him to fish and he eats for a lifetime.”
My wife has a very close friend, Jill, who came from out of state to go though the Boot program. Five weeks into the program, and knowing that we only recently began deploying custom meals [...]
Dear members,
Last week, we finally launched our blog. There’s a blog for me, one
for Brad, one for Joel, and one for John. When I learned it was waiting
for a submission, I contemplated an opening post. I have been talking
to friends and thinking about how important it is to continue to
support each other in this difficult [...]
What if there were a tool that knew everything about the latest advances in exercise science AND knows who I am genetically?
When I say, “Who I am genetically” I mean,
* the nature of your unique structure,
* how susceptible I am to weight-gain and weight loss,
* what exercises work best for me from a results point [...]
Everyone has one. That is, a pattern of behavior that describes the manner in which you interact with food. Call it your Meal Life. The Meal Life of 21st century people the world over has three parts. When I say, parts, I mean that people adhere to a tradition of choosing their next meal based [...]
Dear friend,
These are strange times. Our son, Austin, graduates from college in 5 weeks at a time when lay-offs are the only job news. I have several friends with small businesses, everything from songwriters to contractors to cattle. they’re all worried. It’s hard to get our heads around something we’ve never seen before.
I am reminded [...]
