Good news, it may not be your fault that you have a craving for fat foods! and one day you might be able to rid yourself of it! A study done on rodents and published in Journal of Clinical Investigation showed that rats with normal taste buds show an inclination for fatty foods as oppose [...]
Hey guys Here is a fun little study. Researchers founds that swimming with dolphins can reduce depressive symptoms more effectively than swimming alone. Okay now before you all jump in the ocean, let look at the numbers. The researchers ONLY studied 30 patients with MILD to MODERATE depression. All of the patients stopped their antidepressant [...]
Tribulus Terrestris has been used for lots of different things over the years. In Ancient Greece and India it was used for rejuvenation. In Eastern Europe its has been used for increased muscle strength and libido. But the real question is does it really work? The limited number of studies looking ONLY at tribulus terrestris [...]
High-Potassium Foods Fruits Vegetables Other Foods Apricot, raw (2 medium) dried (5 halves) Acorn Squash Bran/Bran products Avocado (¼ whole) Artichoke Chocolate (1.5-2 ounces) Banana (½ whole) Bamboo Shoots Granola Cantaloupe Baked Beans Milk, all types (1 cup) Dates (5 whole) Butternut Squash Molasses (1 Tablespoon) Dried fruits Refried Beans Figs, dried Beets, fresh then [...]
This page is taken from the National Kidney Foundation website. Here is the link: What is potassium and why is it important to you? Potassium is a mineral found in many of the foods you eat. It plays a role in keeping your heartbeat regular and your muscles working right. It is the job of [...]
Hey guys. I just got an email asking about sugar alcohols, so I thought I would share the answer with you. Q: Hi Dr. Sean! What’s so good about fake sugar, and why does it have that horrible after taste? I don’t understand why people would ruin their perfectly good coffee with several of those [...]
Hey guys This is meant to be a fun little blog. So there is a lot of talk shows, books, magazines about women saying that men are bad listeners. Well here is a possible explanation. Enjoy! Recently, a study in NeuroImage showed that men process male and female voices differently. Men use the VISUAL area [...]
1. Number of Americans age 20-74 yrs who are obese: >61% (110 million) 2. Rate of increase in obese children from 1960-1991: Doubled 3. Annual Deaths from obesity related causes: 300,000 4. Annual medical expenses and cost of lost productivity: >$100 billion per year So here is an interesting way to jump start the economy. [...]
Hey guys Here is an interesting article from Journal of the American Medical Association regarding being overweight in young/middle age to Medicare expenditures in older age. The study looked at Medicare data from 1984-2002 with baseline data from 1967-1973 for 9978 men and 7623 women (ages 33-64) who did NOT have heart disease or diabetes [...]
Hey guys There was a study published in the New England Journal of Medicine that looked at 47,150 men over 12 years examining risk factors for gout. They found that higher levels of meat and seafood consumption were associated with increased risk of gout, whereas higher consumption of dairy products had a decreased risk. Just [...]
