Gandhi’s advice to chew your drink and drink your food has stood the test of time. Although what you eat is important, how you eat deserves equal attention as research shows chewing thoroughly and eating slowly helps prevent weight gain and improves digestion. Chewing more thoroughly suppresses appetite A series of recent studies show chewing each bite thoroughly reduces appetite, lowers … [Read more...]
Baby videos can lower IQ; better ways to boost baby’s brain
Popping in a DVD for a baby or toddler can provide a brief but blessed break for the harried parent, and playing an educational video takes some of the sting out of the guilt. Unfortunately, even an educational video featuring classical music, shapes, colors, and early words may do more harm than good according to researchers. A child’s brain needs constant physical activity and interaction with … [Read more...]
Why sleep is more difficult for women
Is there a torture worse than hitting the sack exhausted from a long day only to toss and turn for hours, unable to fall asleep? Or perhaps you fall asleep but later bolt awake and can’t fall back asleep? By the time women hit their mid 30s or early 40s, many struggle with sleep. Either it’s difficult to fall asleep, difficult to stay asleep, or both. Although sleep difficulties can have many … [Read more...]
Lesser known causes of anxiety
Suffering from anxiety is like being held prisoner in a place where worry infuses every thought, your heart pounds, and the world seems jarring and disorienting. With anti-anxiety medications among the most commonly prescribed drugs in the United States, Americans are clearly suffering. Though medications relieve the symptoms, they don’t address the cause. Some causes of anxiety are obvious: … [Read more...]
Weight Loss, Paleo Diet Calorie Partitioning
Video Transcript: “Hi this Dr. Ruscio and today I would like to talk with you about weight gain. Weight gain of course, hugely popular issue, everyone has a solution gadget or gismo for weight loss. Today I would like to talk with you about some simple concepts that have been shown to be highly effective for weight loss. The first and the most important concept that we have to understand and … [Read more...]
Fatigue Causes Treatments
Video Transcript “Hi this is Dr. Ruscio and let’s talk about fatigue. Fatigue is something that pretty much everyone is going to be affected with at some point in their life and some people will struggle with fatigue. Now what options are there besides reaching for coffee, tea, red bull, and 5 hour energy, what have you? Well there are quite a few things we can do to help the fatigue process and … [Read more...]
Blood test for health: Functional ranges versus lab ranges
Did your blood test for a health problem say you’re perfectly healthy even though you suffer from fatigue, brain fog, hair loss, digestive issues, joint pain, or other symptoms that make you miserable? Does your doctor give you a prescription for antidepressants or tell you to seek therapy because your problems “don’t exist.” Many doctors dismiss people’s health complaints because of an … [Read more...]
How to prevent a stroke
Strokes are scary, seemingly leaping out of nowhere. They are the third leading cause of death in the United States and for those who survive, they are the leading cause of disability in adults. But strokes don’t have to be mysterious. In fact, research shows 90 percent of strokes are caused by dietary and lifestyle factors, which means you can lower your risk with a few changes to how you live. A … [Read more...]
Skin care from the inside: Aging, rosacea, psoriasis, and eczema
Anti-aging skin products and treatments comprise a $10 billion market globally. Rosacea, psoriasis, and eczema affect millions of Americans, sending them in search of topical skin care solutions. While the effectiveness of anti-aging and skin care treatments range in their success, they overlook the most vital aspect of skin care: addressing skin health from the inside out. The skin is an immune … [Read more...]
Heart disease is a sugar disease
If you have been following conventional advice, then you’ve been told to avoid fats to prevent heart disease. Turns out if you want to maintain a healthy vascular system and prevent heart disease, sugar is the target you want to seek out and eliminate. Research has found people who get at least 25 percent of their daily calories from added sugars of any kind were more than three times more likely … [Read more...]
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