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How Your Diet Can boost Your Immune System
September 21, 2022
family enjoying meal at a table
The human immune system is a wonderful thing. It responds quickly when we’re injured (the swelling around a sprained joint or a small cut), it attacks microscopic invaders like viruses and bacteria, and it even stores information that helps it fight future infections. It’s a beautiful protector… See more
Are Seed Oils Safe and Healthy for Consumption?
By Janet Tiberian, MA, MPH, CHES
September 20, 2022
Oil poured into a blue stovetop pan
The topic is surprisingly polarizing among nutritionists, foodies and many health advocates. What are seed oils? Are seed oils bad for you? Are cooking oils made from seeds like canola or soy healthy and safe?The oils, which have been a staple of western diets for more than 100 years (oil made from… See more
Study Shows Ties Between Vitamin D Deficiency and Dementia
By Janet Tiberian, MA, MPH, CHES
August 26, 2022
person closing bottle of vitamins
Vitamin D is a nutrient best known for its contributions to bone health. According to Mayo Clinic, it also regulates many other cellular functions with properties including: Anti-inflammatory Antioxidant Neuroprotective  “Vitamin D is actually a hormone,” says… See more
Good News for Coffee Drinkers: Coffee is Linked to Lower Risk of Death
By Janet Tiberian, MA, MPH, CHES
July 8, 2022
Good News for Coffee Drinkers: Coffee is Linked to Lower Risk of Death
Coffee is one of the most popular beverages in the United States. Americans drink about 400 million cups of coffee every day. That’s more coffee than soda, juice and tea combined. But if you’re a coffee drinker, you’re probably aware of the controversy that surrounds it. On one hand, it’s credited… See more
Fake Healthy Foods: 6 Foods We Think are Healthy
By Janet Tiberian, MA, MPH, CHES
May 14, 2022
woman looking at fruit options in the grocery store

What Healthy Food are Actually Unhealthy?

When you think about healthy foods, what comes to mind? Acai fruit? Yogurt? Oatmeal? Our perception of what food is healthful is influenced by a wide range of factors: scientific studies, stories in the media, what our mother told us and what food… See more
Why is Sugar Bad for You?
By Dr. Andrea Klemes
MDVIP
April 8, 2022
Woman pulling apple juice off the grocery shelf
Of all the things we eat, nothing perhaps does more harm than foods that are awash in sugar. Cakes, cookies, sugar-sweetened beverages like gourmet coffee and sodas come to mind. But sugar is everywhere — in low-fat yogurt and barbecue sauces, in granola, protein bars and canned soup, in canned… See more
Why You Need to Know More Than Your Basic Cholesterol Numbers
By A. Alan Reisinger, III, MD, FACP
February 1, 2022
There's so much more to heart health than knowing basic cholesterol numbers, like total cholesterol, HDL and LDL. Did you the size and number of your LDL cholesterol particles matter? Learn more about cholesterol in this video from Dr. Alan Reisinger. TRANSCRIPT Do you know… See more
The Type 2 Diabetes Complication You Might Not Be Thinking Of
By A. Alan Reisinger, III, MD, FACP
January 31, 2022
You may not know this, but heart disease is actually the number one complication of diabetes. Having type 2 diabetes doubles your risk for heart disease. Even having pre-diabetes, a diagnosis where your blood glucose levels are above normal but not quite high enough to be considered type 2,… See more
What Is The Real Cause of Diabetes - Causes of Diabetes
By Louis B Malinow, M.D.
MDVIP
November 16, 2021
What causes diabetes?
Although pre diabetes and diabetes may sound like different conditions, the reality is, they are actually the same disease with the same risks. Yet, many people don’t take controlling their blood sugar seriously until they are actually diagnosed with diabetes. What causes diabetes? It's high blood… See more
FDA Introduces Recommendations to Help Food Manufacturers and Restaurants Lower Sodium in Foods
By Janet Tiberian, MA, MPH, CHES
November 13, 2021
FDA Introduces Recommendations to Help Food Manufacturers and Restaurants Lower Sodium in Foods
Americans love salt. From shaking it on their food to gobbling up salty, prepackaged snacks to dining on sodium-rich restaurant food, it’s a staple of our diet. As a result, the average American consumes about 3,400 mg of salt each day, despite the Food and Drug Administration (FDA) recommending… See more

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