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Doctors Admit Being Wrong About Salt Eggs. Red meat. Butter. Whole milk. Saturated fat. Cholesterol. Now you can add salt to the long list of “killer foods” that doctors have been absolutely wrong about. A new study shows doctors have been mistaken For years, doctors at the American Heart Association and the Centers for Disease Control Prevention (CDC) have been demonizing sodium, scaring us with lectures about how our salt cravings were causing high blood pressure, heart...

“Hey Jim, I’m kind of scared” Last week I received this email (below) from a young man who I’ve been coaching and encouraging.  He is studying to become a Health Coach because he has a genuine desire to help others. I’ve known Mike since he was 10 and can honestly say he is one of the “good guys.”  He has a kind heart, keen intelligence, a solid work ethic and a strong passion for health and fitness.  Even though he grew up in a gritty section of Los Angeles, he has...

Wild Salmon Increases Your Lifespan Now there’s a new reason to eat the most delicious fish ever pulled from the ocean. According to new research recently published in The Annals Of Internal Medicine, consuming oily fish such as salmon adds years to your lifespan and lowers your risk of dying from cardiovascular disease by a whopping 35%. Higher blood levels of omega-3 fats are the reason This new study examined how fish consumption affected health and longevity over a 16 year period. It...

Are Greedy Celebrities Trashing Kids’ Health? For celebrities and professional athletes, landing a hefty endorsement contract with a multi-billion-dollar brand is the Holy Grail. Tragically, the vast majority of these superstars don’t seem to give a fig about the quality of the products they throw their influence behind. How celebrity endorsements influence kids’ eating habits A study by the University of Liverpool has found that celebrity endorsement of a food or beverage results in children...

Mediterranean Diet Saves Heart Patients A new study by Spanish researchers has found that eating a Mediterranean diet can slash your risk of first-time heart attack, stroke or cardiovascular death by a whopping 30%, compared to the official low-fat diet recommended by the American Heart Association, the American Diabetes Association and the American Medical Association. The five-year study called PREDIMED included 7,447 people at high risk for heart attack or stroke, with major cardiovascular...

When You Eat Makes You Fat Or Slim Most of us realize that what we eat usually determines whether we gain weight, maintain our current stature, or even lose a pound or two. Now, new research shows that the timing of our meals and snacks may be just as important. Indeed, when we eat can mean the difference between becoming overweight, developing Type 2 diabetes and heart disease — or remaining trim and healthy. Get to know your body’s biological clock Scientists have known for some...

How Sugar Causes Heart Disease and Cancer If someone asked me to identify the worst villain in today’s American diet, I wouldn’t waste a second pondering my answer. I’d shout, “Sugar!” with my next breath. It is shocking to realize that Americans consumed 130 pounds of sugar and sweeteners last year – and 53 gallons of sodas and soft drinks. This is the equivalent of 22 teaspoons of the stuff every day (and 32 tsps for the average child). This startling infographic drives home the...

Oops. Doctors Admit Error On Saturated Fat Doctors may finally be ready to admit that they were wrong. Saturated fat actually doesn’t cause heart disease. In other news: Pigs are flying and Hades is freezing over! The birth of a myth “Saturated fat is bad for you, and you should avoid it.” This dietary advice has been around since 1953. Back then, physiologist Ancel Keys compared fat intake with heart disease mortality in seven countries. He found that populations which consumed the most...

Poo Transplants: Nature Knows Best The most unusual medical story of the past two weeks has got to be the one about fecal transplants. This was about the transferring of stool samples from healthy people into patients infected with a nasty antibiotic-resistant bacteria known as Clostridium difficile – or more simply, C. diff. C. diff is a very “difficult” bug, indeed. Its native home is the human gut — just one of many different species living inside us. Trillions of...