If you’re among the 65 million Americans who are currently suffering from back pain, then you already know how painful everyday activities can be. Getting out of bed in the morning, taking your kids to the park and even sitting down at work can seem like a chore when you have to worry about your...Continue reading
Category: Nutrition
Know Your Body’s Numbers
Track Something! So, as you ponder your man’s holiday gift, think of ways to both fulfill this obsession with numbers and help him get fit. Consider a wearable fitness tracker. There are at least a dozen of them on the market and believe me they are a far cry from the pedometer that your parents ordered from...Continue reading
Vitamin D may prevent prostate cancer growth
Researchers at the University of Colorado Cancer Center have found that vitamin D can help block a protein that causes prostate tumors to grow. Published in the journal Prostate, they discovered that inflammation may be the link between vitamin D and prostate cancer. They found that the gene GDF-15 – known to be up-regulated by...Continue reading
4 Ways to Start Eating Healthy Now
Do you grab fast food each week, dislike the taste of vegetables or eat too many sweets? Poor eating habits can mean poor nutrition and poor health. The Mayo Clinic Staff recommends lifestyle changes to reduce cholesterol, including losing weight and eating heart-healthy foods like lean meats, low-fat dairy and monounsaturated fats. Eliminating trans fats...Continue reading
Hidden Dangers of the Paleolithic Diet
The Paleolithic diet and its imitators make an assertion that the reason why modern people is so fat and unhealthy is that the food we eat is bad for us, unsuited to the body that our ancestors evolved by consuming the foods they enjoyed during primitive times. But there’s an important fact they don’t put...Continue reading
Non-Surgical Treatment Options For External Hemorrhoids
While it may be an uncomfortable topic, hemorrhoids can be a problem for men of all ages. More than half of people over the age of 50 experience hemorrhoids at some point in their life. This painful condition is often characterized by anal discomfort and bleeding. Men suffering from constipation or dehydration, particularly those who...Continue reading
Opening up the Can-Troversy: Are Canned Foods Bad for You?
These days, it’s one of the most persistent messages we get from the healthfood side of the spectrum. Avoid canned food. Avoid processed food. Eat fresh food. It would be a lot easier to accept this as true if they weren’t simultaneously trying to hawk their very expensive alternative foods and ingredients. So what’s the...Continue reading
Be Careful Relaxing
The case of the month is an actual patient of The Turek Clinic. He had been trying to conceive for the better part of two years with no luck. His wife was healthy, had very regular cycles and had been thoroughly “checked out” early on. He was eating great, maintaining a good weight, and certainly treating his...Continue reading
Juice Cleanses and Detoxes: Are They Healthy?
The benefits of juice cleanses and detox diets have been touted in magazines and talk shows for the past couple of years. It has grown to become a five billion dollar industry and there is no shortage of consumer reports on how great the cleanses make them feel. Yet, there is no scientific evidence that...Continue reading
Opening up the Can-Troversy: Are Canned Foods Bad for You?
By Dr. Matthew B. Candelaria These days, it’s one of the most persistent messages we get from the healthfood side of the spectrum. Avoid canned food. Avoid processed food. Eat fresh food. It would be a lot easier to accept this as true if they weren’t simultaneously trying to hawk their very expensive alternative foods...Continue reading