When it comes to blood sugar, the closer you can keep it to the normal range of 80 to 89 mg/dL the better.  For years I have been warning that blood sugars even in the 90 to 100 range show that you are becoming insulin resistant and on your way to diabetes.  A recent study done on 47,000 Kaiser Permanente patients validated this observation.

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Years ago I started educating health professionals and patients in my practice about birth control pills. If they — or their wives, daughters, or patients were taking them — they should make sure to supplement with a multivitamin and mineral containing higher dosages of B vitamins.

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Sometimes you have to take a step back before you can move forward. Lets review the relationship of saturated fats (fats from animal products and palm and coconut oils) to heart disease. Back in the 1950s we were told to eat corn and sunflower oils as healthy alternatives to saturated fat. As our consumption of these polyunsaturated fats rose, so did the rate of heart disease.

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For two decades we were taught that diets high in fat and cholesterol contribute to heart disease; this teaching has been dubbed the “diet-heart hypothesis.” Low fat diets were recommended by every large health organization, and people adopted the low fat way of life. There was only one problem — heart disease rates did not drop. They continued to climb.

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A major study, funded by the National Institute of Mental Health examined the relationship between allergies and a history of both “suicide ideation”, i.e., thinking about suicide — all the way up to creating a detailed plan,
and actual suicide attempts.

In addition, surveys of almost 10,000 research subjects showed a “positive and significant correlation” between allergies and suicide.

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Water is, without question, the single most important “nutrient” with which you “feed” your body. And that’s why some recent articles in the news are so disturbing. The Associated Press just reported the results of a 5-month study on the quality of tap water across all 50 states.6 Of the 62 major water providers contacted, only 28 were testing their water at all. The results from those that did test were shocking:

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Americans are trying more than ever to win the battle of the bulge. Yet, many people are frustrated when the supposedly simple formula - eat less and exercise more - doesn't work for them. What they need is an entirely new approach that I call whole-body metabolism.

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It turns out your Mom was right when she said, "Eat your vegetables." Many of us who used to scowl and push these around our plates are now choosing to eat more kinds of vegetables -- in much larger quantities -- than Mom would have ever dreamed possible.

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Over the years of working with patients, I have found people really fear losing their mind to dementia or Alzheimer's. Now, two new studies show that Metabolic Syndrome may be a risk factor of these dreaded conditions.

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You know, I remember a time when none of us thought anything about drinking a big glass of water straight from the tap in the kitchen.  Those of us with relatives living in the country were even used to drinking water straight from a spring.  Then came the chlorinating and fluoridating -- and eventually many of us got on the bottled water band wagon.

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The discovery of "leptin" in 1994 created an explosion of interest in the "biology of white adipose tissue" -- otherwise known as FAT. You probably remember those photos of seriously obese mice sitting next to their slender littermates -- and the only difference between them was that the thin ones had been given this magic substance called leptin?

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Food allergies, food sensitivities, and food intolerances are three types of reactions you can have to foods.  They can wreak havoc in your body and occur without you even realizing it.

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According to the National Sleep Foundation, 6 out of 10 people report they have problems getting a restful night's sleep. Given that sleep deficits have been linked with diabetes, heart disease and lowered thyroid function, this is alarming.

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Fatty liver is a medical condition that can occur from drinking too much alcohol. New research shows that that it can also occur with eating too many high glycemic index foods.

Deposits of fat in the liver harm the organ's capacity to filter blood. This can progress to cirrhosis of the liver and permanent liver failure. Fatty liver is very dangerous. And it comes on silently.

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Did you know that, according to the book "Digestive Wellness," 70 percent of the cells that make up your immune system are located in your digestive system? That's just one of many good reasons to take care of your GI tract. A good place to start is with probiotics.

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If anyone needs yet another reason to change from a diet high in refined carbohydrates, they just got it. A study reported this July in the American Journal of Clinical Nutrition found that a diet higher in refined carbohydrates (high glycemic index foods) significantly increased the risk of developing age-related macular degeneration.

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Diet headlines sell newspapers and magazines. Because of that, diet and nutrition articles are everywhere. The American public needs this information. But BEWARE! You can't always believe what you read in the mainstream media.

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Constipation may be more than simply uncomfortable. According to the National Institutes of Health, it may be a symptom of more serious health conditions, including the second-leading cause of cancer death in the U.S.: colon cancer. It's important to take constipation seriously and treat it correctly.

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Shout it from the mountaintops! The vast majority of Americans are not getting enough magnesium. In fact, I see at least one person with signs of obvious magnesium deficiency almost every day.

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There is a significant correlation between chronic stress and heart disease. Low serotonin, a side effect of chronic stress, is seen in pre-heart disease conditions.

What does the medical community offer as a potential solution for low serotonin as a contributor to heart disease? A category of antidepressant drugs, selective serotonin reuptake inhibitors (SSRI’s.)

The problem with SSRI’s is two-fold:

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