Do Low-Carb Diets Help Maintain Weight Loss? Author: Dr. Stephen Chaney Traditional diets have been based on counting calories, but are all calories equal? Low-carb enthusiasts have long claimed that diets high in sugar and refined carbs cause obesity. Their hypothesis is based on the fact that high blood sugar levels cause a spike in insulin levels, ...
Will Intermittent Fasting Make You Leaner & Healthier? Author: Dr. Stephen Chaney Intermittent fasting is all the rage. If you believe the hype, intermittent fasting will make you leaner and healthier. Some of its proponents claim you don’t even need to give up your favorite foods. You don’t need to give up your Big Macs for fruits ...
Nutrition Breakthroughs Over The Last Two Years Author: Dr. Stephen Chaney In the six years that I have been publishing “Health Tips From The Professor,” I have tried to go behind the headlines to provide you with accurate, unbiased health information that you can trust and apply to your everyday life. The 300th issue of any publication ...
Merry Christmas 2018 Author: Dr. Stephen Chaney The Christmas season is a wonderful time of year. It is a time when we get together with family and reconnect with friends. It’s a time of year when we remember the joy of giving and the joy of making the world a better place. For those of us who are ...
Stay Pain Free Author: Julie Donnelly, LMT –The Pain Relief Expert Editor: Dr. Steve Chaney Welcome To December – It’s The Most Wonderful Time Of Year This is such a beautiful season with lots of special events filling up our time. There are holiday gatherings and good food, in fact, even the TV commercials are more fun to watch ...
Does Vitamin D Reduce Risk Of Heart Disease & Cancer? Author: Dr. Stephen Chaney You have every right to be confused. One day you are told that vitamin D reduces your risk of heart disease and cancer. The next day you are told vitamin D makes has no effect on those diseases. You are told vitamin D ...
Do Omega-3s Reduce Risk Of Heart Disease & Cancer? Author: Dr. Stephen Chaney Are omega-3 supplements good for you? You have every right to be confused. In the late 1990s and early 2000s several major clinical studies showed that omega-3 supplements reduced the risk of heart attacks and stroke. In contrast, a few months ago a major study ...
Is Eating Organic Worth The Cost? Author: Dr. Stephen Chaney Millions of Americans choose organic foods whenever possible. However, organic foods are expensive, and some experts claim they are a waste of money. That is why recent headlines claiming that eating organic foods decrease cancer risk have created such a stir. I will look at the study ...
Avoid Muscle Pain Before It Starts Author: Julie Donnelly, LMT –The Pain Relief Expert Editor: Dr. Steve Chaney Happy Thanksgiving! November is the month that reminds us to be grateful for all the blessings we enjoy because we are Americans. Of course, we should be grateful every day for the freedoms we have in this beautiful country! Have you ...
Can You Have Your Cream And Eat It Too? Author: Dr. Stephen Chaney Dairy foods can play an important role in helping us get enough calcium in our diet and may provide some other benefits (discussed below). However, many dairy foods contain a lot of saturated fat. Thus, we have been told to select low-fat dairy foods. ...