Does Vitamin E Matter? Author: Dr. Stephen Chaney A headline claiming “Over 90% of Twentysomethings Have Suboptimal Vitamin E Status” caught my eye the other day, so I decided to investigate further. If you have been following all of the information and misinformation about vitamin E in the online media, you are probably confused – and this ...
Get Off To A Great Start Every Morning Author: Julie Donnelly, LMT – The Pain Relief Expert Editor: Dr. Steve Chaney How Can Sleep Cause Repetitive Strain Injury? For most of us during sleep we stay in one position for hours at a time. So if you wake up with back pain after sleeping, you are experiencing the side ...
A Cost, Benefit Analysis of Supplementation Author: Dr. Stephen Chaney Are supplements worth it? There is no question that supplements add to the family budget. As families juggle their budgets it is natural to wonder whether the supplements they are buying are worth the cost. It is only natural to ask questions like: “What is the cost, benefit ...
Another Myth Bites The Dust Author: Dr. Stephen Chaney Artificial sweeteners and diabetes; is there a relationship? Once again, artificial sweeteners have come up empty. They were supposed to help you lose weight, but several recent clinical studies have suggested that artificially sweetened beverages are just as likely to lead to weight gain as sugar sweetened beverages, see ...
Should Your Post-Workout Protein Shake Contain Added Leucine? Author: Dr. Stephen Chaney If you are an athlete – or just someone who is exercising to create a lean and healthy body, you are probably interested in increasing your lean muscle mass following each workout. You may already use leucine. Of course, if you read any of the ...
To Stretch or Not To Stretch Author: Julie Donnelly, LMT – The Pain Relief Expert Editor: Dr. Steve Chaney A calf cramp is caused by several different conditions, such as dehydration and mineral deficiency. These each need to be addressed to prevent future calf cramps, but when your calf spasms wake you with a jolt at night or send ...
How Do Stanols And Sterols Lower Cholesterol? Author: Dr. Stephen Chaney Are there alternatives to statins? If you have been looking for natural approaches for lowering your cholesterol and protecting your heart, you've probably been hearing a lot about plant stanols and sterols lately. What Are Stanols and Sterols & What Do They Do? Just what are plant stanols ...
Will Soy Put Out The Fire? Author: Dr. Stephen Chaney There has been a lot of controversy in recent years about soy and hot flashes. The question is whether soy isoflavones reduce the hot flashes associated with menopause. And this is an important question! Because of concerns about increase heart attack risk with hormone replacement therapy (HRT) many ...
A New Study Shows B Vitamins and Omega-3s May Prevent Memory Loss Author: Dr. Stephen Chaney Want to know how to prevent memory loss? Every once in a while a breakthrough study comes along that has the potential to change paradigms. A recent study (Jerneren et al, Am J Clin Nutr, 102: 215-221, 2015) looking at the ...
What To Do For Tight Hamstrings Author: Julie Donnelly, LMT –The Pain Relief Expert Editor: Dr. Steve Chaney You are about to begin your run, or maybe you have just finished running. Your hamstring feels really tight. Maybe it is even painful. It seems obvious that you need to stretch it, but that could be exactly the wrong ...
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