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The Holiday Cookie Ingredient that Prevents Weight Gain

December 1, 2019

‘Tis the season to be jolly, and to enjoy holiday parties, give gifts, and share celebratory meals with loved ones. The flip side is that it is also a time of seemingly endless rich foods and overeating. From egg nog to turkey dinners, holiday cookies and pastries, let’s face it: most of us eat too …

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New E-BOOK: FOOD FIX: The Most Powerful Healing Foods and How to Use Them to Overcome Disease

August 17, 2019

Whenever someone tells me that they looked up their health problem on the internet, I cringe. That’s because I know from experience that the internet is full of more junk and ridiculous claims than actual fact. Instead, I prefer to showcase the research to dispel the myths from facts. The reality is…

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A Guide to Cutting Sugar Out of Your Diet

July 18, 2016

Let’s face it: we are seriously addicted to sugar. Since the 1950s the United States Department of Agriculture (USDA), informs us that our per capita consumption of sugars like sucrose (table sugar) and high-fructose corn syrup increased 43 pounds, or 39 percent, between 1950-59 and 2000. E…

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The Food that Cuts Your Risk of Premature Death by 20 Percent

July 2, 2015

Here’s some news to go nuts about. Exciting research found that simply adding one food to your diet could drastically slash your risk of dying. According to the study published in the New England Journal of Medicine eating nuts could save your life. The researchers found that eating a handfu…

The Spice that Boosts Memory in Just One Hour

February 24, 2015

Now there’s one more reason to enjoy your favorite curry dish. Turmeric, a spice commonly found in many Indian curry dishes, has been found to improve memory and cognition in as little as one hour.

While conducting the research for my upcoming book 60 Seconds to Boost Your Brain Power