You can consume ecogenetic foods to help prevent or improve obesity and prediabetes. However, the key is not to avoid carbohydrates. Instead, you need to eat a balanced diet that is proportioned (follow the rule of one-thirds) and includes the right kind of macronutrients. My upcoming book, The Gene Therapy Plan, stresses my rule of one-thirds: 1/3 of [...]
Foods That Help and 2 Foods to Avoid One’s weight is sometimes an obsession in our celebrity-driven culture where thin is the stuff of magazine covers and movies. Conversely, too much weight is becoming a health nightmare, and because of all the processed foods, chemicals, and unhealthy fats, salt, and sugars in our diets, health [...]
If you think you know what you should be eating or what diseases are the worst of the lot, then check out my list of Genechanger food do's and don'ts, as well as health tips. Best food you probably think is bad but isn't: butter Worst food you probably think is good but isn't: corn Best [...]
Practical Tips from The Gene Therapy Plan The Gene Therapy Plan: Taking Control of Your Genetic Destiny With Diet and Lifestyle has taken the #1 spot in Amazon's Genetic Health category—over a month before its April release! Pre-order today to be sure that you receive your copy of the first printing of this revolutionary new [...]
As with many of the processes that are linked to disease, inflammation is (when functioning normally) a vital and necessary part of the body’s health-regulating responses. The redness and pain that follow an acute injury, such as hitting yourself on the finger with a hammer, are normal effects of the immune system. Blood rushes to [...]
Let's face it: Nobody wants to have a beer belly or a "muffin top" (where your stomach fat sags over your waistline and looks like the top of a muffin). All that jiggling in the midsection can make it harder to move around, as well as look and feel your best (especially if you're planning [...]
Gluten is a protein found in wheat, rye and barley that helps make foods elastic and chewy. Over the past few years, you've likely heard a lot of people talk about going "gluten-free." In fact, Mintel, a market research company, estimates that there will be more than $15 billion in sales of gluten-free products in [...]
With the holiday season in full swing, it’s a time marked by family gatherings, office parties, and, yes, food. And these end-of-the-year holiday meals are a smorgasbord of scrumptious, irresistible comfort foods—roasted turkey, glazed ham, cornbread stuffing, sweet potatoes, and apple, pumpkin, and pecan pies. Unfortunately, many people overeat and end up making a New [...]
Perhaps you work a night shift, travel nationally or internationally for work or hop on a plane a few times a year to visit relatives in other time zones. Have you ever stopped to think about how those trips might be affecting your body? Experiencing jet lag might not seem like a big deal, but [...]
When your teen maintains a healthy weight in high school and college, it won't just help him in the short-term—a new study finds that it may also help him in the long-term. A team of scientists led by Elizabeth Kantor, a postdoctoral research fellow in the department of epidemiology at the Harvard School of Public [...]