Step Away from the Soda! Martha H. Howard, MD, Dipl. Ac. NCCAOM Sodas are one of the main reasons for the American obesity epidemic! How did it happen? How did a drink that Mom used to let you have once or twice a week morph into something that people drink like water? Part of the [...]

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Sweet deception: Sugar lurks in unexpected places Raymond G. Hatland DDS Most parents take great care to monitor their children’s sugar intake, so when a dentist tells them their children’s teeth show signs of decay it comes as an unpleasant surprise. Tooth decay is caused by frequent exposure to foods containing carbohydrates (starches and sugars). [...]

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Sugar- why and how to cut back Dr. Martha H. Howard, MD Why do these two brilliant cancer research “rock stars” refuse to eat refined sugar and high fructose corn syrup -  now such  huge components of the American daily diet? Craig B. Thompson, M.D., President of Memorial Sloan-Kettering Cancer Center in New York He [...]

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National Diabetes Awareness Month by Sharon M Weinstein National Diabetes Awareness Month — should it be a month, or should it be each and every day? Diabetes is rampant, and unless we win the wars on obesity and education, we cannot hope to win the war on diabetes. It is our country’s greatest enemy. So, [...]

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High Fructose Corn Syrup by Dr. Helen Lee High Fructose Corn Syrup (HFCS) is a sugar substitute which is made from converting corn starch into a combination of glucose (45%) and fructose (55%). It became widely used as a sweetener because it is comparatively less expensive to make, easier to distribute and can increase the [...]

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The Impact of Dietary Sugar on Health by Dr. Richard Ezgur The amount of dietary sugar you consume is of vital importance to your overall health. Too much sugar consumption will typically cause your blood glucose levels to become elevated, which can lead to high blood pressure, high cholesterol, heart disease, diabetes, weight gain, premature [...]

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FAT: It’s an Epidemic in America by Dr. Martha Howard It’s killing our kids and killing us! 1 in 5 teenagers already have high blood fats (cholesterol and triglycerides) Americans eat an average of a whopping 240 pounds of sugar a year. in 1990 it was 165 pounds a year. And it’s true, sugars do [...]

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Step Away from the Soda! – by Martha H. Howard, MD, Dipl. Ac. NCCAOM Sweet deception: sugar lurks in unexpected places – by Raymond G. Hatland, DDS Sugar – why and how to cut back – by Dr. Martha H. Howard, MD National Diabetes Awareness Month – by Sharon M Weinstein, MS, RN, CRNI, FACW, [...]

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Recent Concerns with Nutrasweet Pose a Serious Health Risk by Dr Robert C. Scott DC, CCSP Recent studies revive concerns with the artificial sweetener nutra sweet. Published in the Journal of Dermatitis 2008, researches found a correlation in allergic reactions with persons who ingested sugar free foods, particularly diet sodas . By history, five of [...]

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Sweet on Sweets? by Kristina L. Sargent, D.C. Does your sweet tooth get the best of you? Let me guess, about 10:30 in the morning and/or sometime between 2 and 4 in the afternoon, you’re feeling tired and in need of a pick up. Sometimes you even feel shaky or light-headed at those times. You [...]

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The Truth about Sugar by Melody Hart N.D., Ph.D. We know that sugar offers quick energy, helps metabolism and provides closure for “digestive processes.” But sugars can be addictive, like a drug or alcohol, offering a false energy lift that eventually lets you down lower than when you started. Here are some educational tips about [...]

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