by drebanks | Aug 22, 2010 | Blog, Heart Disease, Nutrition, Obesity, Preventive Wellness, Youthful Aging
At a time when Americans are getting fatter and struggle to find a strategy to combat the obesity epidemic, the rift between proponents of low fat vs low carb eating remains intact. Both philosophies have fans and detractors, but the mixed messages in the media...
by drebanks | Aug 15, 2010 | Blog, healthy aging, Heart Disease, Nutrition, Preventive Wellness, Youthful Aging
Cholesterol had become the indisputable villain for heart disease over the last several decades. After all, it seemed intuitive that cholesterol was the cause of heart disease, since cholesterol made up a large portion of the vascular plaque that characterized...
by drebanks | Aug 15, 2010 | Blog, healthy aging, Heart Disease, Nutrition, Obesity, Preventive Wellness, Type-2 Diabetes, Youthful Aging
One of the most shocking surprises to emerge from the Human Genome Project in 2003 is the discovery that we are the proud owners of a paltry 30,000 genes — barely twice the number of a fruit fly. After a decade of hype surrounding the project that gave us the...
by drebanks | Jul 26, 2010 | Blog, Cancer, Exercise, Longevity, Obesity, Preventive Wellness, stress, Youthful Aging
Incredible scientific discoveries that will change the way we look at aging and disease have been unfolding during the early 21st century. The secrets for healthy, youthful aging, while clearly influenced by our behavior, appear to be rooted in mechanisms at the...
by drebanks | Jul 24, 2010 | Blog, Preventive Wellness, stress, Youthful Aging
It’s 4:30 on Friday afternoon. You are thinking about your plans for the upcoming long weekend when you get an email from your boss. They need to see you right away about something, but they don’t say what. What do they want to see you about this late in...
by drebanks | Jul 21, 2010 | Bioidentical hormones, Blog, Executives' Health, Heart Disease, Men's Health, Obesity, Youthful Aging
In 1980, an 18-year veteran police detective in Ontario with a previously spotless record stole approximately $1000.00 worth of items from the evidence room of his department. He persuaded the judge in his case to spare him a prison sentence, claiming that “male...