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, 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 | Apr 15, 2010 | Blog, Exercise, Nutrition, Obesity, Type-2 Diabetes
Over the last 20 years, there has been a frightening increase in the number of Americans that are obese or overweight. Data from the National Health and Nutrition Examination Survey (NHANES), has tracked the rise in obese and overweight adults since 1999. Using...
by drebanks | Apr 11, 2010 | Blog, Exercise, Heart Disease, Men's Health, Obesity, Preventive Wellness, Type-2 Diabetes, Women's Health, Youthful Aging
Starting an exercise program is a necessary part of a healthy lifestyle change. Granted, this is no major revelation. Burning more calories than you eat is a fairly obvious recipe for weight loss. The question then becomes: How should you exercise for maximal fat...
by drebanks | Apr 8, 2010 | Blog, Nutrition, Obesity, Preventive Wellness, Youthful Aging
When New Year’s Day rolled around, many people resolved to lose weight in 2010. How many of them are on track to be successful? Every year, the majority of people making weight loss resolutions fail to achieve them. The result of these failures is highlighted in a...