by drebanks | Jan 22, 2012 | Blog, Dementia, Exercise, healthy aging, Men's Health, Nutrition, Obesity, Women's Health
It isn’t breaking news that the majority of the US population is overweight or obese. The situation has been spiraling out of control for decades. Prospects for impacting this trend have been so bleak that new data indicating that US obesity rates have stabilized...
by drebanks | Oct 23, 2011 | Blog, Dementia, healthy aging, Longevity, Nutrition, Obesity, Preventive Wellness, Youthful Aging
As an unprecedented number of Americans approach middle and old age, there is growing public concern about the loss of mental acuity that often is attributed to aging. Medical advances have dramatically increased the likelihood of surviving into the period of life...
by drebanks | Apr 1, 2011 | Blog, Cancer, Exercise, healthy aging, Longevity, Nutrition, Obesity, Preventive Wellness, Youthful Aging
So what does that say about most Americans? An increasingly large segment of the US population is overweight or obese, and nearly as many admit to being couch potatoes. Convincing evidence shows that weight gain and obesity increases the risk of several different...
by drebanks | Dec 23, 2010 | Blog, healthy aging, Heart Disease, Nutrition, Obesity, Preventive Wellness, Type-2 Diabetes
We are all aware of the current obesity trend in this country and across the globe. Avoiding fat in our diet has been the conventional mantra now for the last 4 or 5 decades. But what has this low-fat obsession gotten us? Well, Americans are now fatter than ever. ...
by drebanks | Nov 14, 2010 | Blog, Exercise, Nutrition, Preventive Wellness, Vitamin D
Despite all of the tremendous medical advances of the last century, strategies to fight the viruses that cause seasonal flu and the common cold remain largely unchanged. There are no cures for either which makes prevention all the more important. Last year, we...