by vanwykchiropractic | Sep 14, 2017 | Nutrition
I must confess, I like food. I like to eat all kinds of foods. The problem is, I’m also very health conscious and the fact is that some of the foods I like to eat aren’t very healthy. But something tells me that most of you reading this feel the same way 🙂 So how do...
by vanwykchiropractic | Jan 15, 2016 | Health, Nutrition
Since people have a renewed sense of desire to improve their health at the beginning of the year, I wanted to educate you a little about heart health and cholesterol drugs. Statin drugs are the drugs of choice for cholesterol. The problem with these drugs is they pose...
by vanwykchiropractic | Oct 1, 2015 | Nutrition
If you’re like most people, you probably try to eat healthy and pay attention to some of the ingredients that are in foods. Here’s a quick checklist of 12 food additives that should either be avoided completely or eaten in moderation to maintain optimal health. These...
by vanwykchiropractic | Sep 8, 2015 | Nutrition
It amazes me at how corrupt our health care system really is. The FDA issued a warning to the Hain Celestial Group Inc. for using Stevia, an all-natural herbal sweetener, in its herbal tea. The FDA stated, “Data and information necessary to support the safe use have...
by vanwykchiropractic | Aug 2, 2015 | Nutrition
When it comes to eating fish, there’s some conflicting information. Do you eat more fish because it’s a high quality protein full of healthy omega 3 fats? Or do you eat LESS fish because of the widespread mercury pollution that is now in fish? With these...
by vanwykchiropractic | Jul 6, 2015 | Nutrition
When it comes to taking nutritional supplements, there are a lot of opinions. That being said, there’s one that seems to be universally accepted and recommended. Which one is it? Omega 3 fatty acids…better known as fish oil. Here’s some information and...