How Sugar Suppresses the Immune System – Everything You Need to Know

The pandemic has put immunity at the forefront of everyone’s minds. Now more than ever, immune-boosting habits like regular exercise, quality sleep, and stress relief are crucial. Yet, even if you’re working out and taking vitamins every day, one food could be sabotaging your immune system. Yep, you guessed it – SUGAR. We’ve all heard the phrase ‘sugar and spice and everything nice.’ Well, what sugar does to your immune system is anything but nice. This article will spell out...

Advice on Saturated Fats Has No Scientific Basis

I read reams of newly published scientific and medical studies published in peer-reviewed journals every month. It seems that barely a week goes by where I don’t read an article or blog where some physician or registered dietician talks about the dangers and health risks of consuming saturated fats. If the most recent research disproving this is brand spanking new, then I can understand how authors may not have “caught up” yet but when its years old…there’s no explanation other...

Are Sweet and Fatty Foods Just As Addictive As Drugs Like Cocaine?

An article written by reporters at Bloomberg.net discusses the data studying just how addictive certain foods can be to our brains. They state that “Cupcakes may be addictive, just like cocaine.” The article goes on to say that “The data is so overwhelming the field has to accept it” said Nora Volkow, director of the National Institute on Drug Abuse. “We are finding tremendous overlap between drugs in the brain and food in the brain.” MODERN PROCESSED FOODS MAY BE...