EXERCISE INCREASES MEMORY AND BRAIN FUNCTION. Would you invest 30 minutes a day to have a younger brain? Studies show you can easily reduce brain shrinkage, increase your brain’s gray matter and protect the white matter from damage. In other words, you can actually INCREASE your memory and improve brain function . And you can […]

Probiotics and immune health- some things you may not know! With it’s typical brilliance, Chinese medicine understood the connection between immune health and the digestive tract centuries ago. Now modern science confirms that from a Western perspective. Today we know that approximately 70% of our immunity is in our gut. Billions of microscopic organisms, generally known […]

British study shows satisfaction with life and happiness increases with a vegetable-rich diet. It is no news that a healthy, Mediterranean-style diet improves mental function and mood. Now that fact is confirmed by a Dartmouth University research study on 80,000 Brits. To get the benefits, seven servings per day are the optimal amount as far […]

GOT PRO HEALTH is a new organization affiliated with the NFL Players Association. Got Pro Health connects current and former professional athletes with a network of expert alternative healthcare practitioners. Got Pro Health President Ken Jenkins is a former running back for the Philadelphia Eagles, Detroit Lions and the Washington Redskins. Ken knows first hand […]

PROTECT YOURSELF FROM DEPRESSION. Do you want to lower your risk of depression (and type 2 diabetes, heart disease, cancer, dementia plus improve weight loss)? A natural way to protect yourself from depression has been around in one form or another for hundreds of years. It is a form of preventive medicine that has many other […]

The health benefits of coffee! Coffee lowers inflammation, reduces risk of stroke, Type ll diabetes, dementia, certain cancers, and more.   Read all about it here: MEDSCAPE

            Listen to the latest research on and health effects of Omega-3 fish oil on WAMU/88.5 fm. On the web: Diane Rehm Show.

This is the year to protect yourself from the WEST NILE VIRUS. Lately I find swarms of mosquitos right outside my front door. Any time spent outside results in at least a few bites. That has me thinking  about the West Nile Virus. Some West Nile statistics to consider: Although it is early in the mosquito […]

NUTS CAN HELP YOU TO LOSE WEIGHT! Due to their fat content, we often exclude nuts from our diet when trying to lose weight. However, this could be a ‘losing’ strategy. Nuts provide healthy nutrients and fats AND help us avoid the types of snacks that can really add the pounds! Here is an article […]

USE INSECT REPELLANTS TO PREVENT MOSQUITO BITES. Mosquito season is in full swing and the crowd pleasing creatures are everywhere. In addition to itchy welts, they bring us the West Nile Virus.           How is THAT for a yuck factor! These little vampires are neither sexy or mysterious. West Nile is making a […]