Source: Good Carbs vs. Bad Carbs by Dr. Edward Group Following a healthy diet is one of the most effective measures you can take to support your health and well-being, and the carbohydrates you eat can make or break you. The right ones will provide slow, steady-release energy along with important nutrients; the wrong carbs, such … Continue reading Good Carbs vs. Bad Carbs
How a 3-Day Fast Resets Your Immune System
Source: How a 3-Day Fast Resets Your Immune System by Dr. Edward Group The benefits of fasting are many and various. Fasting supports good health by promoting a healthy body weight, encouraging normal cognitive function, and even facilitating detoxification. Now, research has also shown that fasting may help reset the immune system. How Does Fasting Reset the Immune … Continue reading How a 3-Day Fast Resets Your Immune System
The Importance of Healthy Fats for Nutrient Absorption
Source: The Importance of Healthy Fats for Nutrient Absorption by Dr. Edward Group Since the 1960s, Americans have been obsessed with cutting all fat out of our diets. In that same time frame, rates of obesity and diabetes skyrocketed across all socioeconomic groups. How is it possible that reducing fat intake coincided with a 300% rise … Continue reading The Importance of Healthy Fats for Nutrient Absorption
Everything You Need to Know About Ketosis
Source: Everything You Need to Know About Ketosis by Dr. Edward Group Ketosis is a metabolic state in which your body uses fat, rather than sugar, for energy. Your body shifts into ketosis when your blood sugar is low, and the glycogen in your muscles has been depleted. Typically, this happens when you eat a low carb … Continue reading Everything You Need to Know About Ketosis
Gardening at Home Linked to Increased Veggie Consumption
Source: Gardening at Home Linked to Increased Veggie Consumption by Dr. Edward Group Recent scientific research confirms that gardening may be linked to higher rates of vegetable eating in older populations of adults. According to a recent report from Texas A&M University and Texas State University, older populations of adults who garden are more likely to eat vegetables … Continue reading Gardening at Home Linked to Increased Veggie Consumption
Incredibly Nutritious Fruit – Durian
“The King of Fruits”, the nickname for durian fruit, is not a coincidence. Durian fruit is incredibly nutritious in comparison with most other fruits. Growing in tropical parts of the world, this fruit can mainly be found in Indonesia, Thailand and Malaysia. Taste It has a rather distinguished flavor like no other tropical fruits we … Continue reading Incredibly Nutritious Fruit – Durian
Study: Vegetarians Are 45% Less Likely to Develop Cancer
Source: Study: Vegetarians Are 45% Less Likely to Develop Cancer by Dr. Edward Group A study conducted in part by scientists at Oxford University’s Cancer Epidemiology Unit [1] indicates that vegetarians develop some cancers, including bladder and stomach cancers and leukemia, up to 45% less than persons who eat red meat [2], that’s nearly half the risk! The study … Continue reading Study: Vegetarians Are 45% Less Likely to Develop Cancer
Is the UK Conducting Secret Crop Trials Using Genetically Modified Foods?
I have been thoroughly impressed with Europe’s intentions to place strict regulations on genetically modified foods, including outlawing genetically modified produce in general. Sadly, an article I recently read from the London Independent lead me to research the upsurge in secret GM crop trials in Europe & U.S. [1] This article stated that the government of the U.K. … Continue reading Is the UK Conducting Secret Crop Trials Using Genetically Modified Foods?
Does It Matter How Late We Eat?
Source: Does It Matter How Late We Eat? by Dr. Edward Group Some may reason that it shouldn’t matter how late we eat just as long as the calories we consume are within range of what our bodies need. However, eating late affects the body in a different way than eating a larger meal at mid-day. … Continue reading Does It Matter How Late We Eat?
How to Fast Safely: Considerations Before Starting a Fast
Source: How to Fast Safely: Considerations Before Starting a Fast by Dr. Edward Group If you haven’t done the research, you might find yourself wondering if fasting is safe. You may have heard from people who’ve never even tried it that it’s crazy, dangerous, or just pointless. And yet, for thousands of years, many cultures have … Continue reading How to Fast Safely: Considerations Before Starting a Fast
Dr. Eddy Bettermann MD 