by Dr. Betty Stasinos | Oct 11, 2018 | Active Health News, diet
In this section, we’ll look at the different kinds of fat, which ones we should be eating, and where to get them from. The good, the bad, and the indifferent Fats are made of chains of carbon, hydrogen, and oxygen atoms. They can be “saturated” or “unsaturated”...
by Dr. Betty Stasinos | Oct 10, 2018 | Active Health News, diet
Like fats and carbs, a lot of conflicting information is floating around about protein. Both high-protein and low-protein diets are recommended for weight loss, and vegetarians especially get different answers to the same question depending on who they ask. We...
by John Panopoulos | Oct 10, 2018 | Active Health News, Acupuncture, diet
For years, fats have been demonized. Fats have been blamed for everything from high cholesterol to the obesity epidemic, and the information we’ve gotten over the years has been confusing. In this two part series, we’re going to look at fats—the good and the bad, why...
by John Panopoulos | Oct 6, 2018 | Active Health News, Chiropractic, functional-medicine
Back pain is one of the most common complaints of the modern world. Most of us will experience it at one point or another, and some live with it on a day-to-day basis. There are many possible causes of back pain, from injuries to poor posture, and sleep posture in...
by John Panopoulos | Oct 1, 2018 | Active Health News, Acupuncture, Chiropractic, pain-relief
More than 20 million people suffer from osteoarthritis in the United States alone. Osteoarthritis is the most common form of arthritis, and is a “wear-and-tear” type problem caused by the breakdown of cartilage cushioning the joint. It is usually associated with...
by John Panopoulos | Sep 30, 2018 | Active Health News, diet
Insulin resistance is a condition that occurs as a result of excess sugar and carbohydrates in the diet. When we eat foods containing sugar or starch such as candy, bread, pasta etc our pancreas releases insulin into the blood in order to allow our cells to absorb...
