by Dr. Betty Stasinos | Sep 28, 2019 | Active Health News, diet, Diet - Weight Loss, Holistic Health - Functional Medicine
Fat cells are source of estrogen, a hormone that fuels breast cancer in women after menopause. Excess weight increases the risk of recurrence of breast cancer, according to other research Anti-estrogen therapies necessary to tamp down the hormone can make a woman...
by John Panopoulos | Nov 9, 2018 | Active Health News, diet, exercise
10 Steps for Men to Help Lose that Belly. Weight loss tips for men. Give your pancreas a break – Try eating 3 – 4 meals a day. Frequent eating results in a constant secretion of insulin. Eating healthy meals with adequate protein, healthy fats and complex...
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 Dr. Betty Stasinos | Aug 2, 2018 | Active Health News, diet
Even if you are following a dietary and exercise plan, nearly everyone reaches a point where they become “stuck” at a certain weight. This usually happens after a person has lost at least 10% of their body weight. What happened? Nature happened. Your body’s survival...
