The Harmful Effects of High Protein Diets

Keith Markel So your friend tells you she’s starving and has a case of hunger pains. After your workout, you both head to lunch. She orders a cheeseburger deluxe platter, no bun, extra cheese, no fries. She explains the carbs are totally bad for her and that she’s on a high-protein diet. Whether it’s the Atkins Diet, [...]

5 Foods That Can Trigger a Stroke

By Melanie Haiken, Caring.com Few things feel more terrifying and random than a stroke, which can strike without warning. And fear of stroke – when a blood vessel in or leading to the brain bursts or is blocked by a blood clot, starving brain cells of oxygen and nutrients — is well founded. After all, stroke is the number-three killer [...]

Health Tip of The Week

Natural Health Tips to Reduce Pain from Inflammation Inflammation is part of the body’s natural healing process, even though sometimes it may be painful. Consider this: When you cut yourself, the area around the cut gets red, warm, and swollen. This is your body’s natural response, enabling immune cells and other blood cells to travel [...]