Medically reviewed by Dr. George Kosco, DO on February 5, 2021
When you think of Alzheimer’s disease, what comes to mind?
It is probably an older person experiencing a progressive loss of memory and difficulty recognizing common objects or even faces of loved ones.
For many years we have believed that Alzheimer’s is a consequence of aging with a genetic propensity toward getting it.
In other words, there was nothing you could do to avoid it.
However, there are new understandings about how the foods we eat impact the brain.
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If you are trying to follow a healthy diet, then you have likely started reading food labels. You may have noticed that many ingredient lists contain tricky names. One of the trickiest ingredients is fruit juice concentrate. It sounds healthy, but is it?
In this blog post and video, I explain what fruit juice concentrate is and how it affects your health.
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Do you have to give up honey on a low-carb diet?
Many people swear by the healing properties of honey and don’t want to give it up.
In this post, I go over the pros and cons of eating honey on a low-carb diet, so you can decide if it is the right fit for you!
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From the home cooks new-found enthusiasm for coconut oil to restaurants deep frying with “healthy” vegetable oil, there has been a lot of debate over which oils are the best cooking oils.
The fact is that some oils degrade when exposed to heat, which makes them bad choices for cooking.
In this article and video, I explain which oils to include as part of your healthy low-carb or keto lifestyle, and which ones to avoid.
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Sugar is one of the main sources of fuel for your body. For this reason, you may think this means you have to continually consume sugar to stay energized throughout the day.
However, if your goal is to lose weight, that is not a good idea.
You actually want your body to prefer burning body fat, not sugar.
In this post, I explain how to make a simple shift in your food choices to help your body prefer to burn body fat rather than sugar.
The answer may surprise you!
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