by Cliff Smith

More studies today are revealing that raw foods are better for you than cooked.  However, it is extremely difficult for even the most conscious health food consumer to get the right nutrients each day from an all-raw diet.

First, it is important to understand why raw foods are best for your health.  Most obviously, in addition to the formation of toxic byproducts, cooking food depletes valuable nutrients.  For example, raw milk is more beneficial in its raw state than after pasteurization.  With raw milk, the body is able to easily absorb the calcium, but after it is pasteurized, the enzymes that aid in absorption are destroyed.  Then, the excess calcium that is not absorbed ends up in joints, ......

by Cliff Smith

Fad products and diets come and go. Low carb, gluten free, high protein, cabbage soup, the list goes on and on. The truth is, if a person really wants to lose weight, he/she has to make a commitment to change some lifestyle habits. You can't take supplements, sit on the couch eating ice cream, and expect to lose weight.

Weight loss is sort of tricky because there are several variables that can have an effect on weight:

• Overeating (just too much food, too often).
• Not enough exercise (if you don't move you don't lose).
• Hormones (for both men and women, fluctuations in hormonal levels keep weight on).
• Body type and genetics-small frame, big frame etc.
• Age (it slows us down so we burn fewer calories ......
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by Cliff Smith Diet soft drinks contribute to diabetes, heart disease, metabolic syndrome, obesity and other health problems that can lead to serious illness, and ultimately, an early death.  These health challenges are revealed in a new study by researchers at Purdue University examining 40 years of effects from artificial sweeteners and diet sodas. This study follows a 2012 report that found drinking a diet soft drink every day can lead to strokes and heart disease.  Also, a 2010 study linked diet soda with a risk of preterm delivery for pregnant women. A report in General Dentistry found that continual consumption of diet soft drinks can destroy teeth as much as crystal meth. Susie Swithers is a .........

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by Cliff Smith You've probably heard this before, “Those cookies are addictive”.  A new study suggests that foods loaded with bad carbohydrates, like processed sugar, really are addictive.  Researchers found that foods high in sugar can produce the same responses in the brain as addictive drugs like heroin and cocaine. Dr. Mark Hyman, appearing on CBS This Morning, says that sugary foods like cupcakes, cookies, pies and candy trigger reward centers in the brain.  In the way that certain drugs light up the addiction points in the brain, sugar does the exact same thing.  A new groundbreaking Harvard study showed exactly how sugar lights up the addiction center of the ...... ...