Sleeping On Your Stomach – Pain Reduction

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The Right Pillow Can Make All The Difference Author: Julie Donnelly, LMT – The Pain Relief Expert Editor: Dr. Steve Chaney Sleeping on your stomach has several negative outcomes, which fortunately can be overcome. As your spine is twisting to enable you to turn your head, you are impinging on nerves, disks, and veins. The pressure causes a long list ...

Does Protein Supplement Timing Matter?

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How Do You Gain Muscle Mass & Lose Fat Mass? Author: Dr. Stephen Chaney   Most of what you read about protein supplements on the internet is wrong. That is because most published studies on protein supplements: Are very small Are not double blinded. Both the subjects and the investigators knew who got the protein supplement. Are done ...

Vitamin D and Cancer Risk?

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Does Vitamin D Reduce Cancer Risk? Author: Dr. Stephen Chaney   The relationship between vitamin D and cancer risk is controversial. Some studies suggest that vitamin D reduces cancer risk. In those studies, the risk reduction was strongest for colon cancer, lung cancer, and breast cancer. However, other studies have found no association between vitamin D status and ...

Protein and Heart Disease: Meat vs Plant-Based

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Does Meat Protein Increase Heart Disease Risk? Author: Dr. Stephen Chaney   Is a plant-based diet better than eating meat when it comes to protein and heart disease? There are a multitude of studies showing the long-term health benefits of plant-based diets. Among the best of these studies are the Seventh-Day Adventist Studies. That’s because the Adventist church advocates ...

The Economic Benefits of Plant-Based Diets

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Could Plant-Based Diets Cut Healthcare Costs? Author: Dr. Stephen Chaney   Could saving the healthcare system be one of the economic benefits of plant-based diets? I don’t need to tell you that our healthcare system is in crisis. Costs are out of control. The Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services (CMS) estimates that healthcare costs will account for 25% ...

Does Processed Food Cause Cancer?

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What Are Processed Foods Doing To Your Health? Author: Dr. Stephen Chaney   Does processed food cause cancer? We Americans have a love, hate relationship with processed foods. We love how they taste. We love the convenience. All our friends eat them, so it is the socially acceptable thing to do. But, we also worry about them. We know ...

Can a Holistic Approach to Diabetes Reduce Risk?

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The Role of Supplementation In Reducing Diabetes Risk Author: Dr. Stephen Chaney   Doctors usually discuss a holistic approach to diabetes with their patients.  But, that often isn’t the case for other diseases. Why do doctors recommend drugs rather than natural approaches for controlling and treating other diseases? In part, it’s because so many Americans would rather take ...

Hip Pain Causes and Treatment

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How To Find and Treat The Muscles That Cause Hip Pain Author: Julie Donnelly, LMT – The Pain Relief Expert Editor: Dr. Steve Chaney   This article will help you discover hip pain causes and treatment.  We'll first uncover hip pain causes and then we will teach you how to administer self treatment. Hip Pain Is Commonly Caused By Tight ...

Can Genetics Predict Which Diet is Best For You?

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Author: Dr. Stephen Chaney   It is so confusing. The weight loss claims for popular diets sound so convincing, but they can’t all be true. The low carb proponents give impressive metabolic arguments for why their diet works best. (Of course, you aren’t a biochemist. You have no idea whether they are speaking the truth or just trying ...

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