On Wednesday, January 25, 2017, I visited KUTV’s Fresh Living to talk about a few tips to help improve sleep quality. You can watch the short (4min) video here – and read about some of my favorite tips below. Have you ever had the experience of being exhausted during the day and all you can
Mushrooms Prevent Dementia?
This is an excellent article about edible and medicinal mushrooms as “brain food” to possibly mitigate neurologic diseases such as Alzheimer’s disease (which is looming in the near future as a massive public health epidemic). Can Mushrooms Help Delay or Prevent Dementia and Alzheimer’s Disease? New Rochelle, NY, January 24, 2017—Certain edible and medicinal mushrooms
Adverse life experiences associated with obesity and binge eating disorder
It’s interesting how much our life experiences and overall mental wellness impact our future choices and risk for chronic conditions… In this article, “life adverse experiences” are defined as, “all kinds of traumatic experiences occurring in childhood, adolescence and adulthood, which include emotional abuse, physical abuse, sexual abuse, sexual harassment, rape, bullying by peers, witnessing domestic
Traditional herbal medicine as modern dietary supplements…
Interesting perspective on the distinction between dietary supplements and “herbal medicine” – very much in-line with a seminar that I delivered at Hong Kong Polytechnic University a few years ago and a project that I just finished for a major pharma company. Unfortunately, the point is somewhat moot, given our current regulatory framework where herbs
Stress Cookies Ingredient Summary
Stress Cookies come in two flavors – Dark Chocolate and Crunchy Peanut Butter. Both versions share the same “salty oat” base that is slightly sweet and slightly salty (just what you want when you’re stressed). Stress Cookies look like cookies – and taste like cookies – but they’re really more like healthy energy snacks that
Melatonin Unsafe for Kids?
Last week (Jan 6, 2017) the NY Times asked the question that millions of parents have been asking for years, “Is the sleep aid melatonin safe for children and adults?” You can read part of the article pasted below or the original at the NYTimes. Here are a few things that you should know about
Success…
“Success is the sum of small efforts, repeated day in and day out.” -Robert Collier (American author, 1885-1950)
Post-Holiday Stress Solutions
Dr. Shawn Talbott: Post-Holiday Stress Solutions BY MELANIE KENNEDY WEDNESDAY, JANUARY 4TH 2017 Salt Lake City — (KUTV) Dr. Shawn Talbott visited Fresh Living with some great Post-Holiday Stress Solutions. (Watch the Video HERE) As I write this, Halloween 2016 is a fading memory, I’m finally un-full from Thanksgiving feasting, and warm Christmas memories are just starting
Dietary Stress & Gut Microbes…
Could your belly fat be caused by the “dietary stress” of disrupted gut bacteria from your Western Diet? Stress Cookies are rich in “smart carbs” such as probiotics and fiber to help healthy gut bacteria to thrive… Gut Microbes. 2017 Jan 6:1-13. doi: 10.1080/19490976.2016.1270811. [Epub ahead of print] Western diets, gut dysbiosis, and metabolic diseases: Are
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