Tag Archives: heart disease

Nutrition and Heart Health: The Real Nutritional Villain

Posted on August 24, 2020 by amusico

Conventional wisdom says that red meat and saturated fat are the primary drivers of heart disease. So in order to avoid that, many people have chosen to eat chicken which is thought to be more lean. Problem is that the … Continue reading →

Posted in Digestive Health, Heart Health, Nutrition, Overall Health and Wholeness, Weight loss | Tagged grains, health, heart disease, obesity, omega 6, overweight, polyunsaturated fats, processed foods, saturated fats, vegetable oils | 4 Comments

Diabetes: Are You Deficient in This Mineral

Posted on February 17, 2020 by amusico

When you think about a mineral that is critical for managing glucose levels you may immediately think of chromium. It is used by our bodies for carbohydrate, fat, and protein metabolism, and is essential for maintaining normal blood sugar. However, … Continue reading →

Posted in Diabetes, Heart Health, Nutrition, Overall Health and Wholeness | Tagged diabetes, glucose control, health, heart disease, magnesium, nutrition | 4 Comments

Exercise: An Undervalued Key to Health

Posted on August 12, 2019 by amusico

I talk about nutrition a lot because it is the foundation of true health. Poor nutrition is an overlooked cause of many chronic diseases like diabetes, cancer and heart disease. You can’t out-train a bad diet. So do not think … Continue reading →

Posted in Diabetes, Fitness, Heart Health, Intentional Exertion/Exercise, Overall Health and Wholeness, Weight loss | Tagged activity, aerobic, body weight exercise, diabetes, exercise, health, heart disease, HIIT, lunges, movement, squats, strength training | 4 Comments

Healthy Children: Most Crucial Issue

Posted on December 18, 2017 by amusico

If you guessed the most crucial issue is obesity you would be correct. It is an alarming problem and one that seems only to be getting worse. As a grandmother now, this breaks my heart. Here are a few startling statistics: … Continue reading →

Posted in Children's Health, Fitness, Nutrition, Overall Health and Wholeness, Weight loss | Tagged asthma, bullying, children, diabetes, epidemic, GERD, health, heart disease, nutrition, obesity, overweight, weight loss | 2 Comments

Nutrition: What the Health Documentary

Posted on September 11, 2017 by amusico

I have worked with people who have varied types of diets. While I don’t particularly like labels, I am what I consider a “qualitarian” – someone who eats animal products within a plant based diet, my overriding concern is food … Continue reading →

Posted in Diabetes, Heart Health, Nutrition, Overall Health and Wholeness, Weight loss | Tagged animal products, carbs, diabetes, health, heart disease, inflammation, nutrition, quality, sugar, veganism, weight gain, What the Health | 6 Comments

Nutrition: Read This if You Still Drink Coke

Posted on June 12, 2017 by amusico

Sodas like Coke are definitely not healthy. They’re loaded with high fructose corn syrup which is an especially strong driver of obesity, heart disease and diabetes. It is an especially dangerous sweetener because unlike glucose and other forms of sugar, … Continue reading →

Posted in Children's Health, Diabetes, Nutrition, Overall Health and Wholeness, Weight loss | Tagged bone health, Coke, diabetes, heart disease, high fructose corn syrup, obesity, osteoporosis, phosphoric acid, soda | 4 Comments

Healthy Heart: Do You Really Need an Aspirin a Day?

Posted on January 19, 2015 by amusico

Many doctors prescribe an aspirin a day to prevent heart attack and stroke. But the hazards may not be worth the benefits. The thinking behind a daily aspirin is to thin the blood. There are other, safer, more natural ways … Continue reading →

Posted in Heart Health, Supplements | Tagged aspirin, blood thinner, garlic, heart disease, macular degeneration, nattinokinase, Omega-3 oils, pycnogenol, stroke, ulcers | 4 Comments

Healthy Living: 3 Additional Benefits of Daily Rebooting

Posted on October 27, 2014 by amusico

One of the 3D living keys is “rest and rebooting.” That, of course includes adequate, restful sleep but what is often overlooked is what I refer to as rebooting. Basically it is disconnecting from your daily routine, even for just … Continue reading →

Posted in Cancer, Diabetes, Emotional Health, Heart Health, Overall Health and Wholeness, Spiritual Health, Weight loss | Tagged dementia, health, heart disease, peace, prayer, rebooting, relaxation, stress, weight loss | 6 Comments

What’s Bad is Now Good

Posted on April 29, 2013 by amusico

Doesn’t it seem like every day something we thought was good for us is found to be bad? You know what I mean – one day coffee is bad for you – no, wait – today it reduces your risk … Continue reading →

Posted in Children's Health, Diabetes, Nutrition, Overall Health and Wholeness, Weight loss | Tagged cereal, cholesterol, dairy, eggs, green-fed green-finished, health, heart disease, inflammation, meat, nutrition | 4 Comments

Old Before Their Time

Posted on April 22, 2013 by amusico

You know how people say that 50 is the new “40” because people look younger than their years? We here’s a scary twist on that. This Natural News article says 30 is the new 45 because people today are being … Continue reading →

Posted in Cancer, Children's Health, Diabetes, Fitness, Heart Health, Intentional Exertion/Exercise, Nutrition, Overall Health and Wholeness, Weight loss | Tagged age, cancer, children's health, chronic illness, diabetes, diet, disease, drugs, exercise, heart disease, nutrition, obesity | 4 Comments