Tag Archives: obesity

Surprising Connection Between Obesity and Vitamin D

Posted on February 22, 2021 by amusico

Vitamin D3 has been in the news a lot over the last year as it is one of the best ways to protect yourself against COVID-19. It is an important nutrient for so many reasons including strong bones, immune function … Continue reading →

Posted in Brain health, Cancer, Diabetes, Heart Health, Nutrition, Overall Health and Wholeness, Weight loss | Tagged blood sugar, body mass index, cancer, obesity, Today is Still the Day book, vitamin D3, weight loss | 10 Comments

Immunity: Mild Obesity and COVID

Posted on September 14, 2020 by amusico

I did a newsletter at the beginning of this whole COVID outbreak (which seems like a lifetime ago by the way) and explained how obesity is a serious risk factor in this virus. Most of that research classified “severe obesity” … Continue reading →

Posted in Diabetes, Fitness, Heart Health, Nutrition, Overall Health and Wholeness, Weight loss | Tagged BMI, COVID19, immune function, mild obesity, obesity, overweight, Today is Still the Day, weight loss | 8 Comments

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

Weight Loss: Is There a Best Exercise

Posted on September 23, 2019 by amusico

Last week I talked about whether there’s a best time to exercise. This week I want to ask if there are certain types of exercise that are better for weight loss than others. Personally, I believe the bottom line is … Continue reading →

Posted in Diabetes, Fitness, Heart Health, Nutrition, Overall Health and Wholeness, Weight loss | Tagged benefits, blood pressure, BMI, brain health, exercise, fitness, inflammation, insulin sensitivity, jogging, metabolic problems, obesity, power walking, swimming, Today is Still the Day, walking | 6 Comments

Weight Loss: It’s Not Too Late, So Get Started

Posted on September 9, 2019 by amusico

Higher blood pressure Increased risk of stroke Heart disease Diabetes Cancer Fatty Liver disease Kidney disease Depression Osteoarthritis Gall bladder disease These are all known health risks associated with being overweight or obese. I’m sure I don’t really need to … Continue reading →

Posted in Brain health, Fitness, Nutrition, Overall Health and Wholeness, Weight loss | Tagged BMI, brain aging, brain health, cognitive problems, obesity, overweight, Today is Still the Day | 5 Comments

Nutrition: More Reasons to Avoid Sucralose

Posted on December 3, 2018 by amusico

According to all the commercials and advertisements for sucralose (Splenda), which is not only an artificial sweetener you can buy to put in your beverages and use in baking, but one that is now an ingredient in many “diet” foods, … Continue reading →

Posted in Brain health, Diabetes, Digestive Health, Nutrition, Overall Health and Wholeness, Weight loss | Tagged brain health, fat cels, good bacteria, immune health, microbiome, obesity, Splenda, sucralose | 9 Comments

Nutrition: Worse Than Processed Foods?

Posted on May 14, 2018 by amusico

I won’t beat a dead horse. I am sure if you read this blog very often, you are aware that I barely consider packaged, processed foods to be foods at all. They are food-like products at best. If you ever … Continue reading →

Posted in Diabetes, Heart Health, Overall Health and Wholeness, Weight loss | Tagged cancer, health, nutrition, obesity, ultra-processed foods | 6 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: 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 Children: 9 Reasons to Skip the Halloween Candy

Posted on October 31, 2016 by amusico

You are no doubt familiar with the Grinch who stole Christmas. Well I’m sure most people consider me a Halloween Grinch. I don’t consider Halloween a “holiday” for many reasons. Dressing up as devils, witches, ghouls and zombies isn’t my … Continue reading →

Posted in Children's Health, Diabetes, Nutrition, Overall Health and Wholeness, Supplements | Tagged candy, children's health, diabetes, Halloween, nutrition, obesity, osteoporosis, tooth decay | 2 Comments