by Dr. Orna | Apr 26, 2010 | Uncategorized
A little study out last week used the words “hypervirulent” and “infection”together and created a frenzy. The report looked at changes in a tropical fungus, Cryptococcus gattii, that is now showing up in the Pacific Northwest and has mutated into a more aggressive...
by Dr. Orna | Apr 21, 2010 | food as medicine, heart disease, Uncategorized
Want to lower your cholesterol? It’s not about the fat. Turns out sugar — added to processed foods and sweetened drinks — is a big culprit. New research in the prestigious Journal of the American Medical Association studied 6,100 people to see how sugar intake...
by Dr. Orna | Apr 21, 2010 | Uncategorized
Researchers have found a new ally in the effort to maintain memories with advancing age: Two new studies find low levels of Vitamin D are linked with impaired mental function. Oregon researchers tested 150 people, averaging 85 years old, living on their own....
by Dr. Orna | Mar 16, 2010 | allergies, chronic disease, food as medicine, healthy living in a toxic world, Uncategorized
If you’re a label reader, you may have taken comfort in the word “natural” that sometimes appears next to “flavoring.” It’s time to think twice. Some of what falls into that category is hydrolized vegetable protein, which also sounds innocuous but from some...
by Dr. Orna | Mar 15, 2010 | Uncategorized
The French Paradox considers that rich French foods don’t translate into fat French people. The Bronx Paradox considers the converse: New York’s South Bronx has one of the highest rates of both hunger and obesity in the United States. Researchers increasingly link...
