More Potassium, Less Sodium

More Potassium, Less Sodium

The standard American diet is too high in sodium and too low in potassium. A 2008 study from Harvard Medical School showed that people who ate twice as much potassium as sodium could cut their risk of cardiovascular disease by half! Our bodies only need about 500...
Top ten habits of a healthy lifestyle

Top ten habits of a healthy lifestyle

Dr. Bill’s top ten habits of a lean, healthy lifestyle: Grazing on nutritious food throughout the day. Starting the day with a brainy breakfast. (feed your brain) Making supermarket shopping a lesson in lean living. Doing 30 to 60 minutes of physical activity...

Chronic disease in adults

Did you know?  A staggering 6 in 10 adults in the United States have 1 chronic disease, and every 4 in 10 adults have 2 or more chronic diseases. A recent study by the National Healthcareer Association revealed that only 6% of Americans include the essential behaviors...

Prevent vs. Fix

Self-care is key to living a long, healthy life. Instead of being okay with “fix it” mode, we need to focus on being in “prevent it” mode. 1) Eating real foods and 2) Movement are the two most important things you can do on a regular basis to...
Health benefits of Omega-3s

Health benefits of Omega-3s

“Let food be thy medicine and medicine be thy food.” -Hippocrates Fish high in Omega-3s acts like an all-purpose medicine, or polypill.  Wild Alaskan salmon is the best source of Omega-3s, but if you do not like salmon there are other options such as tuna,...