why the today trial failed

The headlines today will be that lifestyle does not dramatically enhance diabetes control in today's adolescents. It means, more medications and a quick jump to insulin for America's teens. Which means a life sentence of fatigue, weight gain, side effects and a general lack of realizing they have the potential to beat this disease themselves.

The reason why lifestyle change didn't move the needle? We are still promoting processed wheat, sugar and preservatives as the base of the food pyramid.

Until we get out of the calorie and fat gram counting mindset and into eating real, whole foods, this gets worse. And with our teens giving themselves insulin three times a day and taking meds that are known to compromise cardiovascular function, it gets a lot worse.

the salt shaker

Sodium exists naturally in whole foods.  So how do we know if we are getting too much?  Should we be concerned about the sodium content in healthy foods like vegetables?  In this video, I chat with a caller about this issue of sodium and if it's something we should be worried about.  

relief for neck pain

A new study shows that for acute neck pain, physical therapy, home exercise and chiropractic care work better than medical management.  

when exercise hurts you