What are they thinking?
Dr. Steven G Chaney
Some of you may have heard about the DMAA saga. But those of you who haven’t let me give you a little history.
DMAA-containing supplements are just the latest in a long list of sports nutrition supplements that were heavily promoted as performance-enhancing supplements – but which really turned out to be either ineffective or dangerous – or both. More »
Omega-3 for a Healthy Heart
By Dr. Steven G. Chaney
Since today is Valentine’s Day, it is only appropriate that that I should focus on the heart. More »
Coconut Oil and Alzheimer’s
By Dr. Steven G. Chaney
Many of you have been asking me about the latest craze – taking coconut oil as a remedy (or even a preventative) for Alzheimer’s.
Most of the hype originates from a book written by Dr. Mary Newport about her use of coconut oil to help reduce her husband’s Alzheimer’s symptoms and subsequent news reports. More »
Misconceptions and Supplementation
By Dr. Steven G. Chaney
There are two big misconceptions people have about supplementation.
#1: Supplementation can cure disease.
I don’t know how many times I’ve been asked “I have “disease X”. What supplements should I take? – as if supplements were drugs that can be taken to cure a disease. More »
Slow and Low
By Dr. Steven G. Chaney
You have probably heard that slowly digested carbohydrates (legumes, whole grains and other high fiber foods such as raw vegetables & fruits) are better for you than foods containing primarily white flour and simple sugars. More »
Ageless Resveratrol-Part 1
Many of you may have heard about the latest resveratrol clinical study (Timmers et al., Cell Metabolism, 14: 612-622, 2011). After all, it has been widely publicized in places like The Wall Street Journal, the Huffington Post and your local newspapers. More »
Omgea-3 For All
By Dr. Steven G. Chaney
Omega-3 fatty acids from fish oil have become a nutrition sensation over the past 15 or 20 years.
If you believe what you see in the media, diets rich in omega-3 fatty acids reduce your risk of heart disease, diabetes, many types of cancer, anxiety and depression – just to name a few. But how much of this is true, and how much is just hype? More »
Landmark Study Revisited: Why It’s So Important
The Landmark study has been out for a year now and the insights that it provided are more important today than they were the day it was released. More »
Berries are Best!
The fruit wars are under way!
First it was the acai berry. Then mangosteen – then goji. And now it seems like there is a new exotic fruit marketed each month.
And the hype about these exotic fruits is truly amazing. If you listen to the supplement manufacturers you would be led to believe that each one of them has unique polyphenols that provide outstanding antioxidant properties and wondrous health benefits. More »
The Shaklee Difference-Part 2
This week I am continuing my explanation of the Shaklee Difference.
Last week I focused on Shaklee’s integrity, their commitment to only make products of proven benefit, products that will do no harm and products that are as natural as possible.
This week I will focus on three more things that truely set Shaklee apart from the competition – their quality, their clinical studies and the Landmark study. More »
