Fact or Myth: Is 10,000 Steps a Day a Necessity for Optimal Health?
This is a FACT.
It may sound like a lot, but taking 10,000 steps a day is a necessity for optimal health. That’s 5 miles...
Fact or Myth: Cold Therapy for Sudden Injury, Heat Therapy for Chronic Pain?
This is a FACT.
Knowing when to use cold therapy and when to use heat therapy often gets confused, so let’s briefly refresh our hot/cold...
Fact or Myth: Tea Lowers Blood Pressure?
This is a FACT.
The link between tea and blood pressure remained tenuous until just this last month, when Chinese researchers published a review of...
Fact or Myth: Do Statin Drug Effects Increase Men’s Risk of Prostate Cancer?
This is a FACT.
A recent study of nearly 400 prostate cancer patients diagnosed between 2005 and 2008 found that the use of any statin...
Fact or Myth: You Shouldn’t Exercise in the Cold
This is a MYTH.
Let’s bust the winter myth: you shouldn’t exercise in the cold.
Actually, it’s imperative to keep on track with your fitness program...
Fact or Myth: What’s More Important When It Comes to Your Immune System—Nature or...
Nature over nurture is a Myth.
The idea that our genetic blueprint predetermines our health and longevity is fatalistic and made more of myth than...
Fact or Myth: Healthy Eating Out – Is Table Service Better Than Fast Food?
This is a MYTH.
Results from a new study comparing fast food and table service meals may surprise you: The average fast food meal is...
Fact or Myth: Does a Zero Trans Fat Label Really Mean Trans Fat Free?
This is a MYTH.
Don't be deceived by the trans fat free label. A food product that claims to have ZERO grams of trans fat...
Fact or Myth: Can the Placebo Effect Work?
This is a FACT.
A placebo is a chemically inactive, harmless substance that has absolutely no physiological effect on the body…supposedly. Here’s where the mind...
Fact or Myth: Does Soy Cause Breast Cancer?
This is a MYTH.
While certain types of soy (processed and unfermented) have been linked to an increased risk of breast cancer, whole, fermented soy...