Category Archives: Live Longer Lose Weight

Foods That Sound Healthy, But Aren’t

By David Blyweiss, M.D., Advanced Natural Wellness

March 1, 2017

Even the healthiest sounding foods come with risks
How much hidden sugar are you eating every day?
To Nutella… or not to Nutella

Some foods and beverages sound so healthy that it’s difficult to stop and think twice before purchasing them.

Vitamin water is a perfect example. What could be healthier than fresh water infused with antioxidant and energizing nutrients like vitamins A, E, C and the B’s?

Well, water and vitamins may be a healthy mix. But when you add fructose or processed sugar in large quantities, it severely restricts any health benefits you’ll get. And that’s exactly what vitamin water contains… a lot of added sugar.

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#1 Prescription for Unlimited Good Health

By David Blyweiss, M.D., Advanced Natural Wellness

February 15, 2017

If I could put this in a bottle, everyone would want it
Better than any prescription on earth
My #1 prescription for unlimited good health

When a new patient walks into my office, one of the first things I do is sit down with them to review which medications they currently take.

Some are taking statins and blood pressure meds to protect their hearts. Others are taking drugs to lower blood sugar and improve insulin sensitivity. Then there are the prescriptions for pain, depression, anxiety and countless other conditions.

Well, what if I told you that I have one, single prescription that works to improve every single one of these ailments?

It’s completely free. You don’t have to pay a penny for it.

It starts working immediately. And the longer you follow the prescription, the more dramatic the effects.

It works better than any drug on the market to not only preserve your health, but improve it dramatically.

Are you interested?

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Salad Dressing or Health Remedy?

By David Blyweiss, M.D., Advanced Natural Wellness

February 10, 2017

Health benefits of apple cider vinegar are overstated
One health issue where this pungent vinegar really works
The best way to take your apple cider vinegar

In “Natural Remedies” issue of Advanced Natural Wellness, one of my recommendations was to take a tablespoon of vinegar to find out if your heartburn is caused by too much stomach acid, or too little. (If the pain disappears, it means you’re not producing enough hydrochloric acid.)

This is a great test. But as one of my readers pointed out, it comes with an unusual problem. You’re stuck with a full bottle of apple cider vinegar that you have no idea what to do with!

Now, if you do an internet search, you’ll see all sorts of crazy claims about vinegar. I’m here to let you know that most of them probably aren’t true. As far as I’m aware, there are no human studies showing it lowers cholesterol, cuts your risk of heart disease, protects against cancer or staves off arthritis. Continue reading →

My New Years Healthy-Eating Quick Test

By David Blyweiss, M.D., Advanced Natural Wellness

January 30, 2017

Does anybody REALLY know how to eat like a Mediterranean?
14 ways to find out if you’re adhering to a Mediterranean style diet
What your score means

These days the Mediterranean way of eating is a hot topic. Everybody wants to do it. However, I find that very few people actually know how to do it properly.

Sure. You might be eating more fish and plant-based foods. Perhaps you use olive oil whenever you can and snack on nuts between meals.

This is a good start. But enjoying a Mediterranean style diet isn’t only about adding these kinds of foods to your meals. It also involves limiting your intake of others.

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Are you Cooking Your Way to Poor Health?

By David Blyweiss, M.D., Advanced Natural Wellness

January 16, 2017

What are AGEs and why are they bad for you?
Cook your way to a healthier you
3 nutrients to help reverse the damage

If you enjoy eating meat every now and then, you know how hard it is to pass up a char-broiled steak, ribs that are fresh off the grill or a few slices of perfectly roasted chicken.

But before you throw your next grass-fed steak under the broiler… before you grill that next batch of ribs… there’s something you should know.

When you cook your meat at high temperatures, it causes sugar molecules to become cross-linked with proteins. The same thing happens when you caramelize foods like onions or carrots.

These cross-linked proteins are called advanced glycation end products (AGEs). Continue reading →

7 Age-Reversing Nutrients

By David Blyweiss, M.D., Advanced Natural Wellness

January 4, 2017

Don’t grow old this year, grow better
“Must-have” supplements have the power to slow down time
Two more nutrients for your healthy aging arsenal

Whenever a New Year rolls around, it feels like a perfect time to make positive changes; to be better than we were the previous year.

Well, this year, how do you like the idea of aging healthier instead of growing older?

That’s right. Let’s make 2017 the year that you decide to age backwards.

Now, we already started talking about this in the last issue of Advanced Natural Wellness. That’s where you learned about three anti-aging factors you can power up to live a longer, healthier and more youthful life.

These included protecting the length of your telomeres, powering up your mitochondria and boosting positive gene expression.

Well, in addition to certain choices you make in your life, there are also specific supplements that can have an influence one ore more of these factors. In fact, I have five “must have” supplements that I recommend to every single one of my patients. And they have a huge amount of anti-aging power behind them. Continue reading →

Read This Before Cracking Open Your Next Egg

By David Blyweiss, M.D., Advanced Natural Wellness

November 25, 2016

Which eggs are healthiest?
Clearing up the mystery behind organic, cage-free and free-range eggs
These are the kind of eggs I buy

Up until a few years ago, most folks considered eggs off-limits. If they ate them at all, they separated out the whites, and threw the most nutritious part – the yolk – into the garbage disposal.

Well, now that eggs are off the hook when it comes to cholesterol and heart disease, you may be eating one or two of them a day – yolk and all.

This is great. The yolk is the part of the egg that’s highest in choline, which is an important brain food. If you don’t have enough of it, it can affect your memory and brain volume. Continue reading →

2 Hormones That Make Weight Loss Near Impossible

By David Blyweiss, M.D., Advanced Natural Wellness

October 19, 2016

Put an end to yo-yo dieting
Have you become resistant to weight loss?
Drop pounds while eating all of the food you want

You don’t have to starve yourself to lose weight. You don’t have to count calories, worry about portion size or eat boring foods either.

Nonetheless, these are exactly the things that most folks do when they go on a diet. It’s also why so many people end up rebounding – gaining their weight back soon after they lose it.

This can turn into a vicious cycle of yo-yo dieting. And if this sounds anything like your weight loss efforts, I’m here to tell you that you CAN turn things around.

Let me explain what happens when you deprive yourself of food. Continue reading →

Are Mushrooms the New Superfood?

By David Blyweiss, M.D., Advanced Natural Wellness

October 14, 2016

Are mushrooms the new superfood?
Lowly mushroom packs a powerful punch
The incredible medicinal mushroom

If you’re like me, you enjoy the flavor and texture of mushrooms. But you may not realize that they have super-powers.

That’s right. The lowly mushroom is a superfood. In general, mushrooms have a higher protein content than many vegetables. Multiple studies on edible mushrooms have revealed some incredible biological activities including antitumor and anticarcinogenic effects.

Also mushrooms contain a number of secondary metabolites, including various phenolic compounds, which have been shown to act as excellent antioxidants and now a recently discovered one that I’m very excited about. Continue reading →

How to Kick Your Addiction to Salt, Sugar and Fat

By David Blyweiss, M.D., Advanced Natural Wellness

October 5, 2016

Cracking the code on food cravings
How big food manufacturers get you “hooked”
My top tips to curb unhealthy food cravings

Got a hankering for something salty or fatty? Yearning for something sugary?

It’s easy enough to grab a bag of chips, a slice of pizza, soda or candy bar to satisfy whatever desire you have.

And to tell the truth, an occasional treat is no cause for concern. Almost everyone has food cravings now and then.

But what happens if you find yourself craving one or more of these types of food on a daily basis? Continue reading →