Category Archives: Live Longer Lose Weight

Fast Food by Any Other Name…

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

December 15, 2014

  • The changing face of fast food and soft drinks
  • Don’t let Ronald McDonald fool you
  • … or anyone else, either

If you’re a baby-boomer like I am, you grew up during the explosion of fast food and soft drinks. These foods and beverages are quick, convenient and relatively inexpensive. Continue reading →

Three Powerful Ways to Shut Down Aging

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

December 10, 2014

  • Stem cell research is amazing… sometimes
  • The anti-aging secret of a lifetime
  • Now let’s kick it into overdrive

Today, some amazing things are happening in the field of stem cell research. The idea, of course, is to find ways to turn stem cells into specific cell types to treat disease. Some day soon, this technology may even make it possible to clone organs for transplant. Continue reading →

Why Is Everyone So Terrified of Fat?

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

December 05, 2014

  • Why you shouldn’t be eating a low-fat diet
  • Turn on your “healthy genes” with this common oil
  • #1 way to beat today’s most common age-related diseases

What if you could protect yourself from heart attack, cut your risk of diabetes, fight off Alzheimer’s, stop feeding cancer cells and lose weight naturally – all in one fell swoop? Continue reading →

Is This Sweet Drink Making You Old?

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

November 28, 2014

  • The beverage that adds almost five years to your age…
  • These are your telomeres on sugary sodas…
  • Want to grow younger? Drink this…

The amount of soda we drink here in the U.S. is astounding. At last count, the average American was chugging down almost 45 gallons of these sugary beverages each year. I can believe it, especially when I see people who guzzle one can after another, with hardly a pause in between. Continue reading →

Don’t Grow Weak. Grow Strong.

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

October 06, 2014

  • Use it or lose it
  • Can you easily lift your child or grandchild?
  • Balance your entire body for strength and movement

Remember how much fun you had playing when you were a kid? My local park had monkey bars, a jungle gym, and all sorts of equipment that required me to use almost every muscle in my body. And at home, it was much of the same. My friends and I climbed trees, played stickball, and were constantly in motion. Continue reading →

Busting the Myth: Fat but Fit

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

September 19, 2014

  • Can you be fit and wholesome if you’re overweight?
  • The curse of modern civilization
  • … And how to beat it

Over the past few years there has been quite a bit of talk about metabolically healthy obesity. It’s basically a claim that says a person can be “fat but fit” because they haven’t developed metabolic syndrome or type 2 diabetes. Continue reading →

Secrets for the Carbohydrate Addict

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

August 15, 2014

  • The vicious cycle that’s making you tired
  • Let’s not tiptoe around carbohydrate addiction
  • Best way to fortify your energy

Awhile back I saw a new patient who had a big problem with fatigue. He told me he had a few small bursts of energy throughout the day, but they didn’t last long. And between those energy bursts, all he wanted to do was sleep or eat. He’s only in his 40s, but he told me he felt like he was in his 80s. Continue reading →