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February, 2013 | Central Illinois Natural Health Clinic

To Calcium or Not to Calcium?

Two big studies that came out recently have muddied the waters on the one nutritional supplement that even conventional medicine has rallied behind:  calcium.

We’ve all heard that supplemental calcium is good for the bones, and may even protect against colon cancer in older adults.  Seems like a logical recommendation.  But like hormone replacement therapy,

What’s Wrong with a Little Snack?

…Nothing, as long as it does not turn into a big snack.

One of the major factors that has been consistently found to influence weight gain or loss is controlling portion size.  Sometimes this is easier said than done — for example, at buffets where the available portions are seemingly endless.

Researchers at Cornell University (1) recently ran an experiment to test this in a new way.

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