The Importance of Healthy Fats for Nutrient Absorption
By Dr. Edward Group, DC |
Since the 1960s, Americans have been obsessed with cutting all fat out of our diets. In that same time frame, rates of obesity and diabetes skyrocketed across all socioeconomic groups. How is it possible that reducing fat intake coincided with...
Best Anti-Aging Foods: A Diet to Feel and Look Young
By Dr. Edward Group, DC |
Your health is only as good as the food you eat. Following a regular diet based on nutrient-rich, organic food is one of the best things you can do to age gracefully. Supplying your body with vitamins, minerals, antioxidants, and...
Dr. Group, DC’s Ketogenic Fast for Rapid Weight Loss
By Dr. Edward Group, DC |
Maintaining a healthy body weight is one of the best ways to support your overall health. Excess body fat increases your susceptibility to serious conditions like type II diabetes, high blood pressure, stroke, heart disease, sleep apnea, fatty liver, cancer,...
Bioavailability: The Efficient Absorption of Nutrients
By Dr. Edward Group, DC |
Bioavailability is the proportion of a nutrient the human body is able to absorb and use. You might think that when you eat an apple every iota of vitamin A, every antioxidant, and every mineral it contains is used by...
How Much Do You Think About What Influences Your Diet?
By Dr. Edward Group, DC |
How do you decide what to eat? Think about what influences your decision. Nutrition, taste, health, cultural preferences and taboos, regional specialties, availability, personal preference, dietary restrictions... advertising? All of these can play a part, but for now, let’s focus...
The Truth Behind the 2015 Dietary Guidelines for Americans
By Dr. Edward Group, DC |
Every five years, the United States Department of Agriculture (USDA) releases updated dietary guidelines that are designed to shape the way Americans look at food and nutrition. The purpose of these recommendations is to promote health, prevent chronic disease, and...
The Health Benefits of a Raw Food Diet
By Dr. Edward Group, DC |
Recently, somebody forwarded me an article from USA Today titled Stripping the Diet Raw [1], which featured the many benefits of following a raw food diet. The article commented on the fact that if we look at the natural world,...
7 Berries You Should Eat Every Day
By Dr. Edward Group, DC |
Berries have been shown to be some of the healthiest foods on the planet. It seems new research is constantly being published and berries are being recognized and analyzed for their health giving properties. Extremely high in antioxidants, berries are...
Does It Matter How Late We Eat?
By Dr. Edward Group, DC |
Some may reason that it shouldn't matter how late we eat just as long as the calories we consume are within range of what our bodies need. However, eating late affects the body in a different way than eating a...
The Harmful Organism Cleansing Benefits of Black Walnut Hull
By Dr. Edward Group, DC |
Black walnut, or juglans nigra, is a tree that thrives in low, very moist and warm environments along the eastern seaboard from Florida to Texas and north up through the Dakotas to Ontario. Its wood is dark reddish-brown and has...
7 Health Benefits of Pumpkin Seeds
By Dr. Edward Group, DC |
Seeds can be a fantastic source of nutrition and pumpkin seeds are among the best. The pumpkin is a member of the squash family and it's native to North and Central America. Its seeds have been used by Native Americans...
Did a 78 Year Old Beat 'Incurable' Cancer by Changing His Diet?
By Dr. Edward Group, DC |
A few years ago, Suzanne Somers made some waves when she wrote a book entitled, Knockout, in which she profiled various doctors and practitioners who were using natural and unconventional methods to fight cancer. She also looked at a few...
