News — obesity

Camilla Carboni and Melissa Van Dover were my guests recently on the Health First Show talking about their book Paleo Cleanse. In it they talk about the need for people to get back to the foods of our ancestors and reject the highly processed foods that are in our everyday diet.   Doing this and embarking on a Paleo Diet will increase our energy, stamina, boost our immune system, and help with allergies and skin disorders. The Paleo Diet involves eating meats, eggs and lots of fresh vegetables and fruits just like the cave men. Yes i did ask about why...

If you think your child antibiotics before the age of 2 is a good thing you might want to think again. Recently Dr Charles Bailey and staff  looked at the  records of nearly 65,000 children who tracked at clinics from 2001 through 2013. The researchers followed the children from birth to age 5. They tracked the height and weight of the children, and classified them as normal weight, overweight or obese. Children who had four or more exposures to antibiotics were 11 percent more likely to be obese than those who did not. The researchers also looked at whether the...