Originally published 9 Dec 2016. Last updated 12 Sept 2020. In my experience, when people hear the term “cardio” or “cardiovascular activity” or “aerobic exercise” (which basically all mean the same thing), images of the crowded, noisy, and sweaty gym environment come...
Vinegar in its various forms has been used as a “cure” for many years and for a number of different ailments. More traditionally, vinegar is used to preserve food and used to add flavor. Apple cider vinegar (also known as ACV) has also become popular more...
Originally published 11 Nov 2018. Last updated 2 March 2021. When we wind the clocks back 20 years, fat was the main villain, not sugar. Fat was blamed for everything from heart attacks to weight gain. Because of this, the 1990s became the low-fat decade. Many food...
Listen to Dr. Neal address this topic on Episode 80 of the podcast Optimal Health Daily. I have always said that one of the benefits of exercise is that it affects every cell in your body… in a good way. From head to toe, it seems that being active makes the body...
Sometimes touted as a cure-all for everything from weight loss to improving brain functioning, coconut oil is definitely one of the more popular food trends right now. I must begin by mentioning that coconut oil is different from coconut water. Coconut water is that...
When I was a health educator for a weight loss program, we would always tell our patients if they wanted to satisfy their sweet craving, diet soda and other foods with so-called alternative or artificial sweeteners were a good option. This was especially true for...
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