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You feel like you eat a relatively healthy diet. You have some high-fiber cereal for breakfast, a sandwich made with whole wheat bread for lunch, and a homemade pasta dish or at least some more bread with supper. In fact, wheat has been such a staple of the American diet for so long that it would be difficult for most of us to even consider the possibility that it may not be so good for us, at least in the … Read More

Most of us are aware of the constant barrage of toxins and other challenges endured by our immune systems every day. The sources of these challenges are several and the majority of them are man-made. From the pollutants in our waters and air, to the additives and preservatives in our food, to the various prescription drugs we take, to the mental and physical stresses we inflict upon ourselves, we have presented our bodies with the ultimate task of identifying and … Read More

          What are you kidding me? My cholesterol could be too low? While we frequently hear from our doctors and the media about how dangerous it is to have elevated cholesterol, low cholesterol carries its own list of health risks, such as stroke and depression.           Before we get into the details of this too often overlooked health risk, let’s first acknowledge what we here at In Good Health have been saying for years: “cholesterol is essential to our good … Read More

Not long ago, depression was considered to be strictly a psychological problem that was either self-treated or, in extreme cases, treated with psychiatric therapy. Today, the medical world recognizes  depression as a very common and  very serious clinical condition. In fact, over 20 million Americans suffer from it and this number has tripled over the past ten years. These days, it is not uncommon for teenagers and even younger children to be diagnosed with clinical depression. Furthermore, depression has been linked to high blood pressure, stroke, heart disease, diabetes, obesity, and even cancer. The fact that depression is now characterized as an epidemic and that many people feel bad on a daily basis is, well, depressing.

        Making a healthy lifestyle change can be quite challenging, even if you have attempted to undertake such a change before. Many of us mortal humans have tried and failed on countless occasions to make these seemingly simple adjustments in our daily or weekly routines. The problem is that most of us have no idea what we are getting into when we make these commitments to ourselves. After all, how difficult could it be to set aside an extra thirty … Read More