by Dr. Clark Hansen, NMD | Mar 18, 2010 | Fitness and Health, Women's Health
If you want to enjoy a longer life, eat a Mediterranean diet: lots of vegetables, legumes, fruits, and cereals, along with plenty of fish. Keep your intake of saturated fats low but your consumption of olive oil high. Avoid dairy products and meat. The American...
by Dr. Clark Hansen, NMD | Mar 13, 2010 | Fitness and Health, Health Condition
Growing research suggests that DHA (docosahexaenoic acid), the principal omega-3 fatty acid in brain gray matter, positively regulates brain metabolic function and cognitive development. In a new study in healthy young boys, scientists from the University of...
by Dr. Clark Hansen, NMD | Mar 6, 2010 | Fitness and Health, Health Research, Women's Health
Exposure to certain types of pesticides could up the risk of thyroid disease in women, according to a new study of thousands of women married to licensed pesticide applicators. Problems with the thyroid gland are more common among women than men, Dr. Whitney S....
by Dr. Clark Hansen, NMD | Mar 6, 2010 | Fitness and Health, Health Condition
Higher levels of optimism have been related to better subjective well-being in times of adversity or difficulty. Now University of Kentucky psychologist Suzanne Segerstrom who has been studying this subject for years, provides evidence that an optimistic attitude and...
by Dr. Clark Hansen, NMD | Feb 24, 2010 | Fitness and Health
Naturopathic Medicine is the medical science of nature. It is a system of natural healing that sees the body as a whole and each person as an individual. Naturopathy integrates the latest discoveries in biochemistry, physiology and diagnostic advancements with the...
by Dr. Clark Hansen, NMD | Nov 25, 2009 | Fitness and Health, Health Condition, Hormones, Medical Tests, Women's Health
On November 17, 2009, the U.S. Preventive Services Task Force panel of 14 doctors and scientists recommended that women in their 40s should stop getting routine annual mammograms; women over 50 should cut back to one mammogram every other year and women over age 74...
