Archive for February, 2011

  • Obesity Today

    Obesity Today

    Let’s Move (Our Thinking) on Childhood Obesity Wednesday was the one year anniversary of First Lady Michelle Obama’s “Let’s Move!” initiative to blunt the epidemic of obesity in children. It marks an important fight against a wave of future chronic disease that threatens our national […]

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  • Online Counseling or Face to Face Therapy

    Online Counseling or Face to Face Therapy

    Some people make appointments to see their therapist in person, others choose online counseling. As a counselor and therapist who offers both, my experience is that neither is better or worse than the other, they are just different. Each approach to therapy has its own […]

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  • Our Guide For Bee Pollen Dosage

    Our Guide For Bee Pollen Dosage

    Just because bee pollen is nutritious doesn’t mean that we can take as much pollens as we like. What people don’t know is that there is also a right dosage for taking bee pollen, because it is important for people to know the bee pollen […]

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  • Nutrition and Healthy Food News

    Nutrition and Healthy Food News

    Dietary Guidelines try not to offend food industry Nutrition and public policy expert Marion Nestle answers readers’ questions in this monthly column written exclusively for The Chronicle. E-mail your questions to food@sfchronicle.com, with “Marion Nestle” in the subject line. Q: What do you think of […]

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  • Is There a Medication That Can Cure Diabetes?

    Is There a Medication That Can Cure Diabetes?

    Researchers have announced that a combination of two existing medications, Januvia (sitagliptin) and Prevacid (lansoprazole) may regenerate the lost beta-cells that the pancreas uses to make insulin. Type 1 diabetics are people who have already lost all, or essentially all of their beta-cells. Type 2 […]

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  • A Healthy Eating Guide For Everyone

    A Healthy Eating Guide For Everyone

    Finding a healthy eating plan has been a struggle for thousands of people. In fact, this plays a big role in the obesity epidemic of late. Think about it; did you start eating fast food, processed foods, and sugar because you wanted to gain weight? […]

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