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by Dr. Brandon Chorney | Nov 25, 2014 | Health Articles
You do not have to be a great scientist like our favorite characters in The Big Bang Theory to view our world with the simple applications such as the laws of mathematics and physics. We know simply that every action has a reaction and our world prefers to be balanced. We solve life's equations for...
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by Dr. Brandon Chorney | Oct 14, 2014 | Health Articles
Ahh! One of our favorite holidays is here – Halloween! Children young and old have always loved the sweets and treats that accompany this day of ghoulish delights. The sweets of course are full one of the most addictive substances on earth. That’s right – sugar. Sugar by itself is natural and provides pleasant sweetness to our food or drinks but without controlled limits it may begin an addiction that will later end in obesity and other health hazards.
Sugar Stats
Sugar is in nearly everything we eat. In the typical western diet, the amount of sugar that has been added to food products brings our consumption of the sweet stuff up to 22.7 teaspoons per day. In order to extend the shelf life of processed food, sugar is also added. While we know that sugar is a huge contributor to weight gain, diabetes and heart disease, we still find it hard to resist. A study by researchers at Washington University found that we are naturally programmed from birth to crave sweet things. Human breast milk alone is very sweet due to the concentration of the sugar lactose, which means from day one we could develop a sweet tooth.
The Sweet Treat of Sugar and the Addiction
A current study has now shown how even the mere expectation of sugar can affect our cognitive ability. Scientists discovered that when study subjects swished sugar water around in their mouths and then spit it out, they performed better on cognitive tests than the subjects who had swished water that had been artificially sweetened.
When you consume sugar the hormone serotonin is released. Serotonin is released from the same area of the brain that responds to heroin and cocaine, which induces feelings of happiness and euphoria. It’s not always obvious where sugar is hiding in the foods we eat, but the more sugar we get, the more we want. A sudden rush of sugar spurs the release of insulin, which causes the infamous “sugar crash” and makes us crave even more to combat it.
The Trick of Breaking the Addiction To Sugar!
However, it is possible to overcome an addiction to sugar. The key is to gradually use less where you can, such as in coffee or tea and in your breakfast cereal. You can also reduce or eliminate your consumption of soda and water down any fruit juices you may drink. After a while, your body will adjust to the taste. After a few months, if somebody suddenly gives you a coffee with sugar in it, you may find it tastes odd.
Try to avoid buying desserts from the store, and if you make your own, reduce the amount of sugar that is given in the recipe. Many baked goods can use unsweetened applesauce as a substitute for 2/3 of the sugar required.
Our evolution has made it difficult to resist sugar, but it’s not impossible, and the less sugar you eat, the better it will be for your overall health. If you need more information please ask our office. Our team is here to help you maximize your optimal potential!
by Dr. Brandon Chorney | Aug 28, 2014 | Health Articles
Have you ever looked up at the stars and lost yourself in the vastness of the universe? Where we momentarily step outside of ourselves and see the planet as the large vast terrain that we have only begun to explore. Our world connection is virtually delivered and contained most often to worldwide things like starvation, epidemics, and drought. While these things continue to plague mankind, there is now a newer problem that has surpassed these old disasters. This disaster is hitting home and connecting us to a common core. The number one threat to human life on the planet today is the crisis of chronic disease.
How Serious is the Threat?
This threat of chronic diseases is no longer a threat but now declared by the World Health Organization the number one killer on the planet. Chronic disease is now the cause of over fifty percent of deaths worldwide. Furthermore, the death toll currently caused by chronic disease continues to increase steadily.
Facts about chronic disease from the World Health Organization:
- Chronic diseases are now the major cause of death and disability worldwide. Noncommunicable conditions, including cardiovascular diseases (CVD), diabetes, obesity, cancer and respiratory diseases, now account for 59% of the 57 million deaths annually and 46% of the global burden of disease.
- A relatively few risk factors – high cholesterol, high blood pressure, obesity, smoking and alcohol – cause the majority of the chronic disease burden.
- A change in dietary habits, physical activity and tobacco control, have a major impact in reducing the rates of these chronic diseases, often in a relatively short time.
- Heart attacks and strokes kill about 12 million people every year; another 3.9 million die from hypertensive and other heart conditions.
- More than one billion adults worldwide are overweight; at least 300 million of them are clinically obese.
- About 75% of CVD can be attributed to the majority risks: high cholesterol, high blood pressure, low fruit and vegetable intake, inactive lifestyle and tobacco.
- Sustained behavioral interventions have been shown to be effective in reducing population risk factors.
Modern Health Lifestyles to Blame
Chronic diseases include things like heart disease and strokes, cancer, diabetes, arthritis and dementia, and many others. These diseases are widely understood to be the result of our modern lifestyle choices. Over the past several decades, research has shown that these chronic illnesses are preventable in large part if we learn to make different choices. In other words, if we live differently.
Unfortunately today people worldwide are consuming more foods that are energy-dense – high in sugar and/or saturated fats – or excessively salty. This nutritional shift to fast and processed foods in combination with our sedentary behavior is occurring at an alarming rate. Another concerning fact is that chronic diseases are becoming increasingly prevalent in many of the poorest developing countries, creating a double burden on top of the infectious diseases that continue to afflict these countries.
Predictions for the future are that this chronic illness crisis, as bad as it is today, will get much worse. Cancer rates have been predicted to go up by 50% by the year 2020. One in three children born in the USA today will develop diabetes. And research continues to show our toxic modern lifestyle is the cause.
Prevention is the Best Cure
As you know prevention is the best cure. With today’s knowledge of identifying the cause our expert team is here to help you change and build for a healthier future. We want to help you build a better lifestyle which includes what you think, what you eat, and how you use your body.
If you are currently suffering with a chronic disease please do not hesitate to call us. We are here to help.
by Dr. Brandon Chorney | Apr 3, 2014 | Health Articles
Let's Spring into Health! Do you want to lose that stubborn weight? Did you promise yourself that this year you would get into shape? Do you want to feel young again and enjoy your health and life? It can happen. But, it is up to you to make a change. Do something different. It comes...
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by Dr. Brandon Chorney | Mar 18, 2014 | Health Articles
Movies excite us, make us cry, infuriate us and take us through a whole series of emotions. What movies also created was a window to a possible future. Unfortunately, many of them depicted our state of health correctly. Wall-e for instance for told of the over consumed Earth and a population who no longer walked...
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Have you ever looked up at the stars and lost yourself in the vastness of the universe? Where we momentarily step outside of ourselves and see the planet as the large vast terrain that we have only begun to explore. Our world connection is virtually delivered and contained most often to worldwide things like starvation, epidemics, and drought. While these things continue to plague mankind, there is now a newer problem that has surpassed these old disasters. This disaster is hitting home and connecting us to a common core. The number one threat to human life on the planet today is the crisis of chronic disease.
