Food and Diet. Find daily health food tips and ideas from Dr. David Samadi. Discover healthy food for healthy living. Explore major food issues and debates related to health such as buying and cooking with organic food, genetically modified food (GMO versus Non-GMO), nutrition, dieting epidemic, obesity, disease prevention, best digestion foods.
We carry up to 2 kilograms of microbes in our gut, and there are at least 1,000 species of bacteria consisting of over 3 million genes. Two thirds of the gut microbiome, or the population of microbes in the intestine, is unique to each individual. This means that the food that we put into our bodies gets processed a bit differently by each of us. It also means that our reaction to these foods that we eat to sustain us can vary.
Read MoreGiving up soda is a big change for a lot of people. Even cutting back from let’s say three sodas to one a day, can be life-altering and very beneficial to your health. For some people the changes are a bit less drastic and mean switching from regular to diet soda. But is diet, better? For those who switched to diet soda from regular soda, it was probably because they were trying to be healthier and cut calories. This calorie cut, however, does not mean healthier. Nor does it mean that you are in the clear from the health risks that come from drinking soda.
Read MoreRecently sugar has come under fire as a culprit for a plethora of health concerns, ranging from cancer to obesity. The average American consumes approximately one third of a pound of sugar each day, translating into nearly 130 pounds of sugar per person every year. As a nation sugar usage exceeds 9 million tons a year.
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