It has long been believed that medical diseases can often be a result of our western diet. Well, it turns out that we now have an even better reason to eat fiber, not just for our bowels, but for our hearts.
Fiber. I know it’s good for me, doc, but how do I get enough of it? Do I have to eat the wrapper off my bran muffin? Perhaps bark chips and kitty litter?
Constipation, or passing stool with difficulty less than three times a week, is a common reaction to modern stress. This is at first glance curious, because our bodies were hard-wired for centuries for the exact opposite response.
One of the most common complaints I see in the office is that of an elevated cholesterol. Not just in middle aged male executives, but even in otherwise fit twenty and thirty year old men and women.
If you are suffering from headaches, especially the tension headaches we associate with stress, don’t assume you will always need to take a prescription drug, or otherwise be doomed to enduring the pain.
When we are under stress, we often are distracted from what we eat. That’s why we are seeing obesity and heart disease increase as our daily lives get more challenged.