In doctor’s offices all over the United States, fatigue is the most common complaint by patients. It is probably the most over looked complaint that gets lost in the shuffle of the patient’s main complaint and its prescription. An in-depth look into fatigue includes ruling out many possible causes such as anemia, side effects of medications, eating disorders, insomnia, poor diet, and endocrine imbalances to name a few.
Sugar and You Each week an average American consumes an alarming 2-3 pounds of sugar, and this intake goes up during the holiday season. As we enter fall, we also approach the sugar laden holidays of the year – Halloween, Thanksgiving, Christmas, it continues through Valentine’s Day and Easter. Interestingly enough, this time also coincides with cold & flu season. As the weather turns colder, our bodies have to work harder to maintain a healthy temperature and the added sugar intake increases the stress on our body.
Recently I’ve come across a few people who think that flavored waters are a healthy drink. They are promoted as having vitamins, herbs and as being ‘enhanced’ waters. These enhanced waters cost more than plain water, but often are full of artificial colors, flavors and preservatives. They claim to be healthy alternatives to soda, to boost your vitamin intake. But a closer look at the labels will show you that they have artificial sweeteners such as sucralose of splenda.
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