As we age, we have this notion that we’re expected to exercise less and slow down. Most of us DO need to slow our hectic lives down, but not our exercise programs. Cardiovascular exercise is fundamental to keeping your brain active and growing. And your brain is like any other muscle: if you don’t use…
Dear Dr. Ray: What’s the difference between your Green Drink recipe and Juice Plus+® Complete? If I’m regularly drinking one, do I really need the other? Answer: This is a great question. The Green Drink is a smoothie that make most mornings for breakfast for my whole family (here’s my basic Green Drink recipe for…
In this issue: 1) Brain Beauty Part 2: Exercise, Hydration, Diet, and the Brain 2) Is Sleep the New Sex? 3) Green Pans 4) Killer Fish: Book Review 5) Q and A: What’s the difference between the Green Drink and Juice Plus+® Complete Dear Reader: Happy New Year. This is the most wonderful – and potentially most stressful – time…
If you’re a regular reader of this website, or have been to any of my talks, you’ve likely heard me say that you can pay for wellness (with good food, yoga classes, whole-food based supplements, etc.), or you can pay for healthcare and disease (with prescription medications, surgical procedures, doctor’s visits, etc). Either way, you’re…
I recently heard the quip that sleep is the new sex, and I kind of have to agree. While romance is fabulous, there’s nothing (and I really do mean nothing) like getting a great night’s sleep. And for most adults, long gone are the days when we could lounge in bed until the early-afternoon if…
I was recently talking to a close friend of mine who follows a plant-based, whole food diet, and she informed me that after talking to a doctor, she was convinced that she and her children needed to start taking fish oil supplementation. Wanting to provide her with some resources beyond my standard speil about why…
This list is actually Recommended Reading, Viewing, and Cooking. Enjoy! 1. Forks Over Knives, DVD and Book. Many of you have seen or heard about this documentary, which includes interviews with one of my nutrition heroes, T. Colin Campbell. I recommend watching with your family, as it is both entertaining and enlightening. It provides solid research for many things…
Because so many of the questions that we receive have to do with published research, we offer links to articles and transcripts in many of our answers. Additionally, when Dr. Ray receives a great many questions on a particular topic, she will often answer in a broadcast call or recording. These recordings and PDFs are available…
1. How do you prevent a sinus infection from turning into bronchitis? What is the best way to treat it? 2. What do you recommend for Mercury Poisoning? 3. What do you recommend for the treatment of ringworm? 4. What do you recommend people REALLY do to protect against the Swine Flu? 1. How do you prevent a sinus…
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