Byron J. Richards, Board Certified Clinical Nutritionist
Alarming Rate of Death Linked to Short Sleep
A group of 741 men, average age 50, were followed for 14 years. Those with less than 6 hours per...
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Byron J. Richards, Board Certified Clinical Nutritionist
Teens Lacking Sleep at Risk for Weight Problems
New research with 240 eighteen-year-olds found that as sleep duration went down the consumption of fat and the habit of...
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Byron J. Richards, Board Certified Clinical Nutritionist
Higher Blood Sugar Blinds Immune System
New research shows that higher-than-normal blood sugar directly interferes with your immune system’s ability to recognize bacterial and fungal infections....
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Byron J. Richards, Board Certified Clinical Nutritionist
Eat Sweets, Die Sooner
A 13 year study followed 2735 men and women, ages 49 and over, to see if there was an increased...
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Byron J. Richards, Board Certified Clinical Nutritionist
Artificially Sweetened Beverages Increase the Risk of Preterm Delivery
Many pregnant women consume artificially sweetened beverages under the misguided idea that their lack of calories will not cause excess...
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Byron J. Richards, Board Certified Clinical Nutritionist
Breastfeeding Children Reduces Mom’s Risk for Type 2 Diabetes
Mothers who do not breastfeed their children for at least 1 month are twice as likely to develop type 2...
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Byron J. Richards, Board Certified Clinical Nutritionist
Bone Drugs Double the Risk for Esophageal Cancer
Even one prescription for any type of bisphosphonate bone drug increases the risk of esophageal cancer by 30%. However, when...
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Byron J. Richards, Board Certified Clinical Nutritionist
Anti-psychotic Medication Doubles the Risk of Life-Threatening Pneumonia
Anti-psychotic medications have taken over statins as the top-selling drug in America (2009 – 14.6 billion vs. 13.1 billion). Sales...
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Byron J. Richards, Board Certified Clinical Nutritionist
Gut Inflammation Can Adversely Alter Your Brain
A new study suggests that inflammation in your digestive tract can be a source of cognitive decline and reduced tolerance...
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