Byron J. Richards, Board Certified Clinical Nutritionist
Depression Causes Accelerated Bone Loss
A meta-analysis of individuals with depression shows that the greater the depression the more at risk the individual is for...
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Byron J. Richards, Board Certified Clinical Nutritionist
Linking Appetite and Parkinson's
Your stomach may be more powerful than you think. Its appetite hormone, ghrelin, has now been found to protect the...
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Byron J. Richards, Board Certified Clinical Nutritionist
Thyroid Has Company; Insulin Now Found to Impact Temperature
A new discovery shows that insulin may be an important regulator of body temperature, something to consider for any person...
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Byron J. Richards, Board Certified Clinical Nutritionist
Low-Fat Diets Do Not Facilitate Weight Loss
A European study analyzed dietary fat intake and weight gain in 89,432 men and women. It found that the percentage...
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Byron J. Richards, Board Certified Clinical Nutritionist
Magnesium – The Anti-Inflammatory Mineral
A new study of 3,713 postmenopausal women shows that magnesium is a powerful anti-inflammatory nutrient.
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Byron J. Richards, Board Certified Clinical Nutritionist
Psych Meds Increase Risk for Preterm Delivery
Big Pharma has no scruples when it comes to target markets. Children are high on the list – and pregnant...
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Byron J. Richards, Board Certified Clinical Nutritionist
Do Yearly Flu Shots Increase Mortality Risk from Swine Flu?
A rather startling article published in the prestigious Lancet calls into question the wisdom of a yearly flu vaccine and...
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Byron J. Richards, Board Certified Clinical Nutritionist
Being Overweight is a Pregnancy Complication
Women considering pregnancy should do everything in their power to reach and maintain an optimal body weight prior to conception....
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Byron J. Richards, Board Certified Clinical Nutritionist
Excess Body Weight Adversely Influences Brain Health
Scientists have now proven that extra body weight is associated with adverse nerve abnormalities in the frontal brain that influence...
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