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Byron J. Richards, Board Certified Clinical Nutritionist

Stevia Derivative to Become Big Business

Coca-Cola and Pepsi are both planning to use highly purified stevia in their soda drinks. Cargill is manufacturing the compound...

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Byron J. Richards, Board Certified Clinical Nutritionist

Stress, Subordination, and Cravings

Research on female monkeys shows that those in a subservient role and under chronic stress ate significantly more food resulting...

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Byron J. Richards, Board Certified Clinical Nutritionist

Your Stomach and Cardiovascular Health

Just about everyone now realizes that the size of your waistline reflects your degree of cardiovascular risk. A new angle...

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Byron J. Richards, Board Certified Clinical Nutritionist

Looking Back for Answers on Stress Eating

A great deal of eating behavior is buried in subconscious brain circuitry that was developed in your early life. Such...

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Byron J. Richards, Board Certified Clinical Nutritionist

Obesity Increases the Risk for Mental Decline

A new study shows that obese individuals have a 40% increased risk for dementia and an 80% increased risk for...

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Byron J. Richards, Board Certified Clinical Nutritionist

FDA Covers for Chinese Tainted Drugs

Last week the FDA refused to disclose to Congress the names of Chinese drug companies in the supply chain that...

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Byron J. Richards, Board Certified Clinical Nutritionist

Is Long Life in Your Bones?

Most people think of bone issues in terms of osteoporosis or concerns about breaking them, which are important issues as...

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Byron J. Richards, Board Certified Clinical Nutritionist

What Men Should Know - Women, Exercise, & Mood

Science is proving what most women already know; that leisure time physical activity boosts your mood compared to the same...

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Byron J. Richards, Board Certified Clinical Nutritionist

Chinaā€™s Ineptitude is Exposing FDA Negligence

The sparks flew on Capital Hill last week. During grilling of FDA executives Rep. John Dingell (D., Mich.), the chairman...

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