By Dr. Rick Tague DEMAND CREATES NEW NUTRITION PROGRAM AT CFN! We’ve heard your cries for help and we’ve taken action! Many people have come to us searching for answers. As you know, since 1996, we’ve assisted thousands* of people in their pursuit of weight loss and maintenance through medically based nutrition plans and lifestyle changes. … [Read more...] about Optimum Nutrition Plan
Archives for October 2010
Melatonin
By Dr. Rick Tague MELATONIN Melatonin is a hormone released by the pineal gland in the brain, especially at night. It's production is stimulated by dark and inhibited by light. Melatonin levels are much higher in children than in adults. Levels decline as we age. Melatonin is very effective at establishing and maintaining a normal sleep … [Read more...] about Melatonin
Glycemic Index, What’s It All About?
By Dr. Rick Tague Glycemic Index (GI) is an effective way to measure a carbohydrate-containing food's effect on blood sugar. Some foods produce a higher blood sugar level than others. Low glycemic index foods generally have less of an impact on blood sugar levels because their carbohydrates break down more slowly, releasing glucose more … [Read more...] about Glycemic Index, What’s It All About?
Green Tea, How Much Do You Need
By Dr. Rick Tague How Much Green Tea Do You Need? Feel like drinking 8-10 cups of Green Tea a day? That's about how much you would have to drink to get some of the health benefits associated with Green Tea. For over 4,000 years, Chinese medicine has used green tea for depression, immune enhancement, detoxification, and as an energizer. … [Read more...] about Green Tea, How Much Do You Need
Childhood Obesity
By Dr. Rick Tague Childhood Obesity Awareness Month: Be aware every month, not just September! September has been designated Childhood Obesity Awareness Month. Although this is a great tool to build awareness about a growing problem (pardon the pun), every month should be focused on identifying and helping children who are suffering the … [Read more...] about Childhood Obesity
Vitamin D
By Dr. Rick Tague Vitamin D Are you getting enough? Probably not. For up to half the year in Kansas and other states north of Texas, the limited sunshine will not allow us to produce any vitamin D. Vitamin D is known as the "sunshine vitamin" because sunlight starts a chain reaction that produces the vitamin in your skin. 90% of our … [Read more...] about Vitamin D
Omentum Fat
By Dr. Rick Tague One Moment...ummm...what's an Omentum? Omentum Fat by any other name is still the same...Belly Fat, Beer Gut, Abdominal Fat, Spare Tire, Visceral Fat, Intra-Abdominal Adiposity (IAA)...it's the "sheet" of unhealthy fat located deep inside the abdomen, underneath the muscles in your stomach. There are three primary kinds of … [Read more...] about Omentum Fat