Exercise improves nitric oxide, slows aging and decreases the chances of heart attack, stroke, arthritis, Alzheimer’s and more. Having a gene called Nitric Oxide Synthase (NOS) can cause a decrease in the amount of nitric oxide (NO) in your body, which can have wide-ranging and deleterious effects from limited growth of blood vessels, heart attack… Continue Reading
Author Archives: Dr. Angela
Nitric Oxide (NO) spells YES for Health!
One in three adults in America has cardiovascular disease (CVD). Every year, nearly one million people have their first heart attack. Of those, 141 thousand die. Thankfully, my father wasn’t one of them—he lived. But I do not want my siblings, children or I to follow in his footsteps…and possibly not have the same outcome.… Continue Reading
MTHFR: Do You Need A Genetic Lifeguard…or Just a Swim Instructor?
Genes in general and MTHFR specifically Your genes are expressing if you have blue eyes, red hair, or are left-handed. But your genes are also expressing if you are over-weight or have any of the following diagnostic labels: high blood pressure, diabetes, heart disease, cancer, an autoimmune disease, Alzheimer’s, Attention Deficit Disorder, autism and so… Continue Reading
I’ll Have An Order of Folic Acid and DEMENTIA…To Go!
Folic Acid and Dementia: The rates of dementia and Alzheimer’s disease are rapidly rising in the United States. Surprisingly, the experts are not stopping to ask why. I’ve got a hint for them…it’s in the food! The United States Department of Agriculture (USDA) has been making deals with the food and drug industries for decades at… Continue Reading
I AM A Tortoise, Darn it!!
Somehow we have a way of being so hard on ourselves, even when we’re doing the right thing. Have you ever taken time away from training or a favorite sport, only to find out that when you were ready to get back into it that somehow your body “forgot” how to do it right (or… Continue Reading
Do You Use Sugar As a Drug of Choice?
Sugar as a Drug: Of all possible dietary culprits, sugar, especially processed fructose, wins top billing as the “greatest destroyer of health.”[i] Research shows that sugar consumption has increased annually since 1982. In 2000, each American consumed an average of 152 pounds of sugar. That’s 2/5ths of a pound — or 52 teaspoons — of added sugars… Continue Reading
Is Sitting On Your Butt Making You Sick?
Our genetic ancestry was designed to move. “The biological need to walk is as much a part of your DNA as having an opposable thumb on each hand. Human beings literally evolved to walk.”[i] Across history we have foraged, hunted, run in order to not be eaten, fished, herded, farmed and now…we sit. In the past fifty… Continue Reading
Dietary Advice: “Stop Eating C.R.A.P.”
Food communication can be very confusing. Today’s dietary advice claims that carbs are bad, yesterday it was fat. Should we really all be ramping up on protein? Where is the truth in it all? “Low-carb,” “Low-fat,” “High-protein:” Bad advice in general. Carbohydrates (or carbs), fat and protein are all macronutrients, essentially components needed by our bodies for… Continue Reading
Government, Industry and Schools Make Us Sick
How did it come to be that we all lost common sense about food? I say “we,” because I too have fallen down the rabbit hole, confused about how I should eat to build muscle, lose fat, improve memory, stay healthy, etc. I am of the generation that has grown up with the Dairy Industry,… Continue Reading