“I can’t lose weight – It’s in my genes”  TRUE or FALSE? The answer is – it depends. Some people are born with a condition called Insulin Resistance. This is a hormonal condition that makes common weight loss strategies practically useless because the body is not dealing with food...

Curcumin, or turmeric as it is commonly known, is what gives colour, taste and fragrance to curries.  A member of the ginger family, it’s available in powder and whole root form. Culinary use aside, curcumin also has a well documented history in traditional medicine. The anti-inflammatory properties of curcumin...

    In the largest study of its kind, researchers suggest that in older people, not getting enough vitamin D may double the risk of developing dementia and Alzheimer’s disease. The study is published in the Aug. 6, 2014, online issue of Neurology®, the medical journal of the American...