Dr. Ann

    If you enjoy carrots, celery, bell peppers, olive oil and rosemary, you would be wise to include them in your diet more often.  These already great-for-you foods are uniquely high in the plant compound luteolin.  In a new laboratory study, this plant chemical proved to be very effective at quieting the damaging brain inflammation […]

Appetite control is the Holy Grail for weight control.  Here are 3 simple and delicious ways to help you eat less. Dig the Power of Protein Protein is nature’s diet pill – providing longer lasting appetite suppression than either fats or carbs. Include some healthy (lean) protein at every meal.  The right dose(  around 12+ […]

  Three Foods You should Eat Every Day: Nuts (any variety) Berries  (any variety) Dark leafy greens (any variety) I always do!

In yet another study, echoing what past studies have thankfully shown – good ole’ healthy living can shut off unhealthy genes.  In an evaluation of over 20,000 adults that focused on genetic variants linked to a higher risk of obesity, study subjects who adhered to a physically active lifestyle were 40 percent less likely to […]

Any form of cabbage is great for you, but red cabbage is simply stellar.  Like its “green cabbage cousin” it is super low in calories (only 30 per cup), brimming with nutrients (especially vitamins C, K and A), and turbo charged with some of the most powerful anti-cancer compounds ever identified in nature.  What makes […]

Thankfully, there are a host of proven strategies for losing and fighting belly fat. Here they are: Exercise as much and as often as possible — If you don’t accumulate at least 30 minutes of moderate aerobic activity most days of the week you are virtually guaranteed to accumulate belly fat.  (I can always tell who […]

For adults, especially those over the age of forty, resistance physical activity is essential to maintain health.  Resistance physical activities include lifting weights, yoga, and using bands.  Benefits are numerous and include maintaining metabolism (preventing weight gain), reducing cardiovascular risk, reducing the risk of type 2 diabetes, maintaining strength and functionality, increasing bone density and […]

If you want to maximize youthfulness, here are 7 foods that should always be on your grocery list. Wild salmon Berries – any variety Dark leafy greens Apples Nuts – any variety Beans – any variety Avocados 

Most people know that too much bad fat (saturated and trans) will do a dirty number on their hearts, but few recognize that too much sugar is likely even worse! Unfortunately, sugar consumption is at an all-time high in the U.S. with 16% of our total calories coming from sugar added to processed and prepared […]

Fish oil supplements made headline news on 2 fronts this month.  The largest clinical trial ever undertaken to test the efficacy of fish oil for the treatment of depression revealed some very promising and happy results.  For study subjects with unipolar depression (depression without an anxiety disorder), the fish oil supplement relieved depression on par […]

Being physically active at any stage of life is beneficial for maintaining a sharp mind, but being physically active during the teen years proved to be the most effective for preventing age-related cognitive decline in this new study.  (Journal of the American Geriatrics Society, June 2010) People in their 70’s who regularly engaged in moderate […]

As you may know from my previous posting, peaches are my featured “Superstar Food” — while tpeaches are incredible on their own, I also wanted to share one of my favorite peach salad recipes created by my daughter Lucie called Peaches and Green. (click on link for recipe)