http://www.isnare.com/?s=author&a=Pamela+McDonald Wellness, Fitness and Diet Pamela McDonald Mon, 01 Sep 2008 00:00:00 -0700 http://www.isnare.com/?aid=291877&ca=Wellness%2C+Fitness+and+Diet Fats that Decrease Inflammation in the Body and Can Help Prevent Heart Disease and Alzheimer's Disease Certain fats, namely unprocessed monounsaturated and polyunsaturated fats, have been shown to decrease inflammation in the body. The body easily recognizes and uses these fats. Monounsaturated Fats... Wellness, Fitness and Diet Pamela McDonald Mon, 01 Sep 2008 00:00:00 -0700 http://www.isnare.com/?aid=291883&ca=Wellness%2C+Fitness+and+Diet Besides the food itself being toxic and the huge number of chemicals added to it as it is processed, most commercially grown foods come to us with residues of pesticides. Consider the food chain where animals, including humans, are eating other animals. We are familiar with how mercury concentrates... Wellness, Fitness and Diet Pamela McDonald Tue, 26 Aug 2008 00:00:00 -0700 http://www.isnare.com/?aid=288987&ca=Wellness%2C+Fitness+and+Diet Most diet books focus on greatly increasing or removing one of The Big Three. Some of the most popular recent trends have been removing most fats or carbohydrates, or greatly increasing protein intake, in the diet. However, nutritional research shows that these approaches are not only not optimal fo... Wellness, Fitness and Diet Pamela McDonald Tue, 26 Aug 2008 00:00:00 -0700 http://www.isnare.com/?aid=288993&ca=Wellness%2C+Fitness+and+Diet Primarily found in animal proteins and some vegetable sources, saturated fats can be a powerfully damaging food, more so from some sources than others. However, given the fact that human breast milk contains saturated fat, I do not think that all saturated fat sources have negative effects on the bo... Wellness, Fitness and Diet Pamela McDonald Tue, 19 Aug 2008 00:00:00 -0700 http://www.isnare.com/?aid=286131&ca=Wellness%2C+Fitness+and+Diet My first advanced practice education was a women's health care nurse practitioner program. Prior to this advanced practice course, I worked in a labor and delivery unit at a local hospital for eight years. At this hospital I worked with not only uncomplicated births, but also high-risk deliveries, C... Wellness, Fitness and Diet Pamela McDonald Wed, 13 Aug 2008 00:00:00 -0700 http://www.isnare.com/?aid=284742&ca=Wellness%2C+Fitness+and+Diet A large percentage of heart disease is known to be genetic. So, as experience with patients has also shown me, even more important than looking beyond total cholesterol levels is testing for the number one gene that affects cholesterol and heart disease — Apo E. Most people are still not sure how th... Wellness, Fitness and Diet Pamela McDonald Wed, 13 Aug 2008 00:00:00 -0700 http://www.isnare.com/?aid=284745&ca=Wellness%2C+Fitness+and+Diet Have you ever tried to make a major change in your daily routine and found that it is not as easy as you thought? For example, have you ever tried to change your eating habits? What about eliminating sweets, candy, or desserts from your diet? If you have tried to do this, you may have failed because...