Transcriptions: Rob: What the topic for today Kev? Dr. Kevin: I wanted to talk about dementia and Alzheimer’s disease and what we can do to prevent and to some extent treat these diseases. Rob: What’s the difference between the two? Dr. Kevin: Dementia is an umbrella term for a set of symptoms including impaired thinking, personality changes, impaired reasoning and defective memory. It is a term that is often associated with the cognitive decline of aging. Common causes of dementia … [Read more...]

Transcriptions: Rob: Myth #1: It is best to eat many, small meals throughout the day. Dr. Kevin: It is often suggested that people should eat many, small meals throughout the day to keep their metabolism high or to prevent hunger or to stop blood sugar from crashing or to lose weight. Studies clearly disagree with this. Eating 2-3 meals per day has the exact same effect on total calories burned as eating 5-6 (or more) smaller meals (British Journal of Nutrition 1997, 2010). Eating … [Read more...]

Transcriptions:   Dr. Kevin: Today I wanted to answer some questions posed by some of our listeners Rob: Amy S. from Minneapolis, Minnesota asks “What are your thoughts on fluoridation of drinking water? Is it safe – my main concern being the safety of children?” Dr. Kevin: Water fluoridation is the practice of adding industrial-grade fluoride chemicals to water for the purpose of preventing tooth decay. One of the little known facts about this practice is that the United States … [Read more...]

  Transcription: Rob: So what are we talking about tonight? Dr. Kevin: I want to talk about a disease that most North Americans do not know that they have and yet it is a potential cause of the following diseases; cancer, heart disease, stroke, diabetes, kidney stones, gout, obesity, depression, anxiety, sugar/carb cravings, high blood pressure, dyslipidemia, hypoglycemia, inflammation, insomnia and PCOS to name a few. Based on studies in the United States in 2012 more than 50% … [Read more...]

Transcriptions: Dr. Kevin: Vitamins and minerals are substances that your body cannot manufacture and must be received into the body in one form or another. If you eat an excellent diet on a daily basis and you live a relatively stress free existence and you avoid pollutants in your environment as well as no alcohol and caffeine you probably do not need to supplement your diet with vitamins and minerals Rob: Why do you say stress free existence? Dr. Kevin: Stress hormones such as … [Read more...]

Transcription: Rob Heppell:  Welcome to the "Your Best You Today Show," I'm your host Rob Heppel and joined as always with health expert, Dr. Kevin Jackson. Dr. Kevin is a Naturopathic doctor who's been helping people find natural solutions to health issues for over 25 years. With the Your Best You Today online radio show, we're going to dive into the common health issues and explore natural solutions to them. Welcome back, Dr. Kevin. Dr. Kevin Jackson:  Hey, Rob. Thanks for having … [Read more...]

Transcription: Rob Heppell:  Welcome to the Your Best You Today show. I'm your host, Rob Heppell, and I am joined with health expert, Dr. Kevin Jackson. Kevin is a naturopathic doctor and has been helping people find natural solutions for their health issues for over 25 years. With the Your Best You Today online radio show, we're going to dive into common health issues and explore natural solutions to them. Welcome back to the show, Dr. Kevin. Dr. Kevin - Hi Rob, thanks for having … [Read more...]

Transcription: Rob:  Hey, Kevin, welcome back to the show. Now, we've really had some great episodes. We are talking about sugar. We are talking about carbs, fats, and protein. How about we kind of bring this all together? Dr. Kevin:  Yeah, absolutely, Rob. After some people have been listening to the things we've spoken about...the episodes in the past, we are talking about the effects of proteins, carbs, fats, and how they...in fact, have a major impact in your health. Rob: A lot … [Read more...]

Transcription: Rob: Welcome to the, "Your Best You Today Show”. I’m your host Rob Heppell joined with me as always health expert Dr. Kevin Jackson. Dr. Kevin is a naturopathic doctor, who is been helping people find natural solutions to the health issues for over 25 years. With the “Your Best You Today” online show, were going to dive into common health issues and explore natural solutions to them. Welcome back Dr. Kevin. Dr. Kevin: Hey Rob. Rob: So hey, this last episode we talked … [Read more...]

Transcription: Rob Heppell:  Welcome to the "Your Best You Today Show", I'm your host Rob Heppell and joined as always with health expert, Dr. Kevin Jackson. Dr. Kevin is a Naturopathic doctor and has been helping people find natural solutions to their health issues for over 25 years. With the Your Best You Today online radio show, we're going to dive into common health issues and explore natural solutions to them. Welcome to the show Dr. Kevin. Dr. Kevin Jackson:  Hey, Rob. Thanks … [Read more...]