More and more people are seeking a natural approach by using alternative medicine to treat joint pain. Our team at Peter’s Choice Nutrition Center has compiled a list of our top 5 options for joint pain and what the existing research says about them to help you find the best option for you. Joint pain? Did you know that in the United States, 23% of all adults—over 54 million people—have arthritis? As you get older, painful joints become increasingly more common, but it’s important to determine the cause so you know how to address the pain. Joint pain may range from a...

Running & Exercise Can Cause Heart Disease Last week the UK Daily Mail dropped a bombshell when they published an article stating super-fit people are more likely to have pacemakers later in life.  If you love to exercise, and are in peak condition, you mind find this disconcerting.    Is there any truth to the statement “exercise causes changes in the body that can disrupt electrical pulses in the heart causing abnormal heart rhythms” ? Yes, there is.  But what the article isn’t telling you, is  that there is a simple solution to this problem.  And no, you don’t...

How Sugar Causes Wrinkles and Accelerates Aging There are literally hundreds of reasons to avoid sugar. Sugar eaten regularly can inflict more damage on your body than almost any other substance. Millions of people know they shouldn’t eat it, but still do, because of its highly addictive properties. Sugar (specifically fructose), is an enemy to your skin.  It causes a condition called “glycation”.  This is a process in which the sugar in your bloodstream attaches to proteins forming harmful new molecules called “advanced glycation end product” or AGEs.  Now that is a pretty easy acronym to...