Videos, Lectures, and other resources related to health and spirituality.
Sugar and kids: The toxic truth
Rehan Zaidi2012-07-30T14:37:16+02:00This week on 60 Minutes, Dr. Sanjay Gupta reports on new research coming out of some of America's most respected institutions, which find that sugar-- the way it's being consumed by Americans today-- is a toxin. And it could be the driving force behind some of this country's leading killers, including heart disease. We at Overtime [...]
Dan Buettner: How to live to be 100+
Rehan Zaidi2013-08-15T23:27:18+02:00To find the path to long life and health, Dan Buettner and team study the world's "Blue Zones," communities whose elders live with vim and vigor to record-setting age. At TEDxTC, he shares the 9 common diet and lifestyle habits that keep them spry past age 100. National Geographic writer and explorer Dan Buettner studies [...]
How to Deseed a Pomegranate in 10 Seconds
Rehan Zaidi2012-07-30T14:46:42+02:00Pomegranates are one of the best parts of Winter, but they take a lot of work to peel and deseed. YouTube user NaturalMarketershows us how much time we've wasted by deseeding an entire pomegranate in mere seconds. All you need to do is cut it in half as normal, push out the center a bit, then just start [...]
Sugar: The Bitter Truth
Rehan Zaidi2012-07-31T16:21:32+02:00Robert H. Lustig, MD, UCSF Professor of Pediatrics in the Division of Endocrinology, explores the damage caused by sugary foods. He argues that fructose (too much) and fiber (not enough) appear to be cornerstones of the obesity epidemic through their effects on insulin. Series: UCSF Mini Medical School for the Public [7/2009] [Health and Medicine] [...]
Can we eat to starve cancer?
Rehan Zaidi2012-07-30T14:51:30+02:00Dr. Rehan's Commentary We need a holistic cancer treatment center in the Middle East. Cancer is rising in this region and it is debatable whether sticking strictly to conventional methods offers the best care to terminal patients. Complementary approaches focus on increasing the body's own ability to heal itself. Diet can do that. Check this [...]
The Best Diet: Shaykh Hamza Yusuf
Rehan Zaidi2012-07-30T14:54:48+02:00Meat, Beef Meat, Western Medicine - Excerpted from: Secularism: The greatest danger facing Islam.