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Here are my two main complaints against doctors promoting vegetarianism:
Despite knowing full well that observational studies should promote real research and not conclusions, they collude in the media’s celebration of their meat-bashing....
“P.S. I’m over 50 and one or more of the following is also true about me: high blood pressure, my waist is bigger than my hips, my waistline is bigger than my hips, I’ve been overweight for more than five years, I can lose weight repeatedly—but I...
Omega 3 polyunsaturated fatty acids have such a good reputation for improving cardiovascular health that someone actually invented a prescription form of them. The official indication for Lovaza is the existence of high triglycerides, and the...
The uproar would of course be minimized if I asked "Who doesn't like cheese?" I think for all ages and in its various forms, cheese is a big hit at both mealtime and snack time. The problem is, cheese has been demonized and blamed for weight gain...
In my practice, there are two sorts of mechanical problems that can wreak havoc on good health. Theoretically, we have mechanical solutions for both of these problems, but the statistics don't lie and don't vary from what I've seen. These are two...
Meat fared well in several venues recently.
A study out of Japan followed the dietary and health history of over 23,000 women for about 17 years. If they eat mostly vegetarian (tofu, veggies or dairy based), there was no increased risk of...
In the second month of the year, stores think about paper hearts and the medical calendar tells us that February is Heart Health Month. While we can agree that there are certain micronutrients that are good for heart health (magnesium and its best...
Every day in my office I address the question, "What is the best magnesium supplement for....?"
Magnesium deficiency is common
Our modern food supply, our general diet, and our red blood cells are largely deficient in magnesium. The vital nutrient...
Best Amount of Protein is __________________???
Some time ago I wrote an article about the importance of avoiding sarcopenia as one ages in which I stressed the importance of consuming enough protein, perhaps more than you are regularly...
Everywhere in the medical world, we learn that advancing age is a major risk factor for any chronic disease, so I was delighted to read this fairly new article that takes that idea and runs somewhere helpful with it. I concede that there is no...
