Your Doctor’s Orders A blog by Terry Simpson, MD, FACS
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Are Fiber Bars Healthy?
Tuesday, August 3rd, 2010
Do Fiber Bars boost your metabolism? Do they help or hinder when it comes to battling weight loss? Dr. Terry Simpson reveals why they may not be so good for your health after all in this quick video.
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What is Fiber?
Wednesday, July 14th, 2010
For a while it seemed that everyone was talking about the importance of fiber, and its role in preventing a variety of diseases. After much speculation, we now have a few answers about what fiber really does, and what makes it an important component of good nutrition.
Fiber is simply things that humans cannot digest. Many vegetables and fruit have methylcellulose – the stringy stuff– and we, as humans cannot digest it. Cows can, horses can, deer can – but not humans. This is why it is better to cook vegetables – because by breaking down some of the fiber our bodies can get to the nutrients that are locked into the vegetables.
Tags: 10 pounds, cereal bars, counting calories, diabetes, diets, fiber, gaining weight, good food habits, health foods, metabolism, obesity, Protein, weight gain, Weight Loss
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Losing 10 lbs: The Power of 96 Calories
Saturday, June 19th, 2010
Did you know if you cut down 96 calories a day, over the course of a year you would weigh ten pounds less? This is the start of how to lose those ten pounds this year, and keep it off.
Today we will talk about simple change – instead of drinking some juice, drink water.
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Dr. Terry Simpson
