Your Doctor’s Orders
Busting Myths in Medicine
Episodes
Terry Simpson, MD, FACS, Molecular Virologist, Surgeon, Food Science Expert and Myth Buster
There’s a lot of medical information thrown around out there. How are you to know what information you can trust, and what’s just plain old quackery? You can’t rely on your own “google fu”. You can’t count on quality medical advice from Facebook. You need a doctor in your corner.
On each episode of Your Doctor’s Orders, Dr. Terry Simpson will cut through the clutter and noise that always seems to follow the latest medical news. He has the unique perspective of a surgeon who has spent years doing molecular virology research and as a skeptic with academic credentials. Dr. Simpson has been is medical expert for Rolling Stone Magazine, Huffington Post, National Daytime TV shows, KTAR Radio and PBS news.
Are Vegetables just BS
January 1, 2023
Culinary Medicine, Dr Simpson Reviews, podcast episodes
The “anti-nutrient” effects of plants are outweighed by benefit to the human diet. Fiber meets the criteria of an essential nutrient.
The Green Mediterranean Diet
December 11, 2022
Culinary Medicine, Dr Simpson Reviews, podcast episodes
The Green Mediterranean Diet promises less fatty liver, less visceral fat, and less mental decline with aging than the standard Mediterranean Diet.
LiverKing Falls From Grace
December 2, 2022
Culinary Medicine, Dr Simpson Reviews, podcast episodes
That LiverKing used conned some with steroids isn’t the sin. The sin was that LiverKing convinced people that his diet and supplements led to health.
Leaky Gut: Facts and Fads
November 27, 2022
Culinary Medicine, Dr Simpson Reviews, podcast episodes
The leaky gut is a concept used to explain obesity, inflammation, and some chronic diseases. What repairs a “leaky gut?” It turns out the Mediterranean Diet.
The Beer and Sausage Diet
November 27, 2022
Culinary Medicine, podcast episodes
The beer and sausage diet prove that caloric deficit works for weight loss. It proved that not one dietary item is responsible for obesity.