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About the Author
You probably first saw Dr. Simpson on TikTok or Instagram or Facebook or Twitter. Dr. Terry Simpson received his undergraduate, graduate, and medical degrees from the University of Chicago, where he spent several years in the Kovler Viral Oncology laboratories doing genetic engineering. Until he found he liked people more than Petri dishes. After a career in surgery, his focus is to make sense of the madness, and bust myths. Dr. Simpson, an advocate of culinary medicine, believes in teaching people to improve their health through their food and in their kitchen. On the other side of the world, he has been a leading advocate of changing health care to make it more "relationship based," and his efforts awarded his team the Malcolm Baldrige award for healthcare in 2018 and 2011 for the NUKA system of care in Alaska and in 2013 Dr Simpson won the National Indian Health Board Area Impact Award. A frequent contributor to media outlets discussing health related topics and advances in medicine, he is also a proud dad, author, cook, and doctor “in that order.” For media inquiries, please visit www.terrysimpson.com.

Paula Deen’s Diabetes – a Physicians Perspective

Paula Deen’s celebrity can be a powerful force for diabetes research and education – while her food didn’t help her, it was more her genetic make up than the food. But the best quote is from Anthony Bourdain.

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When a Surgeon Needs Surgery

Surgeons sometimes need surgery. There is a rule about healthcare workers needing healthcare- it is always going to be more complicated than routine. Why should I deviate from that rule?

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Paleolithic Diet: Old Genes to Fit in Jeans

Did our guts evolve in the Paleolithic era so that to avoid modern disease we should eat like a caveman? Does our genetic code have the answer to fit into those slim jeans? Or is this just another low-carb fad diet. Well, there are some good points, and here is the skinny

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Caldwell Esselstyn: Proponent of Plant Based Diet

Caldwell Esselstyn started out life as a surgeon and went into preventive medicine- sadly his population based studies and conclusions have flaws in them, and his plant based diet thoughts will not prevent coronary artery disease.

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Pseudoscience and HCG

Pseudoscience cures abound, and the HCG diet is an example of how these scams continue. A combo of confirmation bias with lack of training in scientific method provides fertile ground.

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Cleansing to Start the New Year

Of course people who advocate “cleansing” will point to all the bad things you took in: the alcohol, the high sugar cookies, the fatty meats, and state that their product will clean the rest of those out of your system so you can start the New Year fresh and healthy.

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Is Obesity Connected to Acid Reflux

Acid reflux may be linked to obesity. Healthy weight and lifestyle changes can improve symptoms of acid reflux. Some changes include not eating large meals before bed, & avoiding alcohol and cigarettes.

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Keeping A Weight Loss Journal

Journaling for weight loss can have massive results. Read how Dr Jennifer Gunter lost 45 pounds from keeping a food journal, and tracking her calories.

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When We Lose a Patient

The advantage of doing weight loss surgery is we get to know our patients. Yesterday we heard that one of our favorite patients had died – and we will be missing her in our support group.

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