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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.

Whole Food Myths

The Elitist Food Movements: Local and Whole Foods So what gives the elitist food proponents providence over the food we eat? What are their credentials? You know, the people who tell us we should eat whole food, or local food, or whole local food. What does that mean anyway? That whole group of names that…

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Protein Powder Cons

Protein supplements are everywhere – but do you need the extra protein, and how much? Is one protein supplement better than another? Is too much protein dangerous?

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Rebuilding Your Diet

Dr. Garth Davis and Dr. Terry Simpson talk about how they rebuild patient’s diets after weight loss surgery. Perhaps how they rebuild those diets will apply to you.

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Impossible Burger

The Impossible Burger has quickly gained followers and can be found in Red Robin, White Castle, and some Burger King Restaurants. But how does the burger taste, and what is the nutritional value. Listen to our podcast as we compare this burger, side-by-side with another famous burger.

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Greenhouse Gas and Red Meat: It’s not the Cow, it is the How

Eating beef does not increase greenhouse gas. In fact, if you eat beef that has been raised on grass, or pastures, they decrease greenhouse gas.

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Seafood Fraud

Fish fraud is widespread in the United States. It is more than a rip off of consumer dollars, it has potential health consequences to unborn children, as well as GI issues. It isn’t difficult to imagine those who would defraud the type of fish would also have poor sanitary conditions.

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A doctor who treats himself has a fool for a patient

I encountered the health care system as a patient, so here are a few thoughts about a doctor being a patient.

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Salmon: Wild Alaska vs Farm Raised

Wild Alaska Salmon has a unique history in the west and from Ketchikan. Today Wild Alaska Salmon remains one of the few products where you are supporting a local market, having better nutritional value, and decreasing risk of heart disease.

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Alkaline Water – Healthy or a Con

Health benefits of alkaline water are pretty close to zero. So before you spend money on something of dubious value, here is what really happens to your body when you drink this water.

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