Culinary Medicine

Alcohol and Pregnancy

October 22, 2015

Drinking during pregnancy is the leading cause of preventable birth defects. There is no safe level of alcohol when a woman is pregnant.

Bad Supplements: 23,000 ER Admissions per Year

October 15, 2015

23,000 people yearly seek emergency room treatment after taking dietary supplements. A field that is not regulated, and should be.

Breast Cancer: Watch and Wait

October 1, 2015

Breast cancer treatments are evolving, and sometimes treatments for some pre-cancers is no longer surgery or radiation, but watching.

Lap Band Tips: How to Avoid Food Getting Stuck in Your Band

September 20, 2015

Do you keep getting food stuck in your Lap-Band? Here are three simple rules to avoid the problem

GOP Dangerous Views of Autism and Vaccination

September 17, 2015

The dangerous anti-science views about autism and vaccine, and spreading them out. The recent GOP debate showed the flawed ideology of the candidates.

Honey, Agave, Cane Sugar like High Fructose Corn Syrup

September 15, 2015

A study shows that honey, raw sugar, and cane sugar have the same devastating metabolic affects as high fructose corn syrup.

Your Inspiration Here

September 12, 2015

If you need inspiration to exercise or to tackle a challenge, watch this brief video of my amazing brother-in-law. Nothing keeps him down.

Increasing Diabetes Mirrors Obesity: Surgery Best Option

September 10, 2015

Half the US population has either diabetes or pre-diabetes. This trend mirrors the rise in obesity in the United States. The most cost effective treatment is weight loss surgery.

More Sleep = Less Colds

September 3, 2015

Sleep is important to your immune function. Sleep affords you fewer colds, less obesity & heart attacks, and helps fight the flu.