Culinary Medicine

CIA Torture and the Ethics of Physicians Involved

That physicians were involved in the CIA’s “enhanced interrogation” means that we as physicians must seek those out, remove their license to practice medicine in all states. Physicians must police themselves – and these doctors need to be re-instructed in medical ethics before being allowed to practice again.

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Flu Vaccine – Should We Still Get it?

The current flu vaccine is ineffective against the flu that has been showing up as a severe respiratory illness this year. It is still important to get vaccinated, and certain high risk groups should get anti-viral treatment within a day or two of when they develop symptoms. This current type of flu is severe, and has already been responsible for five deaths.

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How Much Water to Make a Pound of Beef

Reading that it takes 1700 gallons to grow a pound of beef makes you wonder how those numbers are arrived at. When you find out how they are calculated it will cause you to scratch your head, but it won’t make you want to turn earth into a vegan paradise. It turns out it takes much less water to grow the animal.

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Use Tap Water For Coffee

The hardness of the water affects the quality of the coffee- perhaps more than you know. We sampled both filtered, bottled, and various community water sources, including water that had been softened. Our result – the best coffee was made from water that came from the tap. Which city has the best tap water for making coffee?

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Turkey Recall and Avian Flu – Its a Fake

The Turkey recall is a fake – they don’t have the avian flu. Turkeys are the wrong species of bird to carry the Avian flu. There is no recall, and your bird is fine. Enjoy Thanksgiving.

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Rice and Arsenic – How You Can Protect Yourself

Rice is a staple for many people – but there is a significant contamination of rice with arsenic. Arsenic in any level is highly toxic. There are some rice that have less issues- and those should be consumed. See the article for specific information.

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Sham Surgery

Surgeons perform operations that may be not beneficial. A look at sham operations, the ethics behind them, and the placebo effect.

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Heroin vs. Over Eating: Which is Harder to Kick?

There is a high level of weight regain after diets. Dieting is a multi-billion dollar industry that peddles more hope than weight loss. Is the 95% return of lost weight that was reported half a century ago still the same in light lifestyle modifications with modern drugs, exercise, psychological support, and understanding of the microbiome and evolutionary biology?

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Thanksgiving: Cooking Turkey Breast Sous Vide

Turkey breast sous vide can make a great meal. Easy to prepare and delicious to eat. Plus, prepping the meal with a large breast that you cut half allows you to freeze the unused portion for later use.

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