Chef Graham Elliot: Why His Weight Loss Will Work
Chef Graham Elliot underwent gastric sleeve surgery for weight loss. In the first year having lost over 120 pounds, here is a bit about the surgery he had, and why he will succeed.
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Eat Big But Small – Lamb
Rack of lamb and asparagus – a meal that you can have for under 300 calories that will keep you satisfied for hours. Eat Big but Small is an attempt to show how you can eat more, but less with great food and lots of vegetables.
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Bacteria and Obesity
Is the rise of obesity correlated with the rise in antibiotics? Yes. But while bacteria may be involved in our digestion, there are other factors that are more commonly associated with the rise of obesity.
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Eat Big But Small
Eat big nutritious meals, but small on calorie dense foods. Don’t deny yourself, and see what you come up with. Follow the biology rules for appetite, and you will be able to Eat big, but small.
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Germs: as Much a Part of Us as DNA
The bacteria that occupy our bodies are transmitted to us every much as DNA. They are not a foreign species- an argument can be made that they are every bit a part of us as our own DNA
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Expansion of Primary Care and Relationships Leads to Less ER Visits
The way to provide health care delivery isn’t just to insure everyone, but to develop community based health care on relationships, trust, and listening. This has resulted in decreasing costs of healthcare and provided a model of healthcare in the world.
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Men Don’t Diet – Men Refuel
Dr. John La Puma’s new book: Refuel is a 24 day program written for men. The book is an easy way to implement a lifestyle change – a plan that involves recipes, and will get the man back in the kitchen – where we belong.
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New Health Insurance: What to Look for in a Hospital
A few tips about the hospitals you look for and what they offer as you consider what new insurance you should go for. If you are like the vast majority of Americans, you have no idea what the insurance plan covers, doesn’t cover, and don’t know if the insurance company will keep your doctor in its network.
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Prescriptions are Recipes
People have an auto-destruct button: it is their mouth. My prescription pads have become recipe cards – where I give patients simple recipes of what they need. They are simple recipes to help patients learn to cook, and have delicious food.
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