Regulate Supplements
Consumers Union endorsed The Dietary Supplement Labeling Act – which requires supplement makers to label warnings, risks, and register the supplement with the FDA. We think this is a good idea.
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Medical Marijuana
Recently CNN’s Sanjay Gupta joined the ranks of the 76% of physicians that think marijuana should be available for use in medicine. Here is my take.
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Calorie Myths
Should we throw out the whole calorie theory? Here are some six common myths about calories. Also included are five simple rules for eating healthy, and maintaining a healthy weight.
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140Conference State of Now
The two videos from the #140Conf State of Now – 2013 in New York. The #140Conference in New York gave me an opportunity to participate on a gluten panel, as well as tell what we discovered in weight loss surgery.
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Seven Reasons Obesity is a Disease
7 reasons why obesity is a disease – dismissing the arguments against The American Medical Association (AMA) who have officially recognized obesity as a disease, a move that could encourage physicians to pay more attention to the importance of addressing obesity.
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Eggs and Beer Diet v. Smoothie Diet
Two diets: one a smoothie diet, and the other eggs and beer. Who would lose the most weight over a month, and would the cholesterol improve or get worse? Here are the answers.
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Surgeons and Priests
Surgeons today are the modern priests of days gone by. We have our own holy garments, we purify our hands, we prepare. We are humbled by the body, because even the best of medicine, the best of preparation, the most careful handling of our patient’s tissues may not be enough.
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Obesity and Patients
Weight loss is more than calories in and calories out. Obesity is a disease that we don’t know the answers to. More important – we need to treat obesity with compassion, because it is not the fault of the patient whose metabolism alters their body.
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