GMO Part 3: Allergies
The rise of allergies – is GMO responsible? What are allergies, and the immune response? What is done to insure that allergenic proteins are not in our food supply?
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Is Organic Food More Nutritious- Guest Post
When organic farming began it was a movement about eating healthier and being conscious about our environment. The new laws have watered down the meaning of organic for many of us, but the question remains- should we purchase organic foods?
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Lap Band’s Perfect Storm and Turn Around
Weight loss surgery is a business, and Allergan, who bought the Lap-Band, made about every wrong move a company could make.
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What is Really in Juice Concentrate
What do you think of when you see that a company has put “juice concentrate” into your drink. You would be surprised. What they do is simply extract the sugar, and this means what you are drinking is a product from some oranges, or grapes, or whatever juice they say.
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Where it Began: The Dinner that Changed my Life
Your Doctors Orders started as a segment on Daytime TV – but it came from meeting on twitter- and became so much more. Here is the story about how twitter, and a dinner – changed my life.
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Angelina Jolie’s Decision: Do I Need to be Tested?
Angelina Jolie, breast cancer, and questions. Her courageous decision to undergo a double mastectomy to dramatically reduce her likelihood of developing breast cancer has brought heightened awareness to this deadly form of cancer. It’s also created many questions for women around the world.
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GMO: Part 2 – The Promise, the Fear, Labeling, Frankenfoods
The United States produces more GM crops than any other country and account for about 90% of the cotton, corn, and soy beans planted in the US. Are we growing Frankenfoods – an evil chimera grown from laboratory manipulation of the DNA that can spread, or are these foods the savior of the planet. The answer is neither – and the debate is between two groups who cannot speak the same language or to each other
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Weight Loss Doctor Teaching Patients to Cook
What is the single most important factor change a person can make to keep them healthy? Cooking – developing a fine appreciation for food. So I’m a weight loss surgeon, and now I spend more time teaching my patients to cook, than I do operating on them. My surgical career changed- today I am a cook who does a little surgery
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The Lap-Band: Operation is Easy, Aftercare is Critical
Governor Christie had his surgery done by a surgeon who knows and understands the benefit of aftercare. There is a clear, and published difference between those surgeons who know how to teach patients to use the band, and those who do not. The key: getting a band done by an experienced surgeon who is interested in lifestyle changes of the paitent.
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