Culinary Medicine

Stop Taking Calcium for Osteoporosis

Calcium no longer recommended to prevent osteoporosis in the under 65 age group, and doubtful it will help those who are over 65. The imaging business – stop ordering all those CAT and MRI scans, says the radiology groups.

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Second Hand Smoke- Another Bad Study

Studies about second hand smoke that come from one of the worst polluted cities in all of Asia and do not account for pollution as a factor are worthless.

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PETA vs. Gordon Ramsay

PETA is going up against Gordon Ramsay claiming fish suffer – PETA is wrong- they not only don’t know the neuro anatomy of fish. What fish feel, and how they feel about it.

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Calcium Supplements and Heart Disease

The recent article showing people who take Calcium supplements have a higher risk of heart disease than those who don’t, falls in line with other studies showing that taking vitamins, anti-oxidants, and now calcium are worse than not taking the supplements.

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Weekend Reading

This weekend reading will be about food – one a biography of Craig Claiborne, the NY Times cookbook author and reviewer – and the other Michael Ruhlman’s, Twenty – which I will be not only reading, but cooking my way through.

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Food Politics and Foie Gras

The politics of food have become similar to the Chinese Cultural revolution – where only “right thinking” individuals are left alone, while those who wish to serve Foie Gras are increasingly under attack, even by people running for public office. What is our world coming too when politicians care more about the liver of a duck than the liver of a human?

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HDL – the Good Cholesterol Isn’t Good

The Good cholesterol isn’t good, but the bad cholesterol is still bad. HDL is a marker, but not a cause, for individuals who have better heart health, but raising HDL does not decrease the incidence of heart disease. The good news: under your doctors directions – you probably don’t need the niacin or the fish oil – but still eat fish

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The Latest Word on Coffee

Coffee drinking may be a benefit to health. The recent study from the National Cancer Institute reports that coffee drinking is associated with a slightly lower risk of death from certain diseases than non-coffee drinkers. Coffee may be good for us– who knew

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Forks Over Knives

When a movie is considered to be a documentary, and held as the reason for many to adopt a Vegan lifestyle, it is worth reviewing. This is not a documentary, a documentary means the movie would be non-fiction. The movie is filled with feel good stories, misdirection, and information that is just not factual. Still this movie has an effect – and if it were not for the facts, after watching this movie I would give up lamb for beets.

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