Parasites and Seafood
Parasites and fish: available from those who love raw fish from the wild. Dr. Terry Simpson shares a story about one case, and few of the common fish parasites and how you can avoid them.
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Health Benefits of Seafood
The healthiest people on the planet are those who eat primarily fish in their diet. We evolved from the ocean, and are ever tied to it. We are so dependent on seafood that we cannot get ingredients without them. There is no doubt that if man will colonize other planets, what we will bring with us are fish.
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The Smart Sous Vide Machine
Sous vide allows you to easily prepare healthy, delicious foods, always at the exact perfect temperature and texture. Sous vide is a method of cooking food that’s sealed in an airtight plastic bag, using a water bath or temperature-controlled steam environment.
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Epidurals Steroids For Back Pain: Not Proven New FDA Warning
Epidural injections of steroids for back and neck pain have new warnings from the FDA, along with a more sobering comment – that they have never been shown to be effective or safe.
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Platelet-Rich Plasma: Save Your Money
Platelet Rich Plasma is a technique where an injection of the patient’s own blood is concentrated with the “healing factors” – but does it work? There is no good study saying it works. Athletes like Tiger Woods and others have tried it. But with years of use, there is no randomized, double blind study that shows efficacy.
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Evidence Based Medicine
An overview of evidence based medicine – the techniques we use to show if a treatment, drug, or device works. This is the scientific method we follow. Essentially when someone says that something works – we want you to prove it!
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Why US Healthcare Costs More
Why do we have healthcare inflation in the United States? Because of price, not because of quality – because of prices. The ability of national systems to negotiate with drug companies, device makers, and hospitals has driven health care costs down. The effect of this is that other countries can afford to cover everyone, without high deductibles.
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PCB and Fishing
PCB’s and the state of our seafood: years after PCBs were banned from manufacture, they continue to contaminate our waterways, and sources of fish. While levels of PCBs have been decreasing, the impact of PCBs on people is substantial.
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Fish Farms: A Solution or A Problem
The rise of fish farms provides the ability to feed a hungry planet. But the issues with fish farms can be negative to the environment. Some solutions are available and discussed.
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