Turmeric: It Can Kill You
Turmeric, Curcumin, can cause bleeding, liver failure, and spontaneous abortion. It should not be used routinely, especially for those over 65.
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Mediterranean Diet After Weight Loss Surgery
Patients who adopted a Mediterranean Diet following weight loss surgery had better weight loss than those who adopted other plans. The more adherent to the Mediterranean Diet, the better long-term results after surgery. Regardless of the type of surgery.
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Continuous Blood Glucose Monitors for Non-Diabetics
The proliferation of continuous glucose monitors for non-diabetics has allowed the development of less expensive equipment and provided an important tool to see glucose variability among people. This provides real-time data regarding diet.
Read MoreMicroplastics in Fish, in Fruit, in Water
Microplastics are in our food from vegetables to fish, from meat to fruit. They are in the air we breathe, and we don’t know what harm they can do
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Fish Oil and Atrial Fibrillation
Fish oil capsules are a multi-billion dollar industry that was just hit with the reality that they may cause more harm than good.
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Why I Hate Chicken Breast
The American favorite diet food, boneless and skinless chicken breast – it is almost as flavorful as cardboard – almost. It is overcooked and abused so often. Your mouth just called me and wants an intervention – stop eating it.
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10 Best Weight Loss Tips: Real Lifestyle Changes
The ten best tips for weight loss. Every week I am asked to place patients on a physician monitored weight loss program. They ask what to eat- and what I am interested in is them changing their lifestyle.
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Childhood Obesity, Food Insecurity, and Cooking
Food insecurity breeds obesity by allowing the view that having some extra weight is healthy. The most basic of all insecurities is overcome with obesity. Leading to an endless cycle of obesity this can be combated not by surgery, but by availability of fresh foods, and teaching people how to cook.
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Mail Order Diet Food
Mail order food from diet companies does not encourage weight loss. Once people stop ordering the expensive food weight comes back on. Better to learn to make the food in your kitchen and enjoy better food.
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