Dr. Terry Simpson

Telomeres and Time: Rewind Aging

🧬 Telomeres and Time: Can We Really Rewind Aging? The Lowest Hemoglobin I’ve Ever Seen The lowest hemoglobin I’ve ever seen belonged to a young woman who was still standing. Her blood count was one-fourth of normal. She was pale, short of breath, and strong enough to walk into the clinic.Doctors soon learned her bone…

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Mitochondria Matter: The Story of Aging

Mitochondria power your cells, shape how you age, and misbehave as they decline. Here’s what they do, how they fail, and what truly keeps them healthy for life

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FORK U #100 — The Hall of Fame and Shame

Celebrating 100 episodes of FORK U: the heroes who built modern medicine — and the hucksters who sold it back in a bottle.

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The Global Thanksgiving Table

Thanksgiving is more than a meal — it’s a worldwide celebration of gratitude built around foods that started here in the Americas. Corn, beans, potatoes, and turkey didn’t just feed a nation; they changed global cuisine. Today, we blend culinary history with medical sense to show how to enjoy the feast without the nap. šŸ…

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When Vitamin D Isn’t Sunshine in a Bottle

When Vitamin D Isn’t Sunshine in a Bottle Vitamin D is sold as bottled sunshine. Social media says it boosts immunity, prevents cancer, and makes you live longer. But science says something very different — and megadoses pushed by influencers like Dr. Eric Berg can do more harm than good. Here’s what you need to…

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Salmon isn’t a Stent: Food and Medicine

The Mediterranean Diet lowers risk, but it can’t replace statins or stents. Food helps, medicine saves, and together they’re the strongest defense

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Bananas Aren’t Beta Blockers

When Bananas Aren’t a Beta Blocker People love to believe that food can replace medicine. We talked about this in Episode One, where I explained that Hippocrates never said ā€œlet food be thy medicine.ā€ Still, the myth endures. Food does matter. The right eating pattern can lower blood pressure. One of the best-studied is the…

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Tofu Isn’t a Statin: Food as Medicine

The Portfolio Diet lowers cholesterol, but not like statins. Food helps build the foundation—medicine keeps the roof from caving in.

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Lap-Band – Apollo Rises to the Challenge

Terry Simpson MD reports on the latest moves by Apollo with the Lap-Band. The Lap-Band will undergo a price increase. A brilliant move on the part of Apollo Endosurgery – and there is more aggressive moves coming.

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