5 of the Biggest Weight Loss Myths
Here are five myths about weight loss. You think Peanut Butter and yogurt are good? You think potatoes are bad? Think again. Dr. Terry Simpson debunks 5 of the biggest myths about losing weight.
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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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Three Great Foods For Your Party
Snacks for your party? Whether you’re celebrating the big game, or just entertaining some friends, here are three snacks that will make all of your parties a lot healthier.
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Timing of Meals: Cure for Obesity?
Does when you eat affect your weight gain? It does in mice- apparently if mice are restricted to eating over 12 hours they don’t gain the weight of mice that eat the same amount over a longer period of time. How can this help you? Well, if you are a mouse….
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Glycemic Index: Bad Science
The Glycemic Index, and what glucose spikes do to our body isn’t exactly what was previously reported. Another bogus diet theory bites the dust, as does its multi-million dollar industry.
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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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Care of Aging Parents
Often people who want to stay in their homes as they age need more help than their spouse or partner can give them. It isn’t intense medical help. Often it is someone that is willing to prepare meals, shop, light cleaning, and mostly some conversation.
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Tainted Weight Loss Supplements: FDA Warning
The FDA issued warnings about six popular weight loss supplements that contain medications that have been pulled from the market. In the last three years the FDA has issued over 100 warnings on weight loss supplements that contain dangerous medications.
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High Protein Diets and Early Weight Loss: It isn’t Good
Terry Simpson MD analyzes early weight loss in high protein diets – it isn’t fat that is lost, it is glycogen and water. The loss of glycogen and lower glucose levels make it more difficult to use of fat as an energy source, which is not a good thing! In fact it can hurt you – not help you!
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