Terry Simpson MD

The Mediterranean Diet

This week’s podcast is simply called “The Mediterranean Diet,” and we go into why it is important to your health and how you can incorporate it into your daily routine. It isn’t all olive oil and wine – well maybe some wine.

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Farm to Fable [Episode 3]

Some restaurants tell you that they love farm-to-table food, but what they are really selling you is Farm to Fable. This podcast is about uncovering a major food con from restaurants.

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Ebola Update: September 25, 2014

Ebola Update showing latest count, treatment updates, as well as predictions for Ebola entering the US. The House Committee on Appropriations approved of President Obama’s plan to use war funds to pay for the US response to Ebola.

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Contrave: FDA Relents, Approves New Weight Loss Drug

The FDA approves a new pill for weight loss. Still minimally effective, Dr. Terry Simpson advises that this weight loss drug is not worth the minimal results that come at high risk. Healthy lifestyles trump miracle pills every time.

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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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Alton Brown’s Diet: Is it Useful – is it Nutritious

Dr. Terry Simpson takes a look at the famous diet of Alton Brown, host of Iron Chef America, The Next Iron Chef, and Cutthroat Kitchen. Brown lost 50 pounds in nine months following these changes, and has kept that weight off since 2009. Here is the breakdown – and some surprises as to the levels of micronutrients in Alton Brown’s Diet.

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