Vegetables in the Mediterranean Diet
Vegetables are an important component of the Mediterranean Diet. They are available in every region, allowing the Mediterranean diet to be part of any cuisine.
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Implementing the Mediterranean Diet – Part One
Eating a wide variety of plants is one key to health. This has been shown in multiple studies that plants provide an important protection to your body.
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Inflammation and the Mediterranean Diet
The Mediterranean Diet is the most anti-inflammatory diet ever tested. While inflammation is necessary, too much can make your life miserable and lead to injury
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Can You Beet Hypertension?
Nitrates are abundant in green vegetables and are an important to reduce hypertension. They do this by their high nitrate concentration which converts to nitric oxide.
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Heart Attack City: Risks and Prevention
Metabolic Syndrome increases the risk of heart attacks, strokes, diabetes, and shortens lifespan. The incidence increases with age, lack of activity, and obesity. You can prevent it.
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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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Heroin vs. Over Eating: Which is Harder to Kick?
There is a high level of weight regain after diets. Dieting is a multi-billion dollar industry that peddles more hope than weight loss. Is the 95% return of lost weight that was reported half a century ago still the same in light lifestyle modifications with modern drugs, exercise, psychological support, and understanding of the microbiome and evolutionary biology?
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Hospital Cafeterias: they should be a Place of Healing
A hospital cafeteria should not peddle junk food. A hospital cafeteria should be a place of healing and rehabilitation. It is time to change how hospitals view their cafeteria – it should be viewed as a place to teach patients to be healthy by teaching them how t and what to cook.
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