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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Weight Loss New Year’s Resolution: How to Do it
Weight loss is the most common New Year’s Resolution. Here is a simple action plan to get you on your way to eating well and losing weight. With a few modifications to your daily lifestyle, you can achieve weight loss success.
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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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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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Sous Vide Cooking
Sous Vide cooking represents the easiest way to start cooking, and no worries about over cooking food. I started using this method of cooking in 2009 and quickly discovered that some of my patients, who could not tolerate over cooked meats.
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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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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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