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Linda Carney MD

February 17, 2020

Coffee Negatively Affects Sleep

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Coffee Consumption Can Reduce Sleep Quality

Want to improve the quality of sleep and enjoy peaceful rest at night? Stop the consumption of caffeinated products, such as coffee and soda (no matter how early you drink them). This is the message of a study that evaluated the effect of caffeine on the efficiency, quality, and duration of sleep. For this study, scien...

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Linda Carney MD

May 17, 2016

Getting Milked Out of Money and Health?

Health Issues

Got Milk? Of course you do ... if you're a typical American. National Public Radio reports that the average American consumes 630 pounds of dairy a year according to U.S. Department of Agriculture statistics. In fact, the same statistics tell us that in total food consumption, Americans are eating 1,996 pounds of food each year,...

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Linda Carney MD

March 5, 2020

Antidepressants: Bad for the Bones

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Many doctors prescribe antidepressant medications if patients insist or if physicians know of too few other tools in their toolbox when it comes to treating depression, anxiety, obsessive compulsive disorders, and menstrual symptoms, such as hot flashes and night sweats. No surprise; more than 10 million prescriptions are dispensed a...

Low-Carb Theory Regarding Meat/Insulin is Flawed

Health Issues

Smoking Increases Cervical Cancer Risk

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Smoking's Surprise Cancer Consequence For Women

Most of us are aware of the many dangers of smoking to every part of the body. The US Department of Health and Human Services reported that smoking harms nearly every organ of the body, causes diseases, and reduces the health of smokers in general. But none of these detrimental effects has stopped millions of people worldwide from taking ...

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Linda Carney MD

February 19, 2020

Dietary Fats May Raise Ovarian Cancer Risk

Condition Related Food Matters

Slash Ovarian Cancer Risk by Reducing Dietary Fat

Estimates show that 1 in 78 women in the United States will be diagnosed with ovarian cancer at some point in their lifetime. Unfortunately, ovarian cancer is one of the deadliest cancers. Affecting the female reproductive system, it kills more than 100,000 women worldwide and nearly 14,000 in the United States every year. Studies show that ea...

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Linda Carney MD

February 18, 2020

3 Diseases Whole Grains May Help Prevent

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Consume Whole Grains to Help Prevent Disease

The 2015 Dietary Guidelines for Americans recommend the consumption of 3 to 5 servings of whole grains for adults and 2 to 3 servings for children. Unfortunately, a large number of adults and children in the US are consuming too much refined grain flour instead of the recommended amounts of whole grains, thereby missing out on the wide array o...

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Sean Carney

January 21, 2020

Dr. Carney Speaks to USDA for New 2020 Dietary Guidelines

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Standard American Diet vs Whole-Food Plant-Based

The United States Department of Agriculture (USDA) as well as the US Department of Health and Human Services has invited 20 nationally recognized food and nutrition "experts" to serve on their 2020 Dietary Guidelines Advisory Committee, meeting five times starting in March of 2019 and ending in March of 2020. Three of these meetings...

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Linda Carney MD

February 11, 2020

Eggs Promote Bowel Cancer

Condition Related Food Matters

Eggs Can Be Poison to the Bowels Promoting Colorectal Cancer

Every year, over a million new cases of colorectal (Bowel) cancer are diagnosed worldwide, and more than 700,000 persons die from the disease annually. According to the American Cancer Society, nearly 53,200 Americans are expected to develop colorectal cancer in 2020. Colorectal cancer rates in the USA increased among people you...

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Sean Carney

February 3, 2020

Health Festival and Clothing Give-Away

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Dr. Carney Lecturing at South Austin Health-Fair

Many people came out to receive health education, have their vitals checked, and receive free clothing along with other household supplies, at HealthCheck, sponsored by the Austin South Adventist Church. Who would have imagined that so many people would want to take home a brand new mop? Those mops were a huge hit! &n...

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Linda Carney MD

January 30, 2020

Coffee Raises Miscarriage Risk

Emotional Health Family Concerns

Miscarriage is the most common type of pregnancy loss, according to the American College of Obstetricians and Gynecologists. When we think of ways to prevent miscarriage, we always think of exercising regularly, maintaining a healthy weight, managing stress, avoiding smoking, and eating healthy foods. However, a new study shows that there is anothe...

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Linda Carney MD

January 17, 2020

Dietary Flavonoids Lower Alzheimer’s Risk

Condition Related Food Matters

Alzheimer's dementia is a major threat to the health of aging Americans. About 1 in 10 people, age 65 years and above, will develop Alzheimer's disease. Currently, an estimated 5.8 million Americans have Alzheimer's type memory loss, and this number is expected to rise to about 13.8 million by 2050. Alzheimer's disease is debilitating, destroying m...