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Michael Klaper MD Speaks From His Heart
Physicans like myself who follow the wise words of Hippocrates: " Let food be thy medicine and medicine be thy food " — witness amazing transformations in the lives of our patients when disease-promoting foods are removed from their diets and their...
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New Non-Statin Drugs Come at a High Price
The Good: While high cholesterol is a health problem that plagues those consuming the typical American diet, it is a condition that in most cases is easily treated and reversed. I have seen cholesterol levels drop dramatically simply by switching to...
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Does Coconut Oil Lower Cholesterol?
Coconut oil has become a popular "super food" among health conscious individuals, claiming to heal just about every affliction known to man. Those who profit from this highly-refined product claim that consuming coconut oil lowers bad LDL cholesterol...
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What is Metabolic Syndrome?
Metabolic syndrome is a term often mentioned these days when public health is discussed. We hear about it on the news and see it mentioned in blogs and articles. But have you ever wondered, "Exactly what is metabolic syndrome?" You're not alone. By...
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Intake of legumes and cardiovascular disease: A systematic review and dose-response meta-analysis
Larger intake of legumes may help ward off cardiovascular and coronary heart diseases. The purpose of this study was to examine evidence from past studies that reviewed the association between high dietary ingestion of legumes and the possibility of...
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Classic Tale of the African Green Monkeys
Many people love the classics. Swiss Family Robinson . Jane Eyre . Or even Good Night Moon . All genres have their classics. These stories often owe their appeal to an artful exploration of some truth regarding the human condition. There truly is "no...
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Ultra-processed food consumption and risk of cardiovascular events: a systematic review and dose-response meta-analysis
The probability of suffering from cardiovascular events, stroke, myocardial infarction (heart attack), and transient ischemic attack (TIA), may be high among individuals who enjoy consuming ultra-processed foods. This study evaluated if consistent...
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High anthocyanin intake is associated with a reduced risk of myocardial infarction in young and middle-aged women
Adopting a diet rich in anthocyanin-containing foods may be beneficial for the prevention of myocardial infarction in women. This study attempted to provide answer to the question: can habitual intake of foods high in anthocyanins protect women from...
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Inverse association of legume consumption and dyslipidemia: Isfahan Healthy Heart Program.
A healthy lipid profile and low cardiovascular disease risk are associated with frequent consumers of legumes. Dyslipidemia is a condition in which abnormal amounts of lipids are present in the blood. This study evaluated the consumption of legumes in...
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3 Diseases Whole Grains May Help Prevent
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...
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Statins Increase Type 2 Diabetes Risk
Is your cholesterol on the high side ? Then, there is a great chance that your physician will want to place you on statins. “ Statins ”, known scientifically as HMG CoA inhibitors, are a class of drugs that reduce the concentration of cholesterol in...
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Deciding Which Direction is Best
Conflicting "scientific studies" regarding what characterizes a healthy diet saturate our media daily. For example, it's been well established that saturated animal fat promotes chronic disease, yet due to popular (and misguided) news reports this fact...
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Take the New Year Health Challenge!
Happy New Year! The holiday season is always a joyous time of year, especially when family and friends fill our homes to celebrate! And of course no holiday festivity would be complete without the many hours of preparing and sharing a delicious meal,...
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How Not to Die by Michael Greger MD
If you are familiar with the work of Dr. Michael Greger , you know how passionate he is about digging through complicated scientific research linking diet and disease. My blogs and articles feature many videos from his website, NutritionFacts.org . Dr....
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Don't men have to eat meat to maintain strength and masculinity?
For most men, consuming meat (protein) is associated with " muscle, vitality, strength, power, energy, vigor, aggressiveness, and liveliness. " This image comes from clever marketing tactics, promoting the sale of meat as superior protein that sustains...
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Current Protein Recommendations Flawed
What does your typical diet look like for one day? If you answered bacon and eggs for breakfast, turkey and cheese sandwich for lunch, and chicken fried steak for dinner, you're not alone. Basing every meal around an animal-based protein source is...
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How to Eat a Balanced WFPB Diet
What is a balanced diet? A diet that supplies the proper proportions of all the nutrients necessary for health is considered a balanced diet. But despite our best efforts to eat healthfully, many of us worry that maybe we're not getting enough of...
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Insulin Resistance Insulin Sensitivity
As a Type-1 Diabetic and due to the manner in which I learned to manage it, Insulin Resistance became a passionate topic for me as it is a fundamental element of metabolic control. I learned that the lower the insulin resistance, the less insulin I had...
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Sugary Beverages and Rising Stroke Risk
Every 40 seconds, a person suffers from a stroke and every 4 minutes, someone dies from a stroke in the United States. Stroke is the number one cause of long-term disability and the number five cause of deaths in the US, killing more than one hundred...
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What's on the Menu?
After making the transition to a healthy plant-based diet, you may find it difficult to find a restaurant that serves plant-based meals. Upon arriving at the restaurant, the menu features many choices, yet in your mind, you're seeing...."heart attack,...
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