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Do You Know Which Foods are Healthiest?
When it comes to nutrition, one of the most interesting phenomenon to me is the number of people with lifestyle-based health issues who believe that they eat a "pretty healthy diet." But I totally understand this. I truly believed I ate a "pretty...
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I'm Doing Just Fine
So, how are you doing (health-wise) Do you feel good? Unfortunately, that is a hard question to answer, because "feel-good" is relative - and the reference, itself, is variable. This makes the perception of "feel-good" very nebulous. This realization...
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What Exactly is the Starch-Smart® System?
It wasn't an easy decision for me to stop practicing emergency medicine. I loved the challenge of the work. Each new patient was a brand new medical puzzle whom I needed to figure out quickly, accurately, professionally, and compassionately. I might...
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3 Steps to Making Type-1 Diabetes a Health Advantage!
Type-1 Diabetes can be a debilitating disease - OR, it can be used as a tool for elevating health and vitality. In my experimental studies of Type-1 diabetes, striving to survive it, I eventually discovered something quite remarkable. Using Type-1...
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RE: Bone Loss
Hi Norma, Thanks for your question. It’s a great one! Although I cannot suggest for you personally, because I am not allowed to practice medicine through this website, I can tell you what I choose for myself. I am a long-term WFPBNO eater who is, at age...
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Getting off acid-blockers
Thank you for the enlightening information about bone loss! After I posted my original question I neglected to mention that I was diagnosed with celiac disease and Barrett's Esophagus back in 2004, and my GI doctor put me on the PPI Nexium. I've been...
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RE: Whole Grains for People with Celiac Disease and Pre-Diabetes
Norma Jean, I tend to avoid potatoes (mostly) in favour of sweet potatoes. To me, most regular potatoes have a bitter flavour that I find unpleasant. My understanding is that the bitter taste is the solanine common among the Nightshade family of...
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RE: Getting off acid-blockers
when I read your letter, I thought you were writing about me! LOL! Hypothyroid, Celiac disease, Barrett's Esophagus, Psoriatic Arthritis, chronic anemia, etc. I had been taking ppi pills for over 20 years! It was not until I broke 6 bones, shrank 3...
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RE: Dyspareunia
It is true that less is absorbed by a topical application than by an oral application, so in this manner is vaginal Estrace "less risky" than the oral. However, estradiol blood levels are raised by vaginal applications of estrogen preparations, although...
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Sugar's Relation to Heart Disease
I recently heard a lecture by Dr. Esselstyn on reversing heart disease. One of the food recommendation he made was to avoid sugar. I don't use table sugar or brown sugar anymore. I try to use whole fruit for sweeteners. But I am interested in having...
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Update and concerns
I have been too busy these past few months with a new shed (new one came, was a bust so it's being removed today and a new one put in), working out twice a week at the gym, riding bike on off days, working 9 to 10 hours a day and trying to plan menus...
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unable to diagnose respiratory problem of my son
My son is 27 yrs old. He is physically fit and healthy but 6 months back about Feb/Mar 2018 all of sudden ,he complained of fast heart beat rate.I dismissed his words by saying may be due to stress and all.But again he complained of breathlessness and...
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Hoping for Health but Missing the Mark?
"There was a party at work, but there was next to nothing I could eat except the Oreos. At least they were vegan!" I hear this sort of reasoning every day in my practice. And I totally understand it. For years, I was a tater-tot vegetarian and thought...
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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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These are a Few of our Favorite Things: Patient Testimonials!
It is truly a joy to see people off of their medications because they no longer need those medications. Seeing them no longer suffering from the results of diseases previously on their list makes me as happy as it makes them. When patients are able to...
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Breakfast Beans to Beat the Hangries
When I say " From Sun to Plant to Plate ," I really mean it. Not only should we eat plant food in as close to its original state as is possible and palatable, but the dawning of the morning sun should remind us to start the day with plant energy on our...
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Chef AJ
Chef AJ, author of Unprocessed, has followed a plant-based diet for over 33 years. With her unique ability to create healthy foods that taste great, she teaches how to easily bring more fresh fruits and vegetables into a diet to prevent and reverse...
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Is Weight Watchers Good for Your Health?
"This is the joy for me. I love bread," declares Oprah, her arms open wide to the possibilities of her Weight Watcher's Plan. "I have lost 26 pounds, and I have eaten bread every single day." The commercial's emphasis on bread is a visceral call to a...
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Diet for a Cancer Diagnosis
Some of the scariest words we can hear are, "You have cancer." When we or a loved one receive these words, we immediately begin looking for the hope and the help in this situation. At home, the big question often becomes, "What should I eat now that...
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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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