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March 12, 2012 Red Meat and Premature Death   Reference:  Archives Internal Medicine, March 2012   Early death from eating red meat!  This sounds really awful.  But the study was very large;  38,000 men for 22 years and some 84,000 women for 28 years.  The participants filled out a food frequency questionnaire every four years about their eating habits… Continue reading Red Meat and Premature Death

March 08, 2012 The Daniel Diet: How to Lose 60 Pounds in a Year and Keep it Off  Source:  Rick Warren from Saddleback Churchwith Mehmet Oz and Mark Hyman Reference:  Book of Daniel, Chapter One   When King Nebuchadnezzar conquered Israel hauled the Jews off to Babylon, he wanted the 10 best and brightest young men to be… Continue reading The Daniel Diet: How to Lose 60 Pounds in a Year and Keep it Off

March 05, 2012 Vitamin D and Menstrual Cramps   Reference Lasco et al Archives Int Med, Feb 27th   Menstrual cramps are the bane of many women causing pain that can last days.   The thought is that the smooth muscles of the uterus are contracting in response to high doses of localized prostaglandins.  Those prostaglandins are inhibited by… Continue reading Vitamin D and Menstrual Cramps

February 27, 2012 What Vitamin D Level “Should” I Have?  Reference:  Haddad in Jr Clin Endo Meta Dec 2012 and Vit D Council   Now that we are in the final throes of winter, and our eyes are turning to spring break and the return of the sun, the question that arises is “What level of Vitamin D… Continue reading What Vitamin D Level “Should” I Have?

February 20, 2012 Autophagy:  Eat Your Heart Out with Exercise   Reference: Economist Jan 21, 2012, Nature Beth Levine, MD   Autophagy is a hot topic out there in the anti-aging world.  It literally means, “eating oneself” which sounds a bit gruesome.  But that’s it in a nutshell. And exercise makes you do more of it.  It’s the details… Continue reading Autophagy: Eat Your Heart Out with Exercise

February 06, 2012 The Trouble with Wheat #8:  AGE’s and Aging   Reference:  Wheat Belly by Bill Davis,  Eric Westman:  The New Atkins for a New You, The Ultimate Diet for Shedding Weight,  Dr Gundry’s Diet Evolution Aren’t we all aging?   Well, some are faster than others!  And wheat is central to that problem.  It all has to do with the… Continue reading The Trouble with Wheat #8: AGE’s and Aging

January 30, 2012 The Trouble With Wheat # 7:  LDL Particle Size and Heart Disease   Reference:  Wheat Belly by Bill Davis,  Eric Westman: The Ultimate Diet for Shedding Weight   You should know about LDLs from all the ads on TV.  “Lower your cholesterol and prevent a heart attack” they promise.  “Take our statin!”, they hawk.  It’s your LDL’s… Continue reading The Trouble With Wheat # 7: LDL Particle Size and Heart Disease

January 23, 2012 The Trouble with Wheat #6:  Too Much Acid!   Reference: Wheat Belly by Bill Davis (Milwaukee Native: Office at Mayfair Mall) Massey. Sebastian et al Am J Clin Nutr 2002;76:1308-16   What’s the deal with acid?  One of the ways of explaining some of our health conundrums is along the acid base axis.  You’ve heard this… Continue reading The Trouble with Wheat #6: Too Much Acid!

January 16, 2012 The Trouble With Wheat #5: Leaky Gut and Celiac Disease   Reference:  Wheat Belly by Bill Davis, Scientific American   Now it was the Greek physician Aretaeus in 100 AD who first told patients with celiac disease to fast and avoid food in order to cure those folks who got diarrhea, cramping pain, and progressive weight… Continue reading The Trouble With Wheat #5: Leaky Gut and Celiac Disease

January 09, 2012 The Trouble with Wheat #4:  Addiction!   Reference:  Wheat  Belly by Bill Davis, MD (Milwaukee Cardiologist: http://www.TrackYourPlaque.com Ever been accused of being an addict!  Well, we’ll take care of that in just four short paragraphs.  Wheat is yummy.  We love warm bread.  Every culture around the globe makes warm bread and we find it irresistible.  Have… Continue reading The Trouble with Wheat #4: Addiction!