April 06, 2006 Ginger and Chilies: Nutritional Dynamite! Competency : # 5, 14 What you Should Eat AND Superfoods Reference: American Association for Cancer Research Meeting. Rebecca Liu, MD, Dept of Ob Gyn and U of Michigan April 4, 2006; Holistic Reference: Andrew Weil has always recommended ginger and turmeric as… Continue reading Ginger and Chilies: Nutritional Dynamite!
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Endocannabinoids: Part III, What the Blocking Drugs Might Do
April 02, 2006 Endocannabinoids: Part III, What the Blocking Drugs Might Do Competency # 1 RISK Reference: Clin Cornerstone. 2006;8 Suppl 4:S24-35 In part I and II, we learned that the endocannabinoid system, (ECS) has a lot to do with our appetite. The ECS… Continue reading Endocannabinoids: Part III, What the Blocking Drugs Might Do
The Endocannabinoid System I: What We all Need to Know
March 04, 2006 The Endocannabinoid System I: What We all Need to Know Competency # 1 RISK Reference: Clin Cornerstone. 2006; 8 Suppl 4:S24-35 The Endocannabinoid System: This is huge and sort of fun. Herein is your first introduction to this system. I thought I was going… Continue reading The Endocannabinoid System I: What We all Need to Know
Making your Own Snack Mix to Lower Cholesterol
February 28, 2006 Making your Own Snack Mix to Lower Cholesterol Competency # 13, #14 FATS and SUPERFOOD Reference: N Engl J Med. 1993 Mar 4;328(9):603-7; JAMA 2003 Jul 23; 290 (4): 502-10;Journal of Agricultural and Food Chemistry. 2005 Nov 30; 53(24):9436-45. This is fun! I make a snack mix… Continue reading Making your Own Snack Mix to Lower Cholesterol
Is Farmed Salmon Good for Me too?
February 20, 2006 Is Farmed Salmon Good for Me too? Competency # 13 FATS Reference: Tufts Health and Nutrition Letter, March 2006. This is one of those topics that go around every couple of weeks. Is farmed salmon as good as ocean-raised? And what about mercury? And… Continue reading Is Farmed Salmon Good for Me too?
Another Reason to Eat Omega-3s ALL OF OUR LIVES
February 10, 2006 Another Reason to Eat Omega-3s ALL OF OUR LIVES Competency # 13 FATS Reference: American Journal of Clinical Nutrition Dec 2005 (p 1178) – From Strasbourg, France We have all learned that eating fish twice a week will reduce our risk of… Continue reading Another Reason to Eat Omega-3s ALL OF OUR LIVES
Low-fat Dietary Pattern and Risk of Cardiovascular Disease
February 05, 2006 Low-fat Dietary Pattern and Risk of Cardiovascular Disease Number 124 Reference: JAMA. 2006 Feb 8;295(6):655-66 This is a very interesting NIH study. It cost over $ 451 million to conduct. Over 48,000 women followed prospectively for an average of 8.1 years. Half were told how to eat less fat. The others were simply given… Continue reading Low-fat Dietary Pattern and Risk of Cardiovascular Disease
Ten Strategies to Raise Your Metabolism to Lose Weight
January 06, 2006 Ten Strategies to Raise Your Metabolism to Lose Weight Competency # 3, 4, 5, 7 Reference: American Journal of Clinical Nutrition, Vol. 79, No. 5, 899S-906S, May 2004 (Editor’s Note: This blog was written in 2006. I leave it up solely to… Continue reading Ten Strategies to Raise Your Metabolism to Lose Weight
Fish Oil: Another Piece of Evidence
January 10, 2006 Fish Oil: Another Piece of Evidence Competency # 13 FATS Reference: Psychol Sci. 2006 Feb;17(2):151-8 This is dynamite! The Avon Longitudinal Study of Parents and Children has been running for 15 years in Bristol, England. Just two weeks ago, in a conference held in London to review the… Continue reading Fish Oil: Another Piece of Evidence
The Best News of 2005: What you can do to be healthier in 2006
December 26, 2005 The Best News of 2005: What you can do to be healthier in 2006 Competency #20 LIFESTYLES OF THE LONG LIVED Reference: The best literature in 2005 and from the Tufts Health and Nutrition Letter, December 2005. This news is condensed from the best literature in 2005 and from the Tufts Health and… Continue reading The Best News of 2005: What you can do to be healthier in 2006