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Gallstone disease is one of the most common and costly of all digestive diseases. It is estimated that 10-20% of all US adults have gallstones. Each year, around 500,000 people develop symptoms or complications necessitating cholecystectomy, and approximately…read more
Categories:Gall bladder disease
Q: You’ve talked about high triglycerides being an important risk factor for heart disease—even more so than cholesterol. What can I do to lower mine? A: Yes, that’s right. It’s not all about cholesterol when it comes to heart disease….read more
Categories:Heart Health Metabolic Syndrome
Your doctors know a lot. They are among the most highly-trained professionals, often undergoing 8-15 years of intense post-graduate education. They endure rigorous testing and certification, and have to continually keep up with reams of new information as…read more
Categories:General Medicine General Nutrition Medications Supplements
Q: In an effort to avoid packaged cereals and bread for breakfast, I eat a concoction of various nuts and seeds which I mix up myself. I eat that about four days a week, eggs the other days. Is…read more
Categories:General Nutrition
Picking up on last week’s newsletter theme (“Sorry vegans, but humans were designed to eat (some) meat”), here are some reflections based on the anthropology research I’ve been “boning up” on over the past couple of weeks. Raw…read more
Categories:General Nutrition Nutrition Controversies
I have spoken at length about the importance of exercise for increasing the gene expression of BDNF, a protein that increases the growth of new brain cells. As previously mentioned, research has shown that people with higher levels of…read more
Categories:Alzheimer's Disease and Memory Problems Exercise
Paleo is popular today, but what are the scientific underpinnings for emulating our primitive ancestors? I was an anthropology major in college, so these questions fascinate me, and lately I’ve been catching up on the scientific literature on…read more
Categories:Nutrition Controversies Paleo Diet
Q: My doctor tells me my cholesterol is too high. I’m a 69 year old active woman with a total cholesterol of 314. I’ve incorporated virgin coconut oil in my daily diet and I’m certain that’s what raised all…read more
Categories:General Nutrition Heart Health
What the world doesn’t need is yet another cheery article about the health benefits of chocolate. Some of what you see out there is the result of an aggressive marketing push by Big Cocoa, an industry that boasts…read more
Categories:Aging Diabetes Heart Health Microbiome Stress
In light of the recent headlines regarding coconut oil and dangers of saturated fats, I want to take this opportunity to discern and reiterate fact from fallacy when it comes to informing the public about health. As Dr….read more
Categories:Heart Health Nutrition Controversies
Though we think of declining estrogen as the hallmark of menopause, it's actually common for…
Up to 12 percent of Americans have ulcers at some point in life. Peptic ulcers…
Gallbladder disease is a modern illness. An estimated 20 million Americans have gallbladder disease. The…
Q: My mother is otherwise healthy, takes no medications and walks daily for exercise, but she…
More mask misdirection (and some possible clarity): I’m finally getting a handle on this mask…
We are living in unprecedented and unpredictable times. It seems every day brings new recommendations…