Weight loss. Your doctor pronounces the goal like it’s as easy as changing socks. But it’s the rare physician that can put you on the path to that goal. The (much) less informed physicians will recommend drink mixes to lose weight with names like Medifast or Slim Fast. Maybe the DASH diet or the American […]
For years now I have written about the health dangers of chemicals in plastics such as BPA. It is clear that plastics are not good for your health. Here is how it went in my household… Being a very strong advocate for tea, we had been drinking tea for years (you can read how we […]
I’m a very big fan of low calorie lifestyles and using very low calorie diets to lose weight and rapidly manage diabetes. The problem, however, is what to do after the weight loss program. Our office offers two very low calorie diet (VLCD) weight loss plans that are very effective at helping patients rapidly lose […]
Smoking. Family history. Having a history of pancreatitis. Being prediabetic (biggie!). All help to cause pancreatic cancer. But this one’s going to surprise you. Chronic inflammation is never good for anything related to health. Heart disease? Probably THE major player. Osteoporosis? Sucks bones dry. Alzheimer’s dementia? Destroys brain cells. But what about cancer? Even here […]
Knee osteoarthritis symptoms seem to be on the increase, which means that surgery for knee replacements is also on the rise. In our office, we do everything we can to help patients avoid surgery for knee pain, and we do it well. I can’t tell you how many times I’ve had patients come in thinking […]
