Supplementing with Calcium? In my last newsletter, I briefly talked about bone disease and I got several emails asking if it is good to supplement our diet with calcium. This week, I am going to cover this topic. Over the last few years, calcium supplementation has been quite the controversy. There are reports that calcium […]
Whole wheat better than wheat? Virtually on a daily basis, I am asked by patients if whole wheat is better than wheat. Here’s my thoughts on this question: First, wheat and grains in general are in fact a large supply of starch. This starch decomposes into sugar in the intestines in a 2-phase process. Thus, […]
Almost on a daily basis, I have patients asking me why my blood work shows that my thyroid is fine but I still have thyroid symptoms. There are a few key points to this question: 1. When you go see your doctor, he will order a blood work to measure TSH, the primary hormone that […]
Refined sugar We have been hearing more about sugar lately. In the 80s, scientists and doctors recommended to cut down our fat intake in order to avoid heart disease. Consequently, this led to an increase in the consumption of sugar and carbs. Nowadays, scientists are starting to realize that they may have made a mistake […]
Having a hard time losing weight? This time of the year, several people have a motivation to get back in shape and specifically to lose weight. Today, I wanted to relate my experience with people who are having a very hard time to lose weight. I always see at least 2 components in these cases: […]
Cruciferous vegetables and thyroid health This week I wanted to touch upon a topic that we do not hear a lot about: the cruciferous vegetables and the thyroid health. The cruciferous family of vegetables include cauliflower, broccoli, cabbage, cress, bok choy, kale, collard greens, among others. These vegetables are “goitrogens” meaning they can act as […]
This week I want to cover a topic that the great majority of people is confused about: bone health. American are the ones who consume the most dairy products in the world (along with the Finnish), but have the highest rate of osteoporosis. This is paradoxical as we are told to drink milk to prevent bone issues. 99% […]
Salt For more than 40 years, doctors and cardiologists have promoted a low salt diet in order to prevent and cure high blood pressure. But the truth of the matter is that this diet does not work. In fact, long term studies on a low salt diet suggested that people following a low salt diet […]
Cholesterol It’s everywhere… “cholesterol-free, low cholesterol, get your cholesterol down, get your cholesterol level screened, don’t eat saturated fat because it raises your cholesterol, cholesterol causes heart attacks, cholesterol causes clogged arteries, cholesterol will kill you, statin drugs are lifesavers, get your cholesterol below 150, etc.” Fortunately, this is all nothing but a scam! The […]
Is coconut oil good or bad? In one study, when coconut oil was fed as 7% of energy to patients recovering from heart attacks, the patients had greater improvement compared to untreated controls, and no difference compared to patients treated with corn or safflower oils. Populations that consume coconut oil have low rates of heart […]
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