Don ’ t toy with glycemic index
Here is a discussion I first posted in my Wheat Belly Total Health book, chapter 7: Grainless Living Day-to-Day.
Glycemic index, or GI, describes how high blood sugar climbs over 90 minutes after consuming a food compared to glucose.
The GI of a chicken drumstick? Zero: No impact on blood sugar. How about three fried eggs? Zero, too. This is true for other meats, oils and fats, seeds, mushrooms, and non-starchy vegetables. You eat any of these foods and blood sugar doesn’t budge, no glycation phenomena follow, no glucotoxic or lipotoxic damage to such things as your pancreas.
There is nothing intrinsically wrong with th...
Source: Wheat Belly Blog - December 14, 2018 Category: Cardiology Authors: Dr. Davis Tags: News & Updates blood sugar gi gluten-free glycemic grain-free grains Inflammation insulin low-carb Source Type: blogs
Eat more plants, fewer animals
Science has shown us over and over again that the more meat we eat, the higher our risk of diabetes, heart disease, and strokes. Conversely, the more fruits and vegetables we eat, the lower our risk for these diseases, and the lower our body mass index.
Why is eating meat bad? High-quality research shows that red meats (like beef, lamb, pork) and processed meats (bacon, sausage, deli meats) are metabolized to toxins that cause damage to our blood vessels and other organs. This toxic process has been linked to heart disease and diabetes. (Want to know more? Read about how these animal proteins harm the body here and here).
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Source: Harvard Health Blog - November 29, 2018 Category: Consumer Health News Authors: Monique Tello, MD, MPH Tags: Food as medicine Health Healthy Eating Source Type: blogs
Healthy, Low Calorie Cauliflower Breadsticks
Do you think whoever named the cauliflower plant knew that one day we would evolve into overweight, carbohydrate-overloaded, gluten-intolerant creatures, who, in searching for a suitable lo-carb substitute would find their holy grail in that crucifer whose name is homonymous with the ground product of the very thing we both crave and shun?
Think cauliFLOUR.
Then go grind up a head of cauliflower in the food processor (or be lazy like me and buy Trader Joes riced cauliflower), steam or microwave it for 10 minutes, strain out the liquid in a tea towel, pour into a large bowl and add two egg whites, 1/4 cup hemp or flax seeds...
Source: The Blog That Ate Manhattan - October 14, 2018 Category: Primary Care Authors: Margaret Polaneczky, MD Tags: Uncategorized breadsticks cauliflower crackers Gluten-Free Lo fat low calorie SOuth beach diet Source Type: blogs
It ’s the physician’s job to think of worst-case scenarios
I saw two patients with a chief complaint of bubbles in their urine this month.
One middle-aged woman had eaten some wild mushrooms she was pretty sure she had identified correctly, but once her urine turned bubbly a few days later, she came in to make sure her kidneys were OK.
Even though she was feeling quite well, they were not, and she ended up going straight to Cityside hospital for IV fluids, a kidney biopsy, and dialysis. We don’t know yet how much her kidney function will recover and we still don’t know if the mushrooms had anything to do with it.
I saw her in followup the other day, and she was taking everythi...
Source: Kevin, M.D. - Medical Weblog - October 3, 2018 Category: General Medicine Authors: < a href="https://www.kevinmd.com/blog/post-author/a-country-doctor" rel="tag" > A Country Doctor, MD < /a > Tags: Conditions Nephrology Primary Care Source Type: blogs
What is a plant-based diet and why should you try it?
Plant-based or plant-forward eating patterns focus on foods primarily from plants. This includes not only fruits and vegetables, but also nuts, seeds, oils, whole grains, legumes, and beans. It doesn’t mean that you are vegetarian or vegan and never eat meat or dairy. Rather, you are proportionately choosing more of your foods from plant sources.
Mediterranean and vegetarian diets
What is the evidence that plant-based eating patterns are healthy? Much nutrition research has examined plant-based eating patterns such as the Mediterranean diet and a vegetarian diet. The Mediterranean diet has a foundation of plant-based foo...
Source: Harvard Health Blog - September 26, 2018 Category: Consumer Health News Authors: Katherine D. McManus, MS, RD, LDN Tags: Healthy Eating Source Type: blogs
Digital Clothing and Biofashion Might Bring New Directions to the Apparel Industry
Fast fashion is not only unsustainable but means an unbearable burden to the planet. The situation is ripe for change. Could lab-grown leather and other novel ways of synthetic garment production, biofashion or digital clothing show the way into an alternative future of the apparel industry?
From Burda to the unsustainable downward spiral of fast fashion
Haut couture – or rather its street-style version – has never been so accessible for the average, middle-class citizen as today. When our grandmothers in the 1950s wanted to dress according to the latest trend, they bought the Burda Magazine alongside with some fabric ...
Source: The Medical Futurist - September 26, 2018 Category: Information Technology Authors: nora Tags: Biotechnology Business Health Sensors & Trackers Patients Researchers artificial leather artificial material biofashion design digital digital clothes digital clothing fast fashion future Healthcare synthetic wearables Source Type: blogs
Can Artificial Food Put an End to Famine?
Synthetic tea? Lab-grown meat? Artificial milk? Nutrients and vitamins in a protein shake? Sci-fi movies like the Matrix, Star Trek or The Hitchhiker’s Guide to the Galaxy showed us a glimpse of the future of eating disconnected from Mother Earth. As the world population is growing while producing more food through farming strains the resources of the planet, could artificial food ensure appropriate nutrition for everyone on the globe?
Our schizophrenic eating habits and environmental stress factors
A UN report called State of Food Security and Nutrition in the World published some days ago, provided some disheartening s...
Source: The Medical Futurist - September 13, 2018 Category: Information Technology Authors: nora Tags: Future of Food Medical Professionals Patients artificial food artificial meat cell cell culture clean meat cultured meat diet eating in vitro Innovation meal nutrition technology Source Type: blogs
Beaumont Health System Launches Multiple Urgent Care Centers in Metro Detroit
I have posted a number of previous notes about the growth of walk-in clinics located in retail drug stores (see:Details about CVS' MinuteClinic POCT Strategy;Details about CVS' MinuteClinic POCT Strategy) and also urgent care centers (see:Rapid Growth of Urgent Care Clinics; Cost Competition for Hospital ERs;Another Type of Urgent Care Facility Flourishing for Orthopedic Problems). I have also commented how hospital ER bills can mushroom by the addition of facility and out-of-network fees, often a surprise to patients (see:CMS Requires Hospitals to Post Prices for Medicare Patients; Useful Step?). As a result, walk...
Source: Lab Soft News - September 11, 2018 Category: Laboratory Medicine Authors: Bruce Friedman Tags: Healthcare Business Healthcare Delivery Healthcare Innovations Hospital Executive Management Quality of Care Source Type: blogs
Is Universal Health Care Socialism?
By ETIENNE DEFFARGES
The November midterms elections are approaching, and one of the major topics is health care. Democrats are campaigning on retaining Obamacare, in many cases advocating that we move towards universal health care.
That would be pure socialism, retort Republicans, who would rather repeal the Affordable Care Act as they attempted in 2017, even if this leads to 20 million Americans losing coverage.
Is Universal Health Care Socialism?
Only if we believe that every other developed market-based economy in the world is socialist since the U.S. is the only one without universal coverage. We spend almost $10,...
Source: The Health Care Blog - September 5, 2018 Category: Consumer Health News Authors: matthew holt Tags: Economics Socialism Universal Health Care UntanglingtheUSA Source Type: blogs
Barbecue Better for Labor Day
Labor Day marks the unofficial end of summer, when many of us enjoy a long weekend with friends and family and toast the season with a backyard barbecue. The traditional meat-heavy barbecue menu can be hazardous to your health, but it doesn’t have to be. Some of the most popular barbecue foods are well-known to increase the risk of type 2 diabetes (and a number of other diseases, too!), like steak, pork ribs, processed red meats (hot dogs), refined grains (traditional pasta salads, rolls, potato chips), and processed, added sugars (sodas, desserts). But we can help you make over your Labor Day celebration menu with healt...
Source: Harvard Health Blog - August 31, 2018 Category: Consumer Health News Authors: Monique Tello, MD, MPH Tags: Diet and Weight Loss Health Healthy Eating Source Type: blogs
Constipation Nation
Our ancestors who lived without grains, sugars, and soft drinks enjoyed predictable bowel behavior. They ate some turtle, fish, clams, mushrooms, coconut, or mongongo nuts for breakfast, and out it all came that afternoon or evening—large, steamy, filled with undigested remains and prolific quantities of bacteria, no straining, laxatives, or stack of magazines required. If instead you are living a modern life and have pancakes with maple syrup for breakfast, you’ll be lucky to pass that out by tomorrow or the next day. Or perhaps you will be constipated, not passing out your pancakes and syrup for days, passing it inco...
Source: Wheat Belly Blog - August 30, 2018 Category: Cardiology Authors: Dr. Davis Tags: News & Updates bloating bowel flora bran constipation Dr. Davis fiber grain-free grains hydrate Inflammation laxatives Opiate drugs Opiods prebiotic undoctored wheat belly Wheat Belly Total Health Source Type: blogs
Constipated Society
Our ancestors who lived without grains, sugars, and soft drinks enjoy predictable bowel behavior. They ate some turtle, fish, clams, mushrooms, coconut, or mongongo nuts for breakfast, and out it all came that afternoon or evening—large, steamy, filled with undigested remains and prolific quantities of bacteria, no straining, laxatives, or stack of magazines required. If instead you are living a modern life and have pancakes with maple syrup for breakfast and you’ll be lucky to pass that out by tomorrow or the next day. Or perhaps you will be constipated, not passing out your pancakes and syrup for days, passing it inc...
Source: Wheat Belly Blog - August 30, 2018 Category: Cardiology Authors: Dr. Davis Tags: News & Updates bloating bowel flora bran constipation Dr. Davis fiber grain-free grains hydrate Inflammation laxatives Opiate drugs Opiods prebiotic undoctored wheat belly Wheat Belly Total Health Source Type: blogs
Your Nursing Career and The Skill of Writing
When we think of the skills that make a nurse a nurse, writing is not the first one that may come to mind. PICC lines, wound care, ventilators, IVs, and physical assessment are the kinds of things we think of, but the power of the pen, as it were, is definitely not in the running (except, of course, for basic nursing documentation). However, I ' ll posit that writing is a skill that can serve your nursing career in both mundane and powerful ways throughout the years. What ' s your level of skill as a writer, and do you want to improve?Photo by Thought Catalog on UnsplashCareer Development 101In terms of care...
Source: Digital Doorway - August 27, 2018 Category: Nursing Tags: career career development careers healthcare careers nurse nurse careers nurses nursing nursing careers Source Type: blogs
10 tricks to reduce salt (sodium) in your diet
The average adult eats about 3,400 milligrams (mg) of sodium per day — far more than the recommended daily goal of 2,300 mg. Here are the top 10 types of food that account for more than 40% of the sodium we eat each day, along with some ideas for simple swaps to help you eat less salt.
1. Breads and rolls
This category tops the list not because bread is especially salty (a slice contains about 100 to 200 mg of sodium), but because we eat so much of it.
Smart swaps: Instead of toast or a bagel for breakfast, have a bowl of oatmeal prepared with just a pinch of salt. Bypass the dinner breadbasket for a serving of whole gra...
Source: Harvard Health Blog - July 20, 2018 Category: Consumer Health News Authors: Julie Corliss Tags: Health Healthy Eating Heart Health Hypertension and Stroke Source Type: blogs
