Diet not working? Maybe it ’s not your type
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Have you heard of the blood type diet? I thought it had been debunked long ago but patients keep asking about it, so I figured I should learn more.
What’s the Blood Type Diet?
In 1996 Peter D’Adamo, a naturopathic physician, published a book in which he described how people could be healthier, live longer, and achieve their ideal weight by eating according to their blood type. One’s choice of condiments, spices, and even exercise should depend on one’s blood type. Soon, the book was a best seller and people everywhere were finding out their blood type, revising their grocery l...
Source: Harvard Health Blog - May 12, 2017 Category: Consumer Health News Authors: Robert H. Shmerling, MD Tags: Diet and Weight Loss Health Healthy Eating Source Type: blogs
On Dauphin Island, FDA Scientists Work to Keep Seafood Safe
By: Capt. William Burkhardt III, Ph.D. On a barrier island in the Gulf of Mexico, two dozen scientists and staff in the FDA’s only marine research laboratory have one common goal: to keep consumers safe from contaminated or unsafe seafood. … Continue reading → (Source: FDA Voice)
Source: FDA Voice - September 14, 2016 Category: American Health Source Type: blogs
Today its all about me
I have made a decision (don't laugh - I am capable of deciding things by myself). Today its all about me. I am going to the beach. Its supposed to be hot, near 90 so it will be a perfect beach day. My tan is starting to fade. Actually, I barely tan at all. If I got any color earlier this year, it has faded. A friend once said to me that by the end of the summer, I might look like a french fry.By averaging a doctor appointment a week, I have no time to get a sunburn and have it fade before I get to a doctor. I would get a lecture if I showed up at an appointment with a sunburn.But anyway, today its going to be hot so it wil...
Source: Caroline's Breast Cancer Blog - July 13, 2016 Category: Cancer & Oncology Tags: beach happiness Source Type: blogs
6 Tips for De-Escalating an Argument
Arguments are a part of most relationships, friendships, and workplaces. Humans are social creatures, and inevitably we will come across a person’s perspective or a topic area with which we disagree. While we try our best to be respectful, it can be difficult keeping things neutral.
If arguing is a normal part of life, how do we do it better? How can we de-escalate an argument, keeping a minor disagreement from turning into a major blowout?
The tips below aren’t meant to help you win an argument, but rather to help defuse the argument. Each argument is unique, but many share common traits. Arguing well, and le...
Source: World of Psychology - July 12, 2016 Category: Psychiatry & Psychology Authors: John M. Grohol, Psy.D. Tags: Anger Brain and Behavior Family Friends General Psychology Relationships Self-Help Violence and Aggression de-escalate an argument deescalate argument defuse an argument how to stop arguing learning how to argue reducing arguin Source Type: blogs
Everything you need to know about iodine
What if your diet is perfect–no wheat, no junk carbohydrates like that from corn or sugars, you are physically active–yet you fail to lose weight? Or you hit a plateau after an initial loss?
Think iodine.
Iodine is an essential nutrient. It is no more optional than, say, celebrating your wedding anniversary or obtaining vitamin C. If you forget to do something nice for your wife on your wedding anniversary, I would fear for your life. If you develop open sores all over your body and your joints fall apart, you could undergo extensive plastic surgery reconstruction and joint replacement . . . or you could just tr...
Source: Wheat Belly Blog - March 31, 2016 Category: Cardiology Authors: Dr. Davis Tags: Wheat Belly Lifestyle gluten grains iodine minerals nutrients supplements Thyroid Weight Loss Source Type: blogs
Foods that Nourish, Replenish and Repair
The food we eat serves many purposes. It satisfies a primal need to fuel our bodies and quell hunger. It connects us to family and friends in lovely ways, during the holidays, in social situations and at the nightly dinner table. It encourages us to be creative, to try new things, explore different cultures, and savor interesting tastes. And it comforts us, at least temporarily, when we are lonely, sad, anxious or otherwise spent.
Food has another very important purpose: it cleanses, repairs, replenishes our body at the most basic cellular level. In fact, the latest research from the field of nutrigenomics[1], reve...
Source: Disruptive Women in Health Care - August 25, 2015 Category: Consumer Health News Authors: dw at disruptivewomen.net Tags: Nutrition Source Type: blogs
Nutrition for Pregnancy and Beyond
Moms-to-be already know how important nutrition is to the health of their developing child, but experts say expecting parents should also pay close attention to the food itself.
The Centers for Disease Control and Prevention estimates that 1 in 6 Americans are stricken by food poisoning every year, with 128,000 Americans going to the hospital as a result of contaminated food.
The immune system is changed during pregnancy, which can make expecting mothers more susceptible to these types of bacteria, according to Dr. Pamela Schultz, an Oakhurst obstetrician-gynecologist who is affiliated with Jersey Shore University M...
Source: Cord Blood News - December 20, 2014 Category: Perinatology & Neonatology Authors: joyce at mazelabs.com Tags: babies blood disorder Cord Blood medical research parents pregnancy stem cells cord blood informtion pregnancy nutrition Source Type: blogs
Did chemotherapy change your body?
A week or so ago, I had asked a doctor about change in your body due to chemotherapy. A friend and I had the same discussion yesterday. Does chemotherapy change a person's body in more ways than we think?I am talking about food and medications to be specific.Before chemotherapy, I enjoyed all kinds of seafood - preferably cold ocean water seafood to be precise. Shrimp, lobster, clams, oysters, scallops, cod, haddock, hake, salmon, calamari (octopus), and more. I never turned it down. Now I hate shrimp. I won't eat them. I can't stand them.More importantly are medical allergies. Before chemo, I was told I was allergic to am...
Source: Caroline's Breast Cancer Blog - July 26, 2014 Category: Cancer Tags: allergens changes chemotherapy reactions Source Type: blogs
Considering Atherosclerosis
Atherosclerosis is a fearsome age-related condition, as it is quite possible to suffer the progressive build up of arterial plaque with few or no apparent symptoms all the way up until some of it suddenly ruptures to cause the catastrophic blockage of blood flow known as an infarction, and that either cripples you or kills you over the course of an exceedingly painful few minutes. If this affects your heart or your brain you will be lucky to survive, and luckier to recover.
The various contributing causes of atherosclerosis are numerous, each layer of cause and effect feeding into the one above. An incomplete list might i...
Source: Fight Aging! - June 18, 2014 Category: Research Authors: Reason Tags: Medicine, Biotech, Research Source Type: blogs
Top stories in health and medicine, June 11, 2014
From MedPage Today:
Feds Want Pregnant Women to Eat More Fish. Pregnant women should eat at least 8 ounces of fish each week, which puts a floor — not just a ceiling — on the amount of seafood these women should consume, the FDA and the Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) announced in a draft guidance.
Not Your Parent’s School Nurse. Although the school nurse is a familiar figure, school-based healthcare is unfamiliar territory to many medical professionals, operating in a largely separate healthcare universe from other community-based medical services.
Autism Costs U.S. Billions a Year. The annual co...
Source: Kevin, M.D. - Medical Weblog - June 11, 2014 Category: Journals (General) Authors: MedPage Today Tags: News Cancer Neurology Source Type: blogs
Following the Wheat Belly lifestyle in Italy: Non c’e problema!
My wife and I just returned from a week-long trip to Rome, Italy. It was a great opportunity to follow the Wheat Belly wheat-free lifestyle and see just how practical it was, particularly in a city where wheat products figure prominently.
I found that, by following a few simple rules, navigating food was pretty straightforward:
1) Avoid foods listed under “Primo piato”–first course, as these are traditionally pastas.
2) Enjoy Italian charcuterie–The creation of meats, including aged raw meats, is quite advanced here. It includes salamis, prosciutto, bresaola, pancetta, mortadella and many others. T...
Source: Wheat Belly Blog - May 18, 2014 Category: Cardiology Authors: Dr. Davis Tags: Wheat Belly travel Source Type: blogs
Following the Wheat Belly lifestyle in Italy: Non c’e problema!
My wife and I just returned from a week-long trip to Rome, Italy. It was a great opportunity to follow the Wheat Belly wheat-free lifestyle and see just how practical it was, particularly in a city where wheat products figure prominently.
I found that, by following a few simple rules, navigating food was pretty straightforward:
Avoid foods listed under “Primo piato” — first course, as these are traditionally pastas.
Enjoy Italian charcuterie — The creation of meats, including aged raw meats, is quite advanced here. It includes salamis, prosciutto, bresaola, pancetta, mortadella and many others. This is a g...
Source: Wheat Belly Blog - May 18, 2014 Category: Cardiology Authors: Dr. Davis Tags: Wheat Belly travel Source Type: blogs
Baltimore Attractions
The 2014 AOTA Annual Conference is fast approaching! Here are a few tips regarding attractions from my lived experience in Bawlmoor- your mileage may vary, but hopefully this will be helpful.There are numerous neighborhoods in Baltimore, which is confusing and you may wish people would just tell you in relation to your current location. this is a nice map you may want to refer to. Also, if you get directions from a non-GPS source, you're likely to get either numbers or names for roads, which can be a little confusing since they all have numbers and names (e.g. 83 is Jones Falls Expressway AKA JFX).Transportation:Baltimore ...
Source: Occupational Therapy Notes - March 30, 2014 Category: Occupational Therapists Tags: #aota14 Source Type: blogs
Healthcare Update Satellite — 03-25-2014
Patients gone wild. Really wild. 70 year old Brookdale Hospital nurse Evelyn Lynch gets knocked to the ground by patient Kwincii Jones and has her head stomped. She was knocked unconscious and suffered severe facial fractures. Also underwent brain surgery, so it is likely she suffered a brain bleed or has brain swelling as well.
Congratulations to the antivaccination movement for increasing the worldwide incidence of pertussis and measles. Measles and mumps are now “crushing” the UK. Patients with “religious exemptions” to receiving vaccinations were reportedly the source of one recent California p...
Source: WhiteCoat's Call Room - March 25, 2014 Category: Emergency Medicine Doctors Authors: WhiteCoat Tags: Healthcare Update Source Type: blogs
Nutrition Methods For Healthier And A Better You
Knowledge diet and making a healthier lifestyle is simple to accomplish once you understand the fundamental principles. Continue reading for simple ways to enhance your everyday diet. They’ll show that the steps you should take in order to consume a healthier balanced diet can be quite basic. It is important to digest proteins every-day. Protein helps build muscle and helps keep your skin, blood and various organs. Mobile processes also depend heavily on the procedure of extracting energy from food, in addition to proteins. Protein helps the body protect against hazardous illnesses. Excellent providers of protein in ...
Source: aids-write.org - March 15, 2014 Category: HIV AIDS Authors: aidswrite Tags: nutrition tips Source Type: blogs
