by AskDrPat | Diet, LifeStyle, LifeStyle Medicine, Nutrition
Simply ‘Grapefruit’… Just 1/2 a day is helps to: 1. Protects from hardening of the arteries 2. Help stop clots 3. Great fruit for Diabetics 4. Controls cholesterol 5. Improves vascular function Ask Dr...
by AskDrPat | Functional Medicine, LifeStyle Medicine, Preventative Medicine
Type 2 diabetes: 1 in 9 adults Heart disease: 1 in 3 adults Overweight/obesity: 3 in 5 adults High blood pressure:1 in 3 adults Elevated cholesterol: 1 in 6 adults Metabolic syndrome 1 in 3 adults The above stats on chronic health condition are staggering. 1 in 3...
by AskDrPat | Enviromental Medicine, LifeStyle Medicine, Preventative Medicine
As your 2012 calendar starts to fill, think about making appointments for health screenings you know family members need this year. “People get busy, and if they feel well, they go about their business thinking they are healthy,” says Glen Stream, president of the...
by AskDrPat | Diet, Functional Medicine, LifeStyle, Nutrition, Video
Comments: Excellent video with Robert H. Lustig, MD, UCSF Professor of Pediatrics in the Division of Endocrinology, explores the damage caused by sugary foods. He argues that fructose (too much) and fiber (not enough) appear to be cornerstones of the obesity epidemic...
by AskDrPat | Diet, General, LifeStyle, Nutrition
Used with permission from www.vitalchoice.com Gary Taubes is the bestselling author of Good Calories, Bad Calories and Why We Get Fat, and he covers the diet-health beat for The New York Times. While we don’t agree with everything he concludes about diets, we think...
