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  • Lunch Menu September 2013

    Patients often ask what I eat. I am happy to rundown my last several days nutrition for them. Lunch is a tough one for lots of folks, especially ones that are at work. I had a request to blog about some lunch ideas, here's this week's menu: Monday:       - 3 slices...

  • Table Talk - September 20

    Welcome to our regular post on what we're talking about, reading and listening to: GladdMD News: If you like pumpkin...you're going to like these Paleo Krunch Pumpkin Bars! Fall Sale Coming Soon! New Blogs: Exercise Smarter, Less and with Better Success: Are you spending hours a...

  • Table Talk - September 13

    Welcome to our regular post on what we're talking about, reading and listening to: GladdMD News: New Testimonial: Griffin's Story Only a Few Spots Left! Register Today: New Session! Nourishing Your School-Age Children New Blogs: The Integrative Answer: Alzheimer's...

  • The Integrative Answer - Alzheimer’s Risk

    In this blog feature, Dr. Gladd will highlight the approach of Integrative Medicine and the GladdMD philosophy by answering a medical question posed to conventional experts based on how he would address the concern.  This week the question to the conventional doctor writing for the Journal...

  • Table Talk - September 6

    Welcome to our regular post on what we're talking about, reading and listening to: GladdMD News: New Favorite Snack is Here! Amrap Refuel Bars New Event: New Session! Nourishing Your School-Age Children New Blogs:  Where's the Beef? Getting the Fat You Need Research and...

  • Table Talk - August 30

    Welcome to our new regular post on what we're talking about, reading and listening to: GladdMD News: New Testimonial: Jordan’s Story New Event: New Session! Nourishing Your School-Age Children New Blogs: My Weight (and then Fat) Loss Journey and Find Your Fuel: Where Are Your...

  • Sprouted wheat - is it better?

    I get a lot of questions about sprouted grain breads, like Ezekial and if they are any better than typical wheat bread. My experience says that some people will be able to tolerate this better than regular old bread and the fiber content and density is definitely higher. I found this interesting...

  • What’s for breakfast?

    We've all heard since we were pouring Frosted Flakes into a plastic bowl and drinking the chocolately milk after a helping or three of Chocolate Rice Krispies: "Breakfast is the most important meal of the day." But what was not drilled into us, was why it was so important. A good breakfast...

  • Keep your kids off the chart

    The chart below shows the unheralded rise in pediatric obesity (not overweight, just obesity!) over the last 40 years. Outrageous, and downright scary. Kids today are flocking to multi-billion dollar pediatric centers for adult-onset diabetes, heart disease, joint replacement and bariatric...

  • Before you fill that script

    Did you know that in a 5 year study, people who had their diabetes more aggressively managed with medication had a greater mortality? Wow. Yet all the system knows to do is to keep writing scripts and increasing doses. Sure your A1C is down, but so is your life expectancy. Time to get off...