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One exception to Michael Pollan’s food rules
One of Michael Pollan's food rules and one to live by is to avoid foods that make health claims on the package. Well, this will be one exception. I opened the fridge at work and saw this on the top and wondered what awful Easter candy is behind the packaging (I share an office with some...
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C’mon Fort Wayne, there’s work to do
A recent Gallup index shows that Fort Wayne remains the fattest city in Indiana. That means our message is not loud enough. C'mon Fort Wayne, let's start making some serious commitments and lower this ranking, for the sake of March Madness: 1. Switch to plain yogurt from any type of...
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Does your healthcare provider embody health?
A new client yesterday said one of the reasons she came to us is that she started wondering, "Why am I taking advice from someone who does not take care of himself?" Unfortunately there is no class in medical school on self-care. It might be a whole different world if there was. Not just the...
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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...
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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...
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Another healthcare recommendation down the tubes
First it's heart catheterization as a treatment for heart disease is no better than medical management. Then agressive management of diabetes increases the risk of death. Now, the Achives of Internal Medicine tells us: "Despite important reductions in nonfatal MI, aspirin prophylaxis in...
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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...
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Why patients are becoming disillusioned with healthcare
Quotes recent patients have heard from their doctors: "Here's your list of symptoms, now we have to figure out a way to get rid of them" How about some focus on why they are present? Unfortunately, we come out of medical school armed with tools for managing disease, and very little, if any,...
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Integrative medicine 2.0
Integrative medicine is in the unique position to take advantage of all of the healthcare technology solutions being released at record pace. The portals, tracking programs, and social networking interaction are all very exciting and give users lifestyle-changing experiences never before possible....
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To screen or not to screen
If you haven’t heard by now the United States Preventative Services Task Force released their most recent guidelines on prostate cancer screening. The verdict is a first: they recommend against routine screening for prostate cancer in men who don’t have symptoms. The USPSTF has been...
