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Book Review: “The Story of the Human Body” by Daniel E. Lieberman, Ph.D.
These days “Paleo” is all the craze: Paleo Diet, Paleo Bars, Paleo Shakes, Paleo Running . . . what’s next? Paleo Match Dating.com (caveman sex)? Paleo Wear (workout skins)? Paleo Survivor (a new reality show)? Paleo books abound,…read more
Categories:Optimization
Sugar disease
Sugar Disease is a problem that manifests in different ways in different individuals, of different ages and of different genetic susceptibility-but its three cardinal forms are: Hypoglycemia Syndrome X Diabetes Why call it “Sugar Disease”? The term…read more
Categories:Diabetes Hypoglycemia Obesity
How sweet it is: An examination of alternatives to sugar
People who want to limit their use of sugar may encounter three sets of alternative sweeteners. The first set, the artificial sweeteners, provide no energy and are sometimes referred to as non-nutritive sweeteners. The second set, the sugar…read more
Categories:Diabetes Hypoglycemia Obesity
Hypoglycemia
Americans love to “carbo-load.” We are a society in love with carbohydrates—and it shows in our poor health standing versus some of the other industrialized nations of the world. According to the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention,…read more
Categories:Hypoglycemia
Hypothyroidism
The thyroid gland is central to our metabolism. The major role of this gland is to produce thyroid hormones to control metabolic rate. Hypothyroidism, or underactive thyroid, often is undiagnosed and it is estimated that approximately 20 percent…read more
Categories:Endocrinology Hypothyroidism
Candida
Candida albicans are a species of yeast that normally reside in the GI tract. It is only when overgrowth occurs, or allergy to candida develops, that trouble begins. Candida is an opportunistic fungus that feeds primarily on sugars…read more
Categories:Allergy Alzheimer's Disease and Memory Problems Asthma Candida Chronic Fatigue Syndrome Food Sensitivity IBS Skin Conditions
Repeat after me: “Hunger is my friend!”
“Most of us are familiar with the sensation: You get that empty feeling in your stomach, your appetite revs up, the smell of Cinnabons or pizza or donuts becomes irresistible. It’s hunger, a primal urge to eat,…read more
Categories:Obesity
Our Sisyphean battle against obesity
In Greek mythology, the character Sisyphus was a king of Corinth, condemned for his deceitfulness to arduously roll a gigantic boulder uphill, only to see it roll downhill, and to repeat the action into eternity. Sisyphus has…read more
Categories:Obesity
Nutritional weapons to fight the battle of the bulge
In many patients, it takes more than a healthy diet to win the battle of the bulge. At the Hoffman Center, we typically are a last resort for patients who have tried and failed many popular diet…read more
Categories:Obesity
Maximizing your metabolism
Are you “tired all the time”? There are ways to maximize your energy, enabling you to perform your daily activities, and have some energy left to spare. Present states of health affect energy. Many illnesses, such as…read more
Categories:Obesity
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Though we think of declining estrogen as the hallmark of menopause, it's actually common for…
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Up to 12 percent of Americans have ulcers at some point in life. Peptic ulcers…
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Gallbladder disease is a modern illness. An estimated 20 million Americans have gallbladder disease. The…
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There’s more to GI health than whether or not to take an acid-blocker. All too…
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In the latest attempt to remove “stigma” from medical terminology, liver specialists have come up…
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Q: My husband’s high sensitivity C-reactive protein (hs-CRP) is 1.62 and his homocysteine is 13.1. If…
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