A dear friend sent me this video of Dr. Gundry who is a cardiothoracic surgeon and the personal surgeon and doctor of Tony Robbins (who a couple of my surgical colleagues love and adore and which my friend’s Venture Capital husband loves as well.) My dad who is a cardiothoracic surgeon agrees with these recommendations […]
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Diet, Fasting, and Your Circadian Clock: Having periods of fasting in your day are very important to maintain a robust circadian rhythm. This in turn provides health benefits. Fasting not only affect the ability of the brain to regulate your Circadian Clock but also other organs, such as your liver and possibly kidney. There was
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The Miracle Diet Dieta Milagrosa Que Le Ofrece Salud, Dinero, y Amor Created by Fernando Lora, MD, FACS Here is the new diet, my dad has been following for years. He is writing a book about the details below. Many of these are controversial. Time will tell which diet is best. But this diet has
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How to Have Clearer Eye Vision: Why is My Vision Blurry? A HealthTap patient asked what she can do to have clearer vision. This is a great question as it is so common. The most common things that can cause vision issues/blurry vision: 1) Need for new glasses 2) Unstable tear film or dry eyes
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Best Diet In the World. How to Start a Low Carbohydrate Diet. Diabetes and Glucose Intolerance is an international epidemic. Most MDs tell all their patients to focus on eating low carbohydrate foods with a low glycemic index or a low glycemic load, which is a better term. You may have read a previous post
Low Carbohydrate and Diet with a Low Glycemic Index Potentially Improves Retinal Blood Vessel Health Nutr J. 2016 Oct 18;15(1):88. Dietary glycemic index and retinal microvasculature in adults: a cross-sectional study. Sanchez-Aguadero N1,2, Alonso-Dominguez R3, Recio-Rodriguez JI4, Patino-Alonso MC5, Gomez-Marcos MA6, Martin-Cantera C7, Schmolling-Guinovart Y8, Garcia-Ortiz L9; EVIDENT II Group. Author information Abstract OBJECTIVE: To analyze the relationship between dietary glycemic index (GI) and retinal microvasculature in adults.
Dr. Cremers’ Migraine Diet and Headache Diet: recommended and not recommended foods Headache and Migraine Diet Sandra Lora Cremers, MD, FACS Headaches and Migraines can present in different ways depending on a patient’s particular brain-flow pattern, internal and external conditions (e.g., general medical health, immunological condition, hormones, hydration, humidity). Pain in the head or even
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Dear Patients and Friends, My husband finally went completely gluten free last year and has really felt a significant improvement in his energy level. This is after years of skepticism over the “gluten free crazies.” [He did get phD in theoretical physics (string theory) from Harvard which is not known for accepting things just on
More and more, many MDs are noticing the importance of eating foods which do not increase inflammatory factors in the body. As an eye MD, this is especially important in patients that have dry eyes, diabetes, or any autoimmune disease, such as Lupus, Rheumatoid Arthritis to name a few. Causes of Chronic InflammationA number of
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I have been near gluten free for 3 years now. It has really helped in many areas of health, but I am still waiting for there to be randomized controlled, double blinded trials on its benefit to prove to skeptical colleagues of its benefit. Books such as Grain Brain, Wheat Belly, Good Calories Bad Calories,
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