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ORANGE JUICE–ANOTHER POISON!

ORANGE JUICE–ANOTHER POISON!

The Secret Ingredient In Your Orange Juice Written by KristenM Do you buy orange juice at the store? If you do, I’m sure you’re careful to buy the kind that’s 100% juice and not made from concentrate. After all, that’s the healtcier kind, right? The more natural kind? The kind without any additives? The kind that’s [...]

DR. MIRKIN AND FRIED FOODS

DR. MIRKIN AND FRIED FOODS

Avoid Foods Cooked at Very High Temperatures By Gabe Mirkin M.D. When foods are cooked at temperatures above that of boiling water (100 C or 212F), sugar sticks to proteins and fats to form chemicals called Advanced Glycation End Products (AGEs). Eating food cooked at high temperatures markedly elevates tissue, blood and urine levels of [...]

“CARBS” MAY BE A CAUSE OF CANCER?

“CARBS” MAY BE A CAUSE OF CANCER?

Metformin Slows Prostate Cancer Growth in Adjuvant Setting By Roxanne Nelson The diabetic drug metformin has shown an effect on prostate cancer in a small phase 2 study involving 24 patients. When given to men before prostatectomy, metformin appeared to reduce the growth rate of prostate cancer in a proportion of patients, according to study [...]

DIABETES = GENETICS + DIET

DIABETES = GENETICS + DIET

A century ago the greatest health risks came from infections. Tuberculosis, malaria, bacterial and viral diseases killed old and young alike. We have largely conquered infectious diseases with antibiotics, vaccinations and hygiene. Today, we are facing a new medical challenge: diseases of “over-eating” and the major disease is Diabetes of Adult Onset. (There is another [...]

DR. MIRKIN ON SUGAR. WHY?

DR. MIRKIN ON SUGAR. WHY?

Why You Should Eat Sugar During Prolonged Exercise By Gabe Mirkin, M.D. The limiting factor to how fast and intensely you can exercise in events requiring endurance depends on how quickly you can get sugar into muscles during exercise. Since sugar requires less oxygen than fat and protein do, keeping sugar in your muscles as [...]

FATTY FOODS AND SUGAR AND ADDICTION

FATTY FOODS AND SUGAR AND ADDICTION

Fatty Foods as Addictive as Cocaine in Studies By Robert Langreth and Duane D. Stanford, from Bloomberg Cupcakes may be addictive, just like cocaine. A growing body of medical research at leading universities and government laboratories suggests that processed foods and sugary drinks made by the likes of PepsiCo Inc. and Kraft Foods Inc. (KFT) [...]

DR. MIRKIN: HFCS IS JUST LIKE SUGAR  (???)

DR. MIRKIN: HFCS IS JUST LIKE SUGAR (???)

Original article written by Dr. Mirkin, MD A group of sugar farmers and refiners are suing corn processors and a lobbying group for advertising that High Fructose Corn Syrup (HFCS) is as healthful as sugar (Associated Press, September 13, 2011). The granulated table sugar that you buy in the store comes from sugar cane or [...]

GROWING OLDER, GETTING FATTER… HERE’S WHY…

GROWING OLDER, GETTING FATTER… HERE’S WHY…

Getting Older, Getting Fatter: Here’s Why Written by Henry R. Black, MD, from Medscape Hi. I am Dr. Henry Black, Clinical Professor of Internal Medicine at the New York University School of Medicine and member of the Center for the Prevention of Cardiovascular Disease at that institution. Today I want to talk about nutrition, something [...]

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