How much salt do Americans consume per day? An average of 3,400 mg (1 tsp = 2,325 mg). 1,500 mg should be the sodium limit according to the 2010 Dietary Guidelines for Americans, especially for people who are 51 or older, and people of any age who are African Americans, or who have diabetes, high […]
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Addictive Food & Food Confusion
There is too much confusion about food. People have an amazing amount of frustration about what to eat or not eat. It is no wonder. On any given day in this age of information overload, you can find advice to reduce calories, eat lots of greens, eat raw, eat paleo, eat lots of grains, eat […]
Know What’s In A Pesticide On This Earth Day
I just got back from Sacramento, the Capitol of California. I was there to testify in favor of a bill, SB 759, to make sure that ALL of the ingredients in pesticides, including the “inert” ones, are disclosed before they are sprayed. The bill was authored by California State Senator Mark Leno and sponsored by […]
Can Gene Testing Help Diabetes & Heart Disease?
Are diabetes, heart disease and cancer risk determined by our genes? The other night I went to a little presentation by Navigenics, where the topic of the evening centered around predictive genomics testing, genetic predisposition and the idea of personalized medicine. To my mind, the subject is not so easy to discuss because how genes […]
Sensible Progressive Medicine
Have you ever been frustrated by health problems that don’t ever seem to have an answer or recommendations to take more and more medications? As a physician, I heard your frustration. And, I was just as frustrated as you! But, I have come a long way. I am now happy to say that for many […]