Springtime is a great time to walk in Boulder.The weather is unpredictable with heavy wet snow one day, bright summer sunshine the next day. Flowers are blooming, or trying to figure out whether it is the right time to bloom with all the snow. The moisture in the air carries the smells and makes it…
Birmingham, Pittsburgh of the South a.k.a. B’ham is a cool city! I went there not knowing what to expect and found some of the friendliest, kindest folks I have met in the United States
Top 3 arguments for eating meat
The Great Nutrition Debate sponsored by USDA What you should eat/not eat sparks debate and things get personal very quickly. Is it because of a belief system (like religion) or rational thought process? Here is a USDA sponsored debate between Ornish and Atkins: If you didn’t get enough, here is the 3 hour version (talks…
He wrote an essay on veganism that sparked an ongoing debate about vegan diet. He did this based on personal experience, his LDL decreased from 170 mg/dL to 90 mg/dL within 6 weeks of switching to a plant based diet. Profile articles on Dr. Williams – in Chicago Tribune and NY Times.
The rates of dementia are highest in the western countries. Indian, Japanese & African populations have lower rates of dementia than the US and Western Europe. However once these populations adopt a western diet, the rate of dementia seem to go up in these populations. The rates of Alzheimer’s disease (AD) in Japan rose from…
(and so does anything with added sugar) We all know intuitively that sugary drinks are not good for you. We have also seen videos over the years that explain why. A paper in the journal Circulation to be published tomorrow provides proof. Sugar-sweetened beverages (SSBs) are the single largest source of added sugar in the…
Tommy Siegel, a cartoonist and musician re. what your coffee choices say about you:
Interesting article by Sanjay Gupta, CNN health correspondent re the Tsimane tribe in Bolivia
IL-6 and CRP Inflammatory biomarkers such as interleukin 6 (IL-6) and C-reactive proteins (CRP) have been found to be elevated in setting of atrial fibrillation. Inflammation likely plays a role in initiation and perpetuation of AFIB. Tissue analysis of the left atrium in patients with AFIB has shown signs of inflammation. Inflammatory markers have been…