Carb Syndrome Blog Articles
Dr. Hyman, in Huffpo talks about our nutrient depleted industrial food supply. eek.
Why is it that we believe we can feed our bodies industrial, nutrient-depleted food-like substances empty of life and be healthy? How did we come to believe that food industry chemicals and processing could replace nature-made foods?
Thyroid Malfunction Can Affect Health and Weight
Thyroid health and support is very important here! A lot of issues, such as fibroids, thermostat regulation, dry skin, digestion, etc. all could be addressed by also looking at thyroid function. Each person should have an individualized diagnosis because causes of thyroid disfunction vary and therefore the cure would be different (even in terms of which foods to add and which to avoid.
The Shot Heard Round the Globe? Bloomberg’s Ban on Big Sodas.
Should we regulate sugar the way we regulate tobacco? Perhaps so.
Although I don’t agree with the Mayor’s proposal, I do agree with his effort to target soda and other sugary drinks and food as a major driver of many of our current health problems.
What Does Missing your Zzzzz’s Do For Your Health? You Know The Answer
I would add diet to the list of ways to optimize your sleep. I know a few things about circadian rhythms. Years ago I did research with Dr. Franz Halberg at the University of Minnesota. He is the one who started the field of chronobiology and he is still working in his 90’s!
People with low serotonin don’t sleep well because the sleep hormone melatonin is derived from serotonin. What causes low serotonin? The number one cause is a poor diet.
So What Do You Think? Is Bloomberg right? Are Big Sodas to Blame for Big New Yorkers?
Is the Big Gulp to blame for obesity in the Big Apple? New York City Mayor Michael Bloomberg thinks so.
But Bloomberg’s proposal Thursday that the city prohibit restaurants, delis and movie theaters from serving large cups of sodas and other sugary drinks is a bitter twist for companies that make beverages like Coke, Dr Pepper and Pepsi. The ban, which would be the first of its kind in the nation, comes at a time when soda consumption has been declining.
Supersize Me: Portion Sizes in Restaurants continue to grow
The average restaurant meal today is more than four times larger than in the 1950s, according to the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, which created a graphic to drive home the changes
Is Bitter Better? The Wall Street Journal Explains Why Some Get Addicted to Sugar
We are born loving sweetness, so we heap sugar into our lattes and drown our Chinese food in sweet sauces. But constantly indulging our craving for sweetness has an insidious effect. With each new overly sweet food that we consume, whether it is high in calories or not, we dull our palates to other tastes and flavors, especially those of nutritious fruits and vegetables.
Fill ‘Er Up? Since when do gas stations and drug stores give over so much space to food? and Why?
When I was growing up, drugstores was where people went to buy prescription or Over the counter drugs. You could also find various medical supplies, toiletries and a few person hygiene items. At the checkout counter they may have sold a few candy bars but that’s about it. Today I went to one of our local 24 hours mega-pharmacies to pick up a prescription for my wife. I found myself walking by aisle after aisle of candy, soda, chips and every type of imaginable junk food. I finally arrived in the back of the store where they have the pharmacist and a relatively small area containing the items that used to be stocked in a drug store.
How Do I Know if I Have Sugar-Brain?
A lot of people have sugar-brain. They feel off, not quite right but they aren’t acutely ill. If they happen to mention this to their Primary Care Physician, they may be told their cholesterol is too high or their blood pressure is a little high and they are put on medications. High lipids and high blood pressure generally don’t cause symptoms so these medications really won’t make the person feel any different so often they stop taking them.Medications won’t reverse CARB syndrome, the condition that is making you feel lousy.
Are Psychotropics overprescribed for autism? Dr. Mercola and Dr. Wilson say YES
Up to one-third of autistic children are prescribed antidepressant drugs to treat repetitive behaviors, but their benefits have been greatly overstated.
A new analysis reviewed data from five published, and one unpublished, trials and found a strong suggestion of publication bias – so strong that it could no longer be concluded that antidepressants are effective in children with autism