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Statins Increase Type 2 Diabetes Risk
Is your cholesterol on the high side ? Then, there is a great chance that your physician will want to place you on statins. “ Statins ”, known scientifically as HMG CoA inhibitors, are a class of drugs that reduce the concentration of cholesterol in...
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Losing Weight Without Losing Your Mind
Why do highly processed foods give us so much pleasure, while at the same time being so harmful? Dr. Doug Lisle says that the "answer is related to a system called the motivational triad." "This is a trio of biological mechanisms that nature has...
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Why do we Crave High Glycemic Foods?
When I do a lecture series, the last of my sessions is titled " Why We Do What We Do? " That's the fun one because I see hope on people's faces. Through the series, the audience has been listening intently. They've heard the science of eating plants...
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Don't Drink Your Calories!
If you've been trying to lose weight and haven't been successful at it, the below video by Chef AJ (author of Unprocessed ) may help you achieve your weight loss goals. Chef AJ does a wonderful job of explaining how eating foods in their "whole form"...
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March 2013 Austin Health Retreat
Our seventh Medical Directorship opportunity for Rip Esselstyn's Engine 2 Diet Immersions was conducted again in Marble Falls Texas. This one was also open to the public and so a nice mix of Whole Foods Market employees and public individuals were...
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Statin Drugs and Cholesterol Reduction
Heart disease has become our nation's number one killer, with coronary heart disease being the most common type of heart disease, causing more than 385,000 deaths per year. This results in a heart attack occurring within every 30-40 seconds. Having a...
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Everyone Else is Doing It!
If you've already decided what you're making for dinner, did any of the following points guide your decision - taste preference, convenience, familiarity, and nutritional or religious/ethical beliefs? Because most people don't have the time or interest...
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Big Industries Influence USDA Food Guidelines
The majority of disease, disability and premature death seen by medical professionals today originates from a nutrient and fiber-deficient diet, which has led to an epidemic of poor health and astronomical health care costs . In fact, according to the...
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Protective Diet Forum
a LOT going on! As is so often the case there is a Good Story to how they came to devote their lives to promoting an Oil, Sugar...
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Fifteen Tips to Avoid Holiday Temptations and Weight Gain
Holiday celebrations center around friends, family, food, and fun. Yet celebratory meals typically include many rich, calorie-dense foods ; resulting in a 5-10 pound weight gain for most people. For those that are young, trim and not reversing a...
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Opiate-Like Chemicals in Cheese are Physically Addictive
If you eat a diet based on whole plant foods, what food item was the most difficult for you to give up? Although most people assume that meat would be difficult to leave off of their plates ( especially for men ), nearly everyone says that cheese was...
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PlantPure Pods
Dr. Carney has been involved since the inception of the PlantPure Pods by joining the ATX Alive Pod in Austin Texas. This Austin Pod started it's activities beginning with two screenings of PlantPure Nation at the Alamo Drafthouse in North Austin in...
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What Could Be Better Than Natural Flavors?
My guess is that you woud not be surprised to learn that mouth watering flavors are frequently engineered in laboratories, with their original inspiration often coming from whole natural foods. I do however believe you might be surprised at just how...
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Ken’s Type-1 Diabetes Journey: Control Part 2 - When Things Go Amiss
By far, the most valuable knowledge I learned at the beginning of my Type-1 diabetes journey is that my blood-sugar is directly controlled by me. The inability to make my own insulin means that my metabolic system is “open-loop”. Open loop means the...
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Taming the cravings
I've had a love/hate relationship with my bathroom scales most of my adult life. Up & down, up & down... sigh... Looking back at the heavier me, I see me eating a healthy vegan diet, but with lot of high fat foods such as oil, chocolate, nuts & vegan...
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Shirley Loses Weight Loss Surgery, Pounds and Pills
I started to think that I needed to do something to improve my health in January of 2016 when I went to the doctor and took the Boston Heart Test. It consists of 3 full pages of tests. I did not understand all the numbers but I did understand that my...
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Dietary vitamin K intakes and their relationship with metabolic syndrome in U.S. young adults
of foods packed with vitamin K was found to improve high density lipoprotein (HDL) cholesterol, triglyceride, and blood sugar levels. The findings of this study reveal that generous intake of vitamin K-containing foods may decrease the incidence of...
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My Diabetes Confession
On Sunday, June 17, 2018 I gave a talk at the ATX Alive potluck meeting titled, "My Type-1 Diabetes Confession". The talk was to tell my story about how I discovered the Whole Foods Plant-Based Low-Fat Oil-Free diet. I thought I would share the text of...
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Unprocessed: How to achieve vibrant health and your ideal weight
and now preaches to anyone and everyone through her culinary classes and laugh-a-minute lectures. The recipes are all sugar-, salt-, and oil-free, and all delicious. How can you not like a book that starts with desserts?" - VegNews Magazine UNPROCESSED...
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Who's Influencing Your Children?
As a parent, you make many choices throughout the day concerning the health and safety of your children. Adequate sleep, proper dental hygiene, and getting enough fresh air and exercise are just a few of the many good habits you instill in your...
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