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  • Portfolio Diet: Lower Your Cholesterol One Bite at a Time with Plant-Based Eating

    What if you could lower your cholesterol without remaking your entire approach to eating by simply incorporating more plants and fewer animal products in your diet? A long-term study of nearly 200,000 people interviewed every four years suggests it’s possible. 

  • Guys, as you mature, your diet should too! Stay healthy as you age with these tips

    Last week, in observance of Men's Health Month, I wrote about some of the medical recommendations for men by age group - now I will cover some of the dietary recommendations to keep our guys as healthy as possible. It is never too late to start being mindful about your dietary choices, but it's best to start before something goes wrong! Here we go...

    In your 20s

    It is time to change your diet habits. In your 20’s is when your levels of muscle-building hormones (testosterone, DHEA, growth hormone) hit their peak, so now is the best time to pack on muscle!

  • Tweaking Your Diet Can Help Manage PCOS

    Polycystic Ovary Syndrome can cause hormonal imbalances, irregular periods, weight fluctuation and fertility challenges – and it can require patience to minimize symptoms. PCOS requires a multi-faceted approach to treatment, including lifestyle modifications. The good news: Altering your diet can help manage PCOS.

  • How Diet Affects Depression and Anxiety

    During times of uncertainty, you may find yourself feeling a little more anxious, stressed out and even depressed. Whether you are experiencing financial or physical stressors (or both), you may gravitate toward carbohydrates and overly sweet foods as a source of comfort. While these so-called “comfort foods” may provide a quick fix and serve to help us feel immediately better, eating them in large amounts or for an extended duration of time may worsen your anxiety and further dampen your overall mood.

  • How Diet and Supplements Affect Cancer

    As a cancer specialist, I get asked nearly every day about nutritional supplements and the benefits they offer. Can they help control cancer? Do they reduce the risk of developing cancer? Can they help prevent other diseases and conditions? As it turns out, there is remarkably little useful data about the benefits of supplements. In fact, according to a recent article in Smithsonian Magazine, research has found that there are only five vitamins or supplements that are actually worth taking.

  • What to Know About the Keto Diet

    If you’ve heard about the keto diet, you may have wondered what it is and if it works.

  • Can a Healthy Diet Prevent Skin Cancer?

    Skin cancer is the most common type of cancer and is mainly caused by exposure to ultraviolet (UV) rays. More than 85 percent of skin cancers are associated with UV exposure — which can come from the sun and other sources such as tanning beds and sun lamps. The UV rays generate molecules — called free radicals — in the body that inflame and damage the cell function and the skin’s DNA. That damage to cells causes changes or mutations to the cells, leading to skin cancer.

  • How to Transition to a Vegan Diet

    In this country, we love our meat. Give most of us a hearty Texas rib-eye, a juicy cheeseburger or chicken smothered in sauce and we’ve gone to carnivore heaven.

  • GI Issues? Try an Elimination Diet

    Gastrointestinal (GI) issues can affect your quality of life, and it can be difficult to figure out whether food sensitivities, allergies, IBS (irritable bowel syndrome) or something else is causing the problem. 

  • How Stress Can Sabotage a Healthy Diet

    We all know that stress can have a negative impact on our health, but now a new study indicates that high levels of stress even may erase the benefits of eating healthy.