Terry Simpson, MD, FACS, Molecular Virologist, Bariatric Surgeon, Food Science Expert and Myth Buster
There’s a lot of medical information thrown around out there. How are you to know what information you can trust, and what’s just plain old quackery? You can’t rely on your own “google fu”. You can’t count on quality medical advice from Facebook. You need a doctor in your corner.
On each episode of Your Doctor’s Orders, Dr. Terry Simpson will cut through the clutter and noise that always seems to follow the latest medical news. He has the unique perspective of a surgeon who has spent years doing molecular virology research and as a skeptic with academic credentials. Dr. Simpson has been is medical expert for Rolling Stone Magazine, Huffington Post, National Daytime TV shows, KTAR Radio and PBS news.
Decreasing Cholesterol: drugs and diet
The discovery of LDL, statins and genetics led to an overall reduction in cardiac mortality. Risk factors such as smoking, high blood pressure, and high blood sugars increase risk only with high LDL.
Alcohol and the Mediterranean Diet
Alcohol consumption has been identified as a component of the Mediterranean Diet. Recent data has led some to conclude there is no "safe" level of alcohol. However, conclusions from those studies are often incomplete, and conclusions come from bias sources.
Mediterranean Diet After Weight Loss Surgery
Patients who adopted a Mediterranean Diet following weight loss surgery had better weight loss than those who adopted other plans. The more adherent to the Mediterranean Diet, the better long-term results after surgery. Regardless of the type of surgery.
Implementing the Mediterranean Diet – Part One
Eating a wide variety of plants is one key to health. This has been shown in multiple studies that plants provide an important protection to your body.
Mediterranean Diet – Fats
Mediterranean Diet – Fats Olive oil is the single ingredient most associated with the Mediterranean Diet. It is the one single food substitution you can do that will improve your health immediately and have great consequences. But not all olive oil is the same. Olive oil and your heart...
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