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.
Inflammation and the Mediterranean Diet
The Mediterranean Diet is the most anti-inflammatory diet ever tested. While inflammation is necessary, too much can make your life miserable and lead to injury
Cancer and The Mediterranean Diet
The Mediterranean Diet is associated with a decreased risk of cancer, decreased risk of cancer recurrence, increased survival from cancer, as well as overall improved longevity
Ancel Keys and Revisionist History
Was Ancel Keys responsible for the modern epidemic of obesity? If you have read any low carb blog lately, you would think so. Their revisionist history is broken down to this: Ancel Keys was an influential scientist who thought fat was to blame for heart disease He did a...
The Modern Mediterranean Diet
The Modern Mediterranean Diet has the best long-term data for longevity, reduced risk of cardiovascular disease, reduced risk of cancer, and the least inflammatory of all diets. This is a history of how this diet was modified and became the best diet you never heard about.
Continuous Blood Glucose Monitors for Non-Diabetics
The proliferation of continuous glucose monitors for non-diabetics has allowed the development of less expensive equipment and provided an important tool to see glucose variability among people. This provides real-time data regarding diet.
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