Dr. William Sears, renowned pediatrician and author of more than 40 books on parenting, who has been seen on Oprah and Dr. Phil, announced an exclusive training and certification program for individuals interested in becoming Dr. Sears L.E.A.N. Coaches. A L.E.A.N. Coach is a certified individual who trains parents and organizations to help children, expecting parents and families live… Continue

CNN's Edge of Discovery Series focusing on innovations impacting America featured the TrekDesk Treadmill Desk exhibiting at the annual conference for the American College of Sports Medicine in Baltimore, MD.

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Fatty liver disease, by its name, is a disease with excess fat accumulated inside the liver, and has been commonly observed in the cases related to alcohol use. However, there is another type of fatty liver disease, which is found in cases related to little or no alcohol use, thus, called non-alcoholic steatohepatitis (NASH.) NASH is a silent liver disease,… Continue

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Human and animal studies have found direct associations between high fructose intakes and adverse health outcomes, including obesity and the metabolic syndrome. In most animal models, diets high in fructose increse total energy intake, insulin resistance, weight gain, dyslipidemia and hypertension. In humans, fructose has been associated with increased total energy intake, body weight, visceral adiposity, insulin resistance, dyslipidemia, as well as gout. Individuals with diabetes…

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Many people have already seen the CNN documentary by Soledad O'Brien "Gary and Tony Have a Baby". Those who have not seen the documentary yet will likely see it, as CNN practically goes out of its way to bring this touching story to millions of people around the country. The story is about two professional gay men in a stable relationship of twenty years who, determined to have a family, overcame many obstacles, both legal and financial, in their quest to become parents, a story that they… Continue

Welcome back for another episode of the Carbohydrates Can Kill Podcast with Robert Su, MD.

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By taking a quick glance, the proposed Dietary Guidelines for Americans, 2010 [1] are nothing new but a worse copy of their predecessors. Aside the possible conspiracy that involves politics and favoritism, the guidelines reflect the irresponsibility and naivety of their authors, the Dietary Guidelines Advisory Committee. (read more)

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On June 15, 2010, the US Departments of Agriculture and Health and Human Services jointly announced the release of the Report of the Dietary Guidelines Advisory Committee on the Dietary Guidelines for Americans, 2010. They invited the public to comment on the report and will hold a public meeting on July 8, 2010. (read… Continue

After over a month of preparation, the premier episode of my podcast, “The Carbohydrates Can Kill Show” is here! Normally, episodes of this podcast will feature guest interviews and listener interaction, but I’d like to take the opportunity, in this first episode, to supply a little background on how the idea for my book, blog and this podcast came to be. (…

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I think you'll agree this is exactly why we must corral all the people who understand these recommendations are counterintuitive, into one organization so that we can have our collective voices be heard. The Nutrition & Metabolism Society is prepared with an arsenal of distinguished researchers like Dr. Jeff Volek & Dr. Richard Feinman & MD's including Dr. Mary Vernon, willing to…

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In my literature review, I have come across many articles that blame hyperinsulinemia

for inflammation in the diabetic patients with “insulin resistance.” [1, 2, 3]

I have also reviewed articles that proclaim the wonder of insulin in reducing

the magnitude of hyperglycemia, at the same time, the level of

inflammation. Insulin has…

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Study backs heart-healthy effect of dairy fat

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This will be the most exciting smoking mass cessation program launched in the world. If your company would like to get involved in the early stages of this event, please contact me. It will launch in Australia in 2011, and then go global. It is an amazing program that will capture the hearts and minds of all communities, companies and government agencies. Please look at out landing page on the web, and contact us.

In their relentless efforts to derail the Cannabis Legalization

Movement, the DEA and its prohibitionist allies are attacking the

Movement on two fronts; on the one hand, and mostly in the States where

Medical Cannabis is "legal", they assert that full legalization of the

plant is somehow against the patients' interests, while in the States

that are still struggling to reintroduce this remarkable natural

medicine, the DEA is engaged in a full-scale campaign of… Continue

On May 25, 2010, I came across an article, “Inflammation And Insulin Resistance” [1], by Steven E. Shoelson et. al. It was very kind of Dr. Shoelson, Professor of Harvard Medical School Department of Medicine, Boston, Massachusetts, USA, who shared with me an update article, “The Effects of Salsalate on Glycemic Control in Patients With Type 2 Diabetes. A Randomized… Continue

It seems that the DEA and its prohibitionist allies are getting rather desperate in the face of strong and growing support for Cannabis Legalization, the support that is felt not only in California, but across the Nation ahead of the November Ballot Initiative that would Legalize, Control and Tax Cannabis in the State of California. Realizing that the people of this country are becoming way too informed to fall for the stale, washed-out "arguments" that Cannabis is "addictive", that it "favors… Continue