by Gary Pepper M.D. | Sep 27, 2017 | diabetes, general health & nutrition, nutrition, Overweight in Adolescence, weight loss
Weight management is a key component of a healthy lifestyle although keeping one’s weight on track is often a frustrating and perplexing task. To get the whole family involved in the weight management effort may seem almost impossible. Simply identifying a...
by Gary Pepper M.D. | May 9, 2017 | Hypothyroidism, T3
If Hypothyroid and Unhappy, Which Came First? By Gary Pepper, M.D. Medical specialists increasingly accept that some patients being treated for hypothyroidism continue to be symptomatic and “unhappyâ€. The degree to which patients experience this problem while on...
by Gary Pepper M.D. | Apr 21, 2017 | diet, diet and weight loss, nutrition, Overweight in Adolescence, weight loss
Without question the eating habits we develop as kids helps determine if we are going to be a heavy adult. Almost a third of children and adolescents in the US are classified as either overweight or obese (JAMA 2014; Ogden, CL).Many of these children become obese...
by Gary Pepper M.D. | Sep 5, 2016 | diabetes, general health & nutrition, Medical Economics, thyroid cancer
By Gary Pepper, M.D. A survey by metabolism.com reveals that a vast majority of the public believe doctors in the US are overly influenced in their decisions by the pharmaceutical industry. 500 visitors to the website participated in the survey. 419 (84%) answered...
by Gary Pepper M.D. | May 3, 2016 | Hypothyroidism, T3
On April 11, 2016 an article, Doctors Hear Patients’ Calls for New Approaches to Hypothyroidism, appeared in the Wall Street Journal regarding the growing influence of patient preference on treatment selection for hypothyroidism (sluggish thyroid). The article...