by Gary Pepper M.D. | Oct 30, 2015 | cancer, thyroid, thyroid cancer
By Gary Pepper, M.D. Last week I posted a few highlights from the just concluded International Thyroid Congress. One of the research papers presented at the meeting generated particular concern. Endocrinologists and scientists at UCLA Medical Center led by Dr. Jerome... 
by Dr. G. Pepper | Dec 31, 2011 | cancer, general health & nutrition, health, hormones, metabolism, thyroid
Thyroid cancer is one of the most common cancers of young adults. Many of these cancers have no symptoms until a routine exam reveals a lump in the neck. This was the case with Patti who shares her upbeat experience with us. The good news about this type of cancer is... by Dr. G. Pepper | Dec 6, 2011 | cancer, diet, fitness, general health & nutrition, health, hormones, metabolism, thyroid, weight gain
By Gary Pepper, M.D. Editor, Metabolism.com In the first article in this series, The HCG-Cancer Connection, I explained how HCG is made by some types of cancer and can serve as a marker for cancer activity. Now I want to explore another effect of HCG, the stimulation... by Dr. G. Pepper | Nov 28, 2011 | cancer, diet and weight loss, general health & nutrition, health, hormones, metabolism, thyroid, weight loss
by Gary Pepper, M.D. Editor, Metabolism.com Last week Helen, a friend of the family, called to brag she had lost 12 pounds in 4 weeks and also to ask if she had given herself cancer in the process. What was the connection between her supposed miracle metabolism and... by Dr. G. Pepper | Oct 6, 2011 | cancer, fitness, general health & nutrition, health, hormones, metabolism, osteoporosis
Probably the major cause for concern regarding post menopausal HRT (hormone replacement therapy) highlighted by the WHI study was an increased risk for breast cancer. This finding applied to women in the WHI who were using combination estrogen and progesterone... by Dr. G. Pepper | Sep 25, 2011 | cancer, general health & nutrition, health, hormones
Once a common solution for the Miseries of Menopause, hormone replacement therapy (HRT) with estrogen was abandoned almost overnight in 2002 with the publication of the Women’s Health Initiative (WHI) results. The WHI did not dispute the fact that HRT is the...
