by Dr. G. Pepper | Jan 3, 2012 | diet, diet and weight loss, general health & nutrition, Hypothyroidism, metabolism, thyroid, weight gain, weight loss
Many members here at metabolism.com have shared their thoughts and experience on ways to stop smoking. There have been many who feel defeated because they can’t beat the weight gain that accompanies their efforts. SweetiePie has a clear message about how not to...
by Dr. G. Pepper | Jan 1, 2012 | diet, diet and weight loss, fitness, general health & nutrition, health, nutrition, thyroid, weight gain, weight loss
My ebook Metabolism.com is now available; I think you will find it a great resource for many of the common problems members have asked me about over the past 15 years. Buy it now and use it for years to come. Don’t forget to check out the Weight Loss and Weight...
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 | Nov 9, 2011 | diabetes, diet, diet and weight loss, fitness, general health & nutrition, health, metabolism, weight gain, weight loss
One of the biggest problems with weight loss programs and diets is that even if they work the weight tends to come back on within a year or two. A recent study from the University of Utah of people who underwent bariatric surgery shows that not only do they lose...
by Dr. G. Pepper | Oct 30, 2011 | diet and weight loss, general health & nutrition, health, hormones, thyroid, weight loss
Although we often speak of the metabolic effects of thyroid hormone, we are really referring to the fact that this hormone helps to regulate the function of every system in the body. A system that is often a source of concern is known as the integument; the hair, skin...
by Dr. G. Pepper | Aug 24, 2011 | diabetes, diet, diet and weight loss, general health & nutrition, metabolism, misc, Uncategorized, weight loss
A potential new treatment for type 2 diabetes, dapagliflozin, recently failed to gain approval from the FDA. What makes this rejection noteworthy is that the new medication works by a completely new mechanism causing the kidney to excrete sugar from the blood into the...
