by Gary Pepper M.D. | Sep 27, 2017 | diabetes, Family Nutrition, 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. | Apr 21, 2017 | diet, diet and weight loss, Family Nutrition, 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. | Mar 17, 2012 | Cholesterol, diabetes, diet, diet and weight loss, Family Nutrition General, Family Nutrition Weight loss, general health & nutrition, metabolism, nutrition
Much as has been said recently about the health benefits of coconut milk and coconut oil. Coconut milk is a white liquid mixture of water and the white “flesh†of the coconut and is considered a more diluted form of coconut oil a thick clear liquid. Coconut... by Gary Pepper M.D. | Feb 15, 2012 | Cholesterol, diet, general health & nutrition, nutrition, weight loss
Recent information from a 20 year study confirms what Mom told you about fish being good for the brain . Using MRI studies of the brain researchers from the University of Pittsburgh found that the size of certain brain regions crucial to intelligence were bigger... 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 | Mar 20, 2011 | diet and weight loss, fitness, general health & nutrition, health, hormones, metabolism, misc, nutrition, thyroid
During 2 decades of practicing endocrinology I had not encountered an instance of an over the counter product containing enough active thyroid hormone to make a difference in thyroid levels. In the last month I consulted on two new patients who appear to have...