More from the Mayo Clinic Diet: Overcome Weight Loss Barriers

by Dr. G. Pepper | Feb 10, 2010 | diet and weight loss, fitness, general health & nutrition, health, weight gain, weight loss

Action Guide to Weight-Loss Barriers By the weight-loss experts at Mayo Clinic and Donald Hensrud, M.D., M.P.H. Authors of The Mayo Clinic Diet: Eat well. Enjoy life. Lose weight. Long term success with a weight program sometimes follows a bumpy, uneven path. Many...

Elderly, Broke, Blind, and Left Behind by New Diabetes Treatment Guidelines and Big Pharma.

by Dr. G. Pepper | Feb 7, 2010 | diabetes, diet, diet and weight loss, general health & nutrition, health

Here is a clear example of how the new Diabetes Treatment Guidelines and big Pharma have failed to protect the needs of diabetics who are disadvantaged by economic circumstances and disease. This is the story of one of my patients, an elderly, blind and impoverished...

Smoking, Weight Gain and Hypothyroidism; Maya Shares Her Story

by Dr. G. Pepper | Jan 30, 2010 | diet and weight loss, general health & nutrition, health, hormones, metabolism, weight gain, weight loss

Maya Sarkisyan, a consultant with metabolism.com, shares her life experiences with smoking, gaining weight and hypothyroidism. If you want to ask Maya questions about her methods please do not hesitate to make use of our forum page. Once on the forum look for the...

New Diabetes Treatment Guidelines Flawed

by Dr. G. Pepper | Jan 18, 2010 | diabetes, diet and weight loss, general health & nutrition, health

New Diabetes Treatment Guidelines Lack Credibility: Recently the American Academy of Clinical Endocrinologists issued new treatment guidelines for treating Type 2 Diabetes. Complex medical guidelines are often referred to as a treatment algorithm. One of the stated...

Thank You for Understanding; By Gary Pepper, M.D.

by Dr. G. Pepper | Jan 17, 2010 | diet, general health & nutrition, health, hormones, metabolism

Debbi and Terri: The Comments section at metabolism.com is a place where members have the opportunity to get their questions and opinions posted to the homepage for maximum visibility. Every day thousands of people have the opportunity to see what is on your mind. I...

Low Testosterone May Signal Serious Medical Conditions

by Dr. G. Pepper | Jan 15, 2010 | fitness, general health & nutrition, health, hormones, metabolism, nutrition

Dennis is a middle aged man with a testosterone of 70. He suffers with weakness, muscle aches, soreness of the breast, and carries a diagnosis of fibromyalgia. He inquires if treatment with testosterone will benefit him (see his inquiry in our Comments section). While...