by Dr. G. Pepper | Jan 13, 2010 | diet, diet and weight loss, general health & nutrition, health, metabolism, nutrition, weight gain, weight loss
Amie wonders whether the Adkins Diet is the way to go for those who want to avoid weight gain after stopping smoking. Just yesterday one of my patient’s admitted she would rather face lung disease than gain the 20 lbs. she fears would result if she stopped...
by Dr. G. Pepper | Jan 9, 2010 | diabetes, diet, diet and weight loss, general health & nutrition, health, hormones, metabolism, nutrition, weight gain, weight loss
In a new book, The Serotonin Power Diet: Eat Carbs — Nature’s Own Appetite Suppressant — to Stop Emotional Overeating and Halt Antidepressant-Associated Weight Gain, the authors Judith J. Wurtman, PhD and Nina T. Frusztajer, MD, propose that eating...
by Dr. G. Pepper | Jan 6, 2010 | general health & nutrition, health, hormones, metabolism, thyroid
Some of our members are suggesting that buying medication off the internet is the way to get around the Armour Thyroid shortage in the U.S. and elsewhere. Although there are sources of genuine high quality dessicated thyroid available, I am recommending that a...
by Dr. G. Pepper | Jan 3, 2010 | diet, diet and weight loss, general health & nutrition, health, hormones, metabolism, nutrition, thyroid
Prosanta asks metabolism.com if her thyroid blood test results indicate that treatment with t4 is required. I suspect that she is also wondering if other forms of treatment might be better (Armour Thyroid for example). Here is what Prosanta writes: Iamsuffering from...
by Dr. G. Pepper | Dec 27, 2009 | diabetes, diet, diet and weight loss, general health & nutrition, health, metabolism, nutrition
Carb craving seems to be a major hurdle for people with metabolic disorders like diabetes and thyroid disease. Is this just a problem all people face or is there something more specific about metabolic disorders that draws people in the direction of carbs? It is clear...
by Dr. G. Pepper | Dec 23, 2009 | diet and weight loss, general health & nutrition, health, hormones, metabolism, thyroid
Hank Frier has been involved with the pharma industry for a long time and helps us see through the news blackout in regards to the FDA actions on Armour. He is also suffering the same fate as many others in the U.S., having been successfully treated with Armour for...
