by Gary Pepper M.D. | Mar 21, 2022 | NUTRITIONAL-HEALTH
By Gary Pepper, M.D. and Sam Jeans, MSc Without a doubt, abdominal (belly) fat is the focus of much of our negative emotion as we get older. Studies have shown that estrogen plays a major role in body fat distribution, hence why women experience a much greater change...
by Gary Pepper M.D. | Mar 6, 2022 | NUTRITIONAL-HEALTH
By Gary Pepper, M.D. and Sam Jeans, MSc In my day to day endocrinology practice one of the first complaints I hear from people, no matter what the medical problem, is about weight. Almost always, it is either because they are gaining or unable to lose it. When I began...
by Gary Pepper M.D. | Feb 21, 2022 | NUTRITIONAL-HEALTH
By Gary Pepper, M.D., and Sam Jeans MSc It’s tempting to think that our bodies simply ‘slow down’ as we age, which makes it harder to keep weight off, but a study of 6,600 people aged between one week old to 95-years-old revealed that it’s not as simple as one might...
by Gary Pepper M.D. | Jan 12, 2022 | NUTRITIONAL-HEALTH
What is Metabolism and How Does It Change with Age? By Gary M. Pepper, M.D. and Sam Jeans, MSc Our bodies undergo many transitions as we age, some good and some not so good! In the latter category of “not so good”, many people tend to struggle more with their weight...
by Gary Pepper M.D. | Sep 8, 2021 | NUTRITIONAL-HEALTH
When kids come up against that common eat right and exercise refrain, they may be all too apt to brush health concerns aside as something only adults have to consider. Heart issues, kidney problems, and especially type 2 diabetes — those words have an “adults only”...
by Gary Pepper M.D. | Jun 7, 2021 | NUTRITIONAL-HEALTH
Professional chefs understand how important food presentation is for the success of a meal. One element of the eating experience that can be under estimated however, is the effect of color. Scientific studies have shown that the color of the food and the eating...
