by Dr. G. Pepper | Jan 16, 2011 | diabetes, diet, diet and weight loss, general health & nutrition, health, weight loss
A few days ago I was concluding a visit with a patient with thyroid disease, while her diabetic husband, also my patient, looked on. They are a pleasant older couple I have known for years, who are devotedly helping each other stay healthy. As they were leaving the...
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 | 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...