by Gary Pepper M.D. | May 21, 2012 | Family Nutrition General, osteoporosis
Most of my patients initially refuse when told that they need to start medication for osteoporosis. Why such an overwhelming negative response? The ads soliciting supposed victims of anti-osteoporosis drugs such as Fosamax, have been so wide spread and convincing that...
by Dr. G. Pepper | Oct 4, 2010 | blood pressure, diabetes, diet, general health & nutrition, health, hormones, metabolism, weight gain
A while back one of our members, Sylvia, described some troubling new symptoms she was experiencing. A recent contribution to her thread on the message board here at metabolism.com made me re-read Sylvia’s original post. What she described was recent onset of...
by Clinical Nutritionist | Feb 3, 2010 | Uncategorized
5 steps, 5 simple steps can help us reduce dis-ease and induce ease. 1) Â EAT WHAT GROWS OUT OF THE GROUND. Â A pretty simple concept, yet the best way to have a healthy diet high in fiber, antioxidants, phytonutrients, good fats and good carbs. Â Eating 5 or more...
by Dr. G. Pepper | Dec 20, 2009 | diet, diet and weight loss, general health & nutrition, health, hormones, metabolism, nutrition, osteoporosis, weight loss
Annette posts a question to metabolism.com since she is on a high dosage of vitamin D due to intestinal surgery. Is the dosage too much for her, she wonders? When the intestines fail to absorb fats due to surgery or due to disease, Vitamin D which is a fat soluble...
by Dr. G. Pepper | Sep 7, 2009 | general health & nutrition, health, hormones, metabolism, misc, thyroid, Uncategorized, weight gain
Below, Mele describes her plight struggling to adjust to the disappearance of Armour from U.S. pharmacies. She discovered what was explained in my post, “Behind the Disappearance of Armour”. Forest Pharmaceuticals and Medicare are both responding in their...
