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. | 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. | Apr 21, 2017 | diet, diet and weight loss, Family Nutrition, nutrition, Overweight in Adolescence, weight loss
Without question the eating habits we develop as kids helps determine if we are going to be a heavy adult. Almost a third of children and adolescents in the US are classified as either overweight or obese (JAMA 2014; Ogden, CL).Many of these children become obese...
by Gary Pepper M.D. | Nov 10, 2015 | hormones, Hypothyroidism, T3, thyroid
According to experts, 10 to 20% of hypothyroid individuals fail to respond completely to T4-only (levothyroxine, Synthroid) treatment. Dr. Anthony Bianco, the president of the American Thyroid Association, and his associates believe this is due to genetic variations... by Gary Pepper M.D. | May 2, 2015 | health, metabolism
Metabolism.com received this message from one of our readers. Her story seems typical of the sort of dilemma so many people face today. The best advice usually comes from others who face the same problem. It would be helpful to hear what others would do in her...