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What Losing Weight Does To Your Body And Brain | The Human Body

Special thanks to John Gunstad, professor with the Department of Psychological Sciences at Kent State University, for speaking with us about his cutting-edge research on how losing weight affects brain function. Following is the transcript of the video: Here’s what losing weight does to your body and brain. During the first week, you may find…

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The Okinawa Diet: Living to 100

The Okinawa Diet Living to 100, The dietary guidelines recommend that we try to choose meals or snacks that are high in nutrients, but lower in calories to reduce the risk of chronic disease By this measure. The healthiest foods on the planet, the most nutrient-dense, are vegetables containing the most nutrient bang for our…

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Nutrient-Dense Approach to Weight Management

“Nutrient-Dense Approach to Weight Management” We know that vegetarians tend to be slimmer, but there’s this perception that veg diets may be somehow deficient in nutrients. So how’s this for a simple study— let’s just analyze the diets of 13,000 people and compare the nutrient intake of those eating meat to the one of those…

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Can Morbid Obesity Be Reversed Through Diet?

“Can Morbid Obesity Be Reversed Through Diet?” Dr. Walter Kempner introduced the first comprehensive dietary program to treat chronic kidney disease, and in doing so also revolutionized the treatment of other disorders, including obesity. Kempner was Professor Emeritus of Medicine at Duke, where he came up with the so-called “rice diet,” which basically consisted of…

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Which Are Better: Chia Seeds or Flax Seeds?

“Which are Better: Chia Seeds or Flax Seeds?” We’ve been eating chia seeds for more than 5,000 years. Historically, one of the main crops grown in the Western hemisphere. They’re exceptionally high in fiber and omega-3 fatty acids, though like flax seeds, it’s better to grind them up. Even eating two tablespoons of whole chia…

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Can Morbid Obesity Be Reversed Through Diet?

  Can Morbid Obesity Be Reversed Through Diet? Dr Walter Kempner introduced the first comprehensive dietary program to treat chronic kidney disease and, in doing so also revolutionized the treatment of other disorders, including obesity. Kempner was Professor Emeritus of Medicine at Duke, where he came up with the so-called rice diet, which consisted of…

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Treating High Lp(a): A Risk Factor for Atherosclerosis

“Treatment for High Lp(a) Risk Factor for Atherosclerosis” What could help explain severe coronary disease in someone considered to be at low cardiovascular disease risk with a healthy lifestyle? A young man ends up in the ER with a heart attack, ultimately found to have severe coronary artery disease, yet given his age, blood pressure,…

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How to eat a heart-healthy diet

Tips for heart-healthy eating, from registered dietitians in Sunnybrook’s Schulich Heart Centre. http://sunnybrook.ca/heart

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Flashback Friday: Uprooting the Leading Causes of Death

“Uprooting the Leading Causes of Death” In past years, I’ve addressed the most pressing dietary issues of our time, like what’s the healthiest variety of apple, or what’s the most nutritious nut or dried fruit, or what’s the best bean, what’s the best berry? What’s the best bowel movement? We had fun. People got to…

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How Not to Die: An Animated Summary

“How Not to Die: An Animated Summary” It all started with my grandma. I was just a kid when the doctors sent my grandma home in a wheelchair to die. Diagnosed with end-stage heart disease, she had already had so many bypass operations that the surgeons essentially ran out of plumbing. Confined to a wheelchair.…

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The Best Diet for Familial Hypercholesterolemia

Many people have a genetic cholesterol problem and don’t even know it. Discover the best diet for familial hypercholesterolemia. DATA: https://ebm.bmj.com/content/26/6/295 https://www.frontiersin.org/articles/10.3389/fphar.2022.882764/full https://www.mdpi.com/2227-9059/10/8/1809 https://www.ahajournals.org/doi/full/10.1161/01.ATV.17.7.1400 https://www.atherosclerosis-journal.com/article/S0021-9150(15)00601-2/fulltext https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC6822657/ https://pubmed.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/20153154/ https://www.diabetesincontrol.com/low-carbohydrate-diet-shows-significance-in-the-management-of-high-cholesterol/ https://pubmed.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/25468658/ 0:00 Introduction: The best diet for familial hypercholesterolemia 0:10 What is familial hypercholesterolemia? 2:58 Key points from an important study 5:30 Natural ways to lower cholesterol…

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