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 First, let’s take a deeper look at the Women’s Health Initiative (WHI) studies that change the medical perspective of menopausal hormone therapy (MHT) and drop the use of hormones significantly. The menopausal hormone therapy clinical trial had two parts. The first involved 16,608 postmenopausal women with a uterus who took either estrogen plus-progestin therapy . . . → Read More: WHI studies in perspective After a long sabbatical leave pursuing my Masters program in Human Nutrition at the University of Bridgeport, I am back. Some patients have requested me to provide updated information on female health issues especially hormonal issues. Some of the questions commonly raised are – do we need hormonal replacement during menopause? Is menopause a . . . → Read More: Female health issues In this article we will discuss the surgical treatment of obesity which is the last resort in resistant weight control. This will conclude our thread on Resistant Weight Control. We will be starting a new thread next month and we hope you have enjoyed our series on this global epidemic that is now getting . . . → Read More: Surgical management of obesity In our last article, we looked at adaptive thermogenesis as a cause of resistant weight control. Adaptive thermogenesis is energy expenditure to produce heat beyond that which is proportional to the amount of overfeeding associated with theoretical costs of an increased body size and a larger food intake. If there is no adaptive thermogenesis which is energy . . . → Read More: Adaptive Thermogenesis in resistant weight control Part II Wonder why it is so difficult for some of your patients to lose weight? There have been many studies that documented substantial reduction in calorie diet intake of some patients and yet their weight remains the same. We have covered some of the undetected hypothyroidism and leptin resistance as causes. However, there is another . . . → Read More: ADAPTIVE THERMOGENESIS – A CAUSE OF RESISTANT WEIGHT CONTROL. Some women have trouble losing weight because of a hormonal problem. The thyroid gland, located in the neck, pumps out hormones that control body metabolism. If the gland’s output isn’t high enough, a condition known as hypothyroidism, the pounds can pile on – and stay on. Oprah Winfery is just one of many celebrities . . . → Read More: Undiagnosed hypothyroidism the cause of difficulty in weight loss? Obesity – nature or nurture….genetic factors are at play in obesity. But you are not doomed by your genetic fate…nutrients have been demonstrated to regulate your fat genes..
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Supported by: seo expert from MENSK, Love and Relationships Forum, Dog Raincoats Waist circumference (WC) is a risk factor for mortality in older adults, regardless of body mass index (BMI), according to the results of a large US cohort study reported in the August 9/23 issue of the Archives of Internal Medicine. Using the Cancer Prevention Study II Nutrition Cohort, the investigators evaluated the association between WC . . . → Read More: Waist Circumference, an independent risk factor Low fat diet, low fat food, no fat food, fats and obesity, fats – cholesterol and heart problems – we have enough out there to lead you to think that Fats are bad for you. There is enough literature out there to scare you off any kind of fats for life!! True, some fats . . . → Read More: Fats – The Good , The Bad and the plain Ugly ! Proteins are involved in almost every function within the body eg building new tissues, breaking down old tissues, breaking down toxins and waste and removing them, providing channels in cell membranes to let in necessary nutrients. Our bodies continuously make (synthesize) new proteins to replenish those lost from tissue damage, to provide for growth, . . . → Read More: Proteins and Amino Acids- understanding a little more |
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