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Island Health Now!: May 2008
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Saturday, May 31, 2008. Cholesterol Pills - What You Haven't Heard. You know cholesterol pills will lower your cholesterol. But do you know cholesterol pills don't prevent heart attacks by lowering cholesterol? They work by what the pharmaceutical companies call "a pleitropic effect" meaning they have so many effects we can't understand or predict them all. Cholesterol pills called statins. In spite of these risks, I still advise some people to take cholesterol pills. Why? Slightly more technical section.
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Island Health Now!: Salad Dressing: The Silent Killer
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Sunday, June 1, 2008. Salad Dressing: The Silent Killer. Yes, salad dressing. You never suspected a thing did you? But if your switch from plate lunches to salads hasn't helped you loose weight/lower your blood sugar/lower your triglycerides, it's because you are pouring deadly trans fat. Onto those crispy, vitamin-rich greens. The other secret ingredient in many salad dressings is sugar. Why do you want to pour sugar on vegetables? Refining Oils Makes Them Bad For You. OK pouring one bottle would be eas...
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Island Health Now!: Meat: Is it really bad for your health?
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Sunday, June 1, 2008. Meat: Is it really bad for your health? It Alll Depends On How You Cook It. When it comes to steak, like all foods, you must cook it gently to protect the nutrients. You know that soggy overcooked broccoli is not going to be as good for you as a perfectly steamed bright green sprig. When you think about it that way, it becomes clear how you should cook your meat, doesn't it? Which is better for you, beef or chicken? It depends on what the animals eat and how healthy they. This blog ...
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Island Health Now!: Does Every Diabetic Really Need A Cholesterol PIll?
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Thursday, July 10, 2008. Does Every Diabetic Really Need A Cholesterol PIll? In 2009, HMSA (Hawaii's largest health insurance company) will start fining doctors who don't put every last one of their diabetics over the age of 40 on a cholesterol lowering pill. No matter what your cholesterol, if you are a diabetic, your doctor will probably write you a prescription. Even if you don't have heart disease. How can they justify this? One citation is a CDC web site that has disappeared. The research does show ...
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Island Health Now!: Bone Density...What's It All About?
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Saturday, May 31, 2008. Bone Density.What's It All About? For years I've avoided putting my patients on fosamax and related drugs for "bone health," because according to the package insert, these drugs don't make bones healthy. They prevent part of the natural cycle of bone growth, called bone resorption. And by doing so make them denser looking. And look for the May 1, 2008 edition. The title of the article is "low bone mass frequently gets overtreated" and the author is Nancy Walsh. I mean, it's the te...
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Island Health Now!: July 2008
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Thursday, July 10, 2008. Does Every Diabetic Really Need A Cholesterol PIll? In 2009, HMSA (Hawaii's largest health insurance company) will start fining doctors who don't put every last one of their diabetics over the age of 40 on a cholesterol lowering pill. No matter what your cholesterol, if you are a diabetic, your doctor will probably write you a prescription. Even if you don't have heart disease. How can they justify this? One citation is a CDC web site that has disappeared. The research does show ...
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Island Health Now!: More About Cholesterol Pills
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Sunday, June 1, 2008. More About Cholesterol Pills. Of you who want to know more. Than I posted here. This is a slightly more techincal section. The image on the top right is a view of the skeleton of your cells. The whispy yellow and blue-grey fibers are called the cell's cytoskeleton. This is what makes your cells durable. Without a cytoskeleton, your cells would disintigrate on contact, your tissues would have the consistency of a thin soup, and life as we know it would not exist. Many people are not ...
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Island Health Now!: Vegetable Oil Is Everywhere
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Friday, June 13, 2008. Vegetable Oil Is Everywhere. Most of us eat a lot of vegetable oil. Is it really good for us? Posted by Catey Shanahan. Subscribe to: Post Comments (Atom). Cholesterol Pills - The Nitty Gritty. Do Diabetics Really Need Cholesterol Pills. Is Red Meat Bad For You? The Best Steak In Hawaii. This blog is created for my patients who want to know more than what I can possibly tell anyone in the fifteen minutes we have to see one another in clinic. And the usual disclaimer applies):.
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Island Health Now!: Cholesterol Pills - What You Haven't Heard
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Saturday, May 31, 2008. Cholesterol Pills - What You Haven't Heard. You know cholesterol pills will lower your cholesterol. But do you know cholesterol pills don't prevent heart attacks by lowering cholesterol? They work by what the pharmaceutical companies call "a pleitropic effect" meaning they have so many effects we can't understand or predict them all. Cholesterol pills called statins. In spite of these risks, I still advise some people to take cholesterol pills. Why? Slightly more technical section.
