I was chatting with an M.D. woman friend, and told her my medications and my natural supplements and herbs and my “numbers” — my blood sugar and my blood pressure — when I still was convinced that I had those things.
My blood sugar was 120 mg/dL. My blood pressure with medications was around 140/85.
She surprised me with her reaction. Read more on What The Heck Has Happened To Medicine?…
My new private email letter is out. It is brief, but it has some amazing information in it. Read more on …
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Read more on Neuroprotective and Disease-Modifying Effects of the Ketogenic Diet…
Filed under Diagnosis, Disease, Doctors, eating disorders, Education, News, Research, weight by on Aug 28th, 2016. Comment.
It’s not that I don’t like folks who grow grains. I mean, I am related to some wonderful folks who grow wheat for a living, who are on my husband’s side of the family. I’ve been to their church bazaars and eaten their jello molds.
In France, I went to medical school at Amiens in the Somme, the breadbasket of France, and I took care of lots of stalwart folks who grew wheat for a living. Read more on Dump the Breadbasket and Turn That Food Pyramid on its Point…
Filed under Disease, Education, News by on Aug 25th, 2016. Comment.
I will never forget the sad and jowly face of the obese young mother in her thirties who told me, “maybe if I had more sex with my husband, I would be thinner. Sex is supposed to burn lots of calories, right?”
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I am not alone in criticizing recent research on egg consumption. The criticism on Dr. David Spence’s own medical school website tells a big piece of the story.
First, I must say that being a clinical medical researcher is a tough row to hoe. I always thought “bench” researchers, folks in climate controlled labs who work with mice or test tubes, had it easy compared to people trying to learn things about humans.
The hardest part, I believed for years, was simply to prove “causality,” for although it is possible to show things happen at the same time, it is generally pretty much impossible to prove something “caused” something else. Read more on Incredible Edible Eggs (Not Dangerous!)…
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This is an update of a previous post:
http://estelletobygoldstein.com/?p=50
Science keeps changing and moving forward so quickly that even an avowed knowledge addict like me can sometimes do little more than hang on for the ride.
Back when I wrote my earlier post, I already knew for sure that I wanted to live for as close to forever as possible. Calorie restriction had been touted as one possible way to do do so, and change in the gut flora was one possible mechanism. Read more on Update On Calories and Longevity…
Filed under eating disorders, Education, Government, medicine, News, Research, weight by on Aug 16th, 2016. Comment.
I am not following the Olympics, but when news breaks — I hear the tinkling of little glass cups.
What are the red, round hickeys on swim champ Michael Phelps’ shoulders?
“Cupping?” Read more on No — Cupping Is Not An Olympic Event…
Filed under Alternative Medicine, News by on Aug 12th, 2016. Comment.
I am just about to make a major announcement about my new direction, location and activities.
However, some info is already leaking out. You may have seen photos or read about my participation in a high-profile event in Los Angeles a couple of weeks ago. Read more on Dr. G On The Radio…
Filed under Alternative Medicine, medicine, News by on Aug 10th, 2016. 1 Comment.
I suppose I should give a very official link to download it; it’s free, although it did allegedly make the developers 1.6 million dollars in the first day when they released it. Read more on Waiting For Love Or Death With Pokemon Go…
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