Hey guys. I just got an email asking about sugar alcohols, so I thought I would share the answer with you. Q: Hi Dr. Sean! What’s so good about fake sugar, and why does it have that horrible after taste? I don’t understand why people would ruin their perfectly good coffee with several of those [...]
Hey guys This is meant to be a fun little blog. So there is a lot of talk shows, books, magazines about women saying that men are bad listeners. Well here is a possible explanation. Enjoy! Recently, a study in NeuroImage showed that men process male and female voices differently. Men use the VISUAL area [...]
1. Number of Americans age 20-74 yrs who are obese: >61% (110 million) 2. Rate of increase in obese children from 1960-1991: Doubled 3. Annual Deaths from obesity related causes: 300,000 4. Annual medical expenses and cost of lost productivity: >$100 billion per year So here is an interesting way to jump start the economy. [...]
Hey guys Here is an interesting article from Journal of the American Medical Association regarding being overweight in young/middle age to Medicare expenditures in older age. The study looked at Medicare data from 1984-2002 with baseline data from 1967-1973 for 9978 men and 7623 women (ages 33-64) who did NOT have heart disease or diabetes [...]
Hey guys There was a study published in the New England Journal of Medicine that looked at 47,150 men over 12 years examining risk factors for gout. They found that higher levels of meat and seafood consumption were associated with increased risk of gout, whereas higher consumption of dairy products had a decreased risk. Just [...]
Hi guys Here are some simple ways to lower your blood pressure without medications. Enjoy 1. Losing weight: did you know that each ~20 lb weight loss can reduce your blood pressure by 5-20mm Hg. 2. Switching to a diet low in saturated fats, high in fruits and vegetables can decrease blood pressure by 8-14mm [...]
I came across a very interesting article that I wanted to share with everyone about whether or not chewing slowly helps you eat less. The idea is that eating slowly enhances the taste and enjoyment of food, gives the feeling of being full faster, and allows people to feel satisfied with smaller amounts of food.
