The Food Tree

Broken Hearts Are Truly Painful, Research Shows

foodtreemd — Fri, 24 Feb 2012 22:27:44 +0000

We should not be too surprised Remember E=mc2? Einstein first told us that mass and energy are indistinguishable on the quantum level. Meaning again that all energy, including the mental one from thoughts (feelings) interacts and influences the energy with which proteins move to shape the biological responses to those thoughts. In more linear thinking, we call it “stress” . Heart disease can certainly be a prime mental stress disease.
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As FDA Panel Backs Qnexa Diet Pill, A Look At Why A Safe Drug Is Elusive

foodtreemd — Fri, 24 Feb 2012 22:12:49 +0000

Sad that those of us who call ourselves scientists never learn better than to think Mother Nature will tolerate all this self-abuse we are expressing in our eating, and is just waiting to be beaten by a pill–. Appetite is associated with a most complicated cascade of intertwined biological molecules and pathways, as is obesity. Aside form being multi-layered, biological pathways are redundant. This means that if you attempt to block one pathway, you open or close others that are intrinsically connected to the first one but might have opposing or unrelated effects. In medicine we call this side effects.This is why miracle-pills are short lived, and surgery is a stop-gap measure.
The quest for the silver bullet is simply an expression that medicine is lagging behind in understanding of the principles involved here.
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Paula Deen Breaks Silence On Diabetes Backlash: ‘A Few People Were Kinda Mean’ (VIDEO)

foodtreemd — Fri, 24 Feb 2012 20:44:37 +0000

Novo-Nordisk might be a good resource for doing cosmetic changes to blood sugar. However, it might not be the best authority on developing diabetes-friendly recipes -
In order to develop those, you have to understand what diabetes is to begin with.
A good place to look is “The Food Tree” (Amazon Books, 2008)
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The Social Network Diet: A Little Help From Your Friends

foodtreemd — Wed, 22 Feb 2012 20:41:32 +0000

Now we are talking! No more blaming it on genes, viruses, cow’s milk, ambient temperature, sleeplessness, plastic bags, neuropeptides, fructose, brown fat, gut flora, the bossa nova.
Let’s get real – I have never had a patient who could not get rid of overweight, diabetes type 2 or other chronic inflammatory illness because of the bossa nova -
Hang out with your healthiest friends and do what hey do -
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Smarter Healthcare: Let’s Pay Doctors to Keep People Healthy

foodtreemd — Tue, 21 Feb 2012 18:14:42 +0000

Tell this to the Joslin Diabetes Center, the American Diabetes Association, the pharmaceutical industry, the hospital and dialysis-clinic industry, and the lot of them, and tell me where you get –
There are way too many vested interests in keeping us sick to take this one on – and yet those of us who see how easily it could be done cannot keep quiet -
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Send Your Medical Bills to Rick Santorum

foodtreemd — Thu, 16 Feb 2012 18:45:59 +0000

Well according to his tax returns he can afford it-
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Weight Loss Is Contagious: ‘Biggest Loser’ Style Team-Based Competitions Are Effective, Study Says

foodtreemd — Thu, 16 Feb 2012 18:44:25 +0000

Behavior in general is contagious ie people mimic each others’ gestures, even language when they talk, and when people are in Rome, they tend to do what Romans do. Why not start using this information and move Rome here? Role modeling it is called. I issue a challenge to our leaders. Start role modeling what you want others to do–
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Offering ‘Downsized’ Portions Could Get People To Cut Calories: Study

foodtreemd — Mon, 13 Feb 2012 18:24:41 +0000

You can downsize the order you are eating in this picture all you want. The result is that you will be very hungry and eat something else because you haven’t eaten any food yet—
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Are Your ‘Whole Grains’ Truly Whole? Maybe. Maybe Not.

foodtreemd — Mon, 13 Feb 2012 18:21:32 +0000

Most whole grain products sold is stores are made out of white flour with a sprinkling of finely milled “whole wheat”. The glycemic index of these two constituents are about the same as table sugar. Most such breads contain honey or sugar. We don’t like “grit” in our food and manufacturers know. Well, “grit” is fiber -
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How to Combat Childhood Obesity Without Putting Your Child on a Diet

foodtreemd — Mon, 13 Feb 2012 18:06:00 +0000

Food is not the enemy. The fact that we don’t understand what food is, and that no one helps us understand it, is the problem. Until we accept this, we can’t help ourselves from under the yoke of garbage that we serve our kids and ourselves, and we continue to think that tomato paste on a pizza is a serving of vegetables, and that orange juice is good for you.
The latest rave against sugar is a start, but we need to recognize sugar in all its guises, and it has many. My patients who don’t understand that, just switch their sugar of choice and nothing happens till they get what they are dealing with.
Read the Article at HuffingtonPost