Yo-Yo Dieting: Breaking the Fat Cycle
Lethal Impact of Obesity (Surplus Body Fat) As I mentioned in an earlier blog, fat cells in obese people behave differently than […]
Author: Alan Organ, MD, PhD
The Role of Stress and Sleep in Obesity
Chronic stress, combined with positive energy balance (accumulation of body fat because energy is stored as fat), may cause an increased risk […]
The Role of Toxins in Obesity
In medical school, future doctors are taught that obesity is simply an imbalance of calories consumed and calories burned. In other words, […]
"Weighing In" on Obesity
Recently, both the American Medical Association (AMA) and the US Federal Drug Administration have declared obesity a “disease.” Doctors and researchers have […]
Vitamin D Supplementation Helps Patients With Heart Failure
Vitamin D is called the “Sunshine Vitamin” because it is naturally made in our skin when we are exposed to ultraviolet B […]
Air Pollution – A Toxic Exposure That Can Lead to Ill Health
It comes as no surprise that air pollution is a source of toxic exposure that can lead to ill health. In fact, […]
Jouve Given Prestigious Designation
The Environmental Working Group (EWG) is a nonprofit organization whose mission is to get safe products into the hands of the consumer […]
We Are What We Eat
We have all heard the expression: “We are what we eat.” In my physiology and nutrition classes I teach at the university, […]
Vitamin D – More Important Than Just For Bones
Several years ago, I wrote an article about the famous composer Mozart and a possible cause of his premature death – vitamin […]
Ladies 3X Weight Loss
Learn why you gain weight Learn why you can’t lose weight Learn why you don’t have to starve yourself or do intensive […]