In a previous article, I wrote about the importance of protein and how much one should consume on a daily basis. Now I’m going to be a bit more specific. The most abundant protein in the body is collagen. Also, collagen makes up about ninety-percent of connective tissue. This is important for a number of [...]
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Collagen – the most abundant protein
Posted in common conditions, remedies, tagged anti-aging, back pain, homocysteine, lower back pain, pain, remedies, supplements, vitamins on December 22, 2009 | 2 Comments »
Nutritional Supplements – “Added value”
Posted in common conditions, food, remedies, tagged anti-aging, antioxidants, free radicals, remedies, supplements, vitamins on September 17, 2009 | Leave a Comment »
“Added value” is in quotes because it is the title of an article written by Sarah Murray, and published in the “Health” magazine of yesterday’s (9/16/09) Financial Times newspaper. The subtitle is: “Public-private partnerships in food fortification are an efficient and sustainable way of improving the health of the world’s poorest”. I will speak about [...]
Natural remedies for inflammation
Posted in common conditions, food, remedies, tagged anti-aging, antioxidants, fish oil, heart disease, inflammation, pain, remedies, supplements, vitamins on September 7, 2009 | 4 Comments »
The word inflammation comes from the Latin word inflamatio, which translates into: “to set on fire”. It is a term that describes the biological response to an injury or protection from a microbe. Essentially, this “injury” can only come from about 5 things: 1) physical trauma (e.g.: ankle sprain, etc.); 2) allergic reactions; 3) infections; [...]
High cholesterol? What about high homocysteine???
Posted in common conditions, remedies, tagged anti-aging, blood tests, cholesterol, heart disease, inflammation, remedies, supplements, vitamins on September 3, 2009 | 3 Comments »
These days cholesterol still gets all the attention when it comes to heart disease. In fact, I think way too much attention. There are other, often better predictors of heart disease than standard cholesterol tests. And these are routinely missed, even when the patient’s (and doctor’s) motive is to assess the potential risk of future [...]
Prenatal vitamins and nutrition – choline
Posted in remedies, tagged prenatal vitamins, supplements, vitamins on August 25, 2009 | 1 Comment »
Choline is in the B-vitamin family. Additionally, it is classified as an essential nutrient by the Food and Nutrition Board of the National Institute of Medicine; technically meaning that one must acquire the nutrient from their diet as the body cannot manufacture it through other biochemicals. This must be a technicality, as you actually can [...]
Folic Acid/B12-deficiency anemia (megaloblastic & pernicious anemia)
Posted in common conditions, remedies, tagged anemia, blood tests, fatigue, homocysteine, remedies, supplements, vitamin B12, vitamins on August 19, 2009 | 3 Comments »
Let’s talk about two common types of anemia I see in my patients. They are self explanatory like iron-deficiency anemia. Megaloblastc anemia refers to a deficiency of folic acid and/or vitamin B12, and pernicious anemia refers to B12-deficiency specifically. Every single cell in your body requires folic acid and vitamin B12 in order to “mature” [...]
Dr. Rob’s Top 5 Supplements for Overall Health
Posted in remedies, tagged anti-aging, antioxidants, fish oil, minerals, probiotics, remedies, supplements, vitamin D, vitamins on July 28, 2009 | 4 Comments »
If you are a patient of mine, you know that I don’t “shotgun” any supplements. That is, I don’t ever just give out supplements because they’re “good for you” or because the “the book” or “experts” say they are the best for a particular condition. You know that I am extremely specific to my patient’s [...]
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