Posted by: admin on: July 4, 2011
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Dietary_fiber Providing further support for the recommendation to eat plenty of dietary fiber, a new large prospective cohort study shows that fiber intake is associated with a significantly reduced risk of total death, including cardiovascular mortality and deaths from infectious and respiratory diseases.
Posted by: admin on: July 1, 2011
There’s a new diet rage that has cropped up just in time for us to slim down in preparation for bathing suit season. The 17-Day Diet is the idea of Michael Moreno, a hunky family medicine doctor in California. It’s gotten the attention of Dr. Phil and the talk show The Doctors, which have […]
Posted by: admin on: July 1, 2011
Diagnosing chronic kidney disease (CKD) can be confusing, but its importance cannot be underscored enough. In a series of videos less than 5 minutes long, Lynda Szczech, MD, provides key practical how-to’s on screening your patients for CKD and why to do it. After watching these videos, you will feel like you have completed the […]