Is Drinking Water Over-rated?

May 15, 2018 By Dr. Carol 15 Comments

dc John via Flickr

Every 5 years or so, the general physician has to help patients unravel the truth about the latest “drinkable” beverage trend.

Whether it’s the astronaut’s favorite orange drink, or one of the myriad of sodas (aka pop), diet, zero or regular, a powdered adult kool-aid like product to mix into good ole’ water, or more recently, all the “energy drinks”.

The billion dollar beverage industry is trying to tell us we could be smarter, sexier, have more energy and downright be cooler IF we consume their products. [Read more…]

Does a Gluten-Free Diet Make Sense For You?

October 10, 2017 By Dr. Bola 31 Comments

elana’s pantry via Flickr

Gluten-free diet is the current fad. It all of a sudden became the bad boy of food- as if it were trans-fat or pink slime. Poor Gluten!

Unlike the other bad stuff in foods, gluten is a natural protein found in grains like wheat and barley. No genetic modification or hydrogenation involved. There is nothing synthetic about gluten.

Gluten is a good source of digestible fiber and harmless EXCEPT [Read more…]

What Do I Eat?”

September 27, 2016 By Dr. Carol 4 Comments

Over the past 20 years, the myriad of diets, processed food choices, lifestyle advice from the media, guru’s and reported medical research community alike have left most women who come to see me disillusioned and confused.

“What do I eat then?” they ask. Everything does seem to be not good for you in someway according to someone. [Read more…]

This How Sabotage is Done

January 26, 2016 By Dr. Carol 1 Comment

Screenpunk via Flickr

Recently, a wonderful patient and early supporter of HEALTHGIST shared with me how she attended a function and someone she knew had been working a weight loss program.

This dieter had exclaimed that she lost 60 pounds in 4 months ‘ without exercising!’ [Read more…]

The Only Weight Loss “Fad” I Recommend

December 29, 2015 By Dr. Carol 1 Comment

Still_life88_second via Flickr

On a fairly regular basis, I am asked about diet detox products, growth and bioidentical hormones, weight loss procedures, colon cleanses, liquid cocktails and concoctions advertised to purify and rev up the body’s metabolism. [Read more…]

Before “I Do”

November 10, 2015 By Dr. Carol Leave a Comment

Prayitno via Flickr

As most of our HEALTHGIST members know, I enjoy sharing stories of actual cases I come across everyday in my practice. The ones I feel affects our women readers are the ones I am most compelled to write about.

Summer is often wedding season and often I am asked by engaged girls how they can regulate their menstrual cycles or stop it all together. [Read more…]

Tired of Dieting? Do These Instead

August 19, 2014 By Dr. Bola 15 Comments

QSimple via Flickr

The headlines pop out at you from the glossy magazines on the checkout line at the grocery store; “lose 30 pounds in 10 days”, “lose 5 inches in days”. You happen to be in the market for a weight loss regimen but the thought of yet another diet makes you feel dizzy.

The fundamentals of weight loss has not changed in spite of the myriad of weight loss options available today. [Read more…]

Too Sweet, Too Salty, Too Greasy

June 13, 2014 By Dr. Carol 15 Comments

smiteme via Flickr

These are the 3 food critiques I have taught and still encourage my kids to evaluate when we eat- whether it is a fresh homemade meal, restaurant meal or a quick snack .

My kids are kids, so they like the candy and junk food all around them- at school, church, in their friend’s lunch sacks and of course some at our house too!

Well aware that I don’t want to create little foodie snobs. [Read more…]

Healthgist

Honest Health Talk for the Busy Woman