Food is life
Health column by Dr. Greg Feinsinger. Champion of Whole Food Plant Based Living and righteous person. This is another column in a series about obesity and how to lose weight, taken from Dr. Greger’s 2020 book “How Not to Diet.” People often say the reason they gained weight is
Health column by Dr. Greg Feinsinger. Champion of Whole Food Plant Based Living and righteous person. CELIAC DISEASE: Around 1 percent of Americans have celiac disease, many of whom go undiagnosed. Celiac is a genetic, autoimmune disorder caused by gluten, a protein in wheat, rye, and barley, where the body
Health column by Dr. Greg Feinsinger. Champion of Whole Food Plant Based Living and righteous person. “The single greatest predictor of a healthy gut microbiome is the diversity of plants in one’s diet,” Will Bulsiewicz, M.D., MSCI, in “Fiber Fueled.” This is another column in a series about
Health column by Dr. Greg Feinsinger. Champion of Whole Food Plant Based Living and righteous person. The previous column in this series about the gut microbiome was about how good gut bacteria improve health. Today’s column is about how bad gut bacteria cause disease. The information in this column
Health column by Dr. Greg Feinsinger. Champion of Whole Food Plant Based Living and righteous person. Cholesterol is important in the formation of bile acids and steroid hormones, and is a component of cell membranes. It is synthesized by cells throughout the body, but particularly the liver. Some comes from
Health column by Dr. Greg Feinsinger. Champion of Whole Food Plant Based Living and righteous person. Over 2,000 years ago Hippocrates said “let food be thy medicine and let medicine be thy food.” We know that intensely-colored vegetables (e.g. greens, red cabbage, red onions, peppers, carrots, tomatoes, sweet
Health column by Dr. Greg Feinsinger. Champion of Whole Food Plant Based Living and righteous person. Stents are small, semi-rigid, tubular “cages” that are inserted into arteries to open blockages. They are primarily used for blockages in coronary (heart) arteries, but are sometimes used to unclog other arteries. The information
Health column by Dr. Greg Feinsinger. Champion of Whole Food Plant Based Living and righteous person. Hippocrates used flaxseeds to treat patients over 2,000 years ago. Dr. Michael Greger’s book “How Not to Die” and his website nutritionfacts.org cite recent studies that confirm that ground flaxseeds do
Health column by Dr. Greg Feinsinger. Champion of Whole Food Plant Based Living and righteous person. Six percent of Americans suffer from Alzheimer’s dementia. Aging Americans fear getting this memory-robbing disease more than any other age-related condition. Alzheimer’s is associated with amyloid plaque in the brain, which is
Health column by Dr. Greg Feinsinger. Champion of Whole Food Plant Based Living and righteous person. It has been said that if human beings don’t start basing their decisions on facts rather than beliefs, our species is doomed. A case in point is what’s happening in the U.
FOOD AS MEDICINE FOR CHRONIC KIDNEY DISEASE AND HIGH CHOLESTEROL, A PATIENT STORY Health column by Dr. Greg Feinsinger. Champion of Whole Food Plant Based Living and righteous person. The two kidneys are the shape of beans but much larger. Around a million microscopic filters in each kidney get rid
Health column by Dr. Greg Feinsinger. Champion of Whole Food Plant Based Living and righteous person. A frequent complaint that brings patients to primary care doctors is shortness of breath. Often the cause is weight gain or poor aerobic conditioning. This column is about more serious causes. LUNG INFECTIONS: Pneumonia
Health column by Dr. Greg Feinsinger. Champion of Whole Food Plant Based Living and righteous person. Chest pain is a common concern of patients visiting primary care providers. Sometimes chest pain can be associated with serious—even life-threatening—conditions, other times not. Following are some common causes of chest pain:
Health column by Dr. Greg Feinsinger. Champion of Whole Food Plant Based Living and righteous person. Recently there have been pink inserts in local newspapers advertising health screening by a company called Lifeline Screening, which has been coming to our area for years. People are asking doctors if they should
Health column by Dr. Greg Feinsinger. Champion of Whole Food Plant Based Living and righteous person. There is a wealth of scientific literature about the power of unhealthy food to cause disease and of healthy food to prevent, treat, and reverse disease. Unfortunately, doctors aren’t given this information in
Health column by Dr. Greg Feinsinger. Champion of Whole Food Plant Based Living and righteous person. This is the second column in a series based on information from “Fiber Fueled,” by gastroenterologist Will Bulsiewicz, M.D. “Eat to Beat Disease,” by William Li, M.D., was also used for this
Health column by Dr. Greg Feinsinger. Champion of Whole Food Plant Based Living and righteous person. For centuries, physicians looked at bacteria as harmful—causing wound infections and infectious diseases such as pneumonia and meningitis. Following the discovery of penicillin in 1928, multiple antibiotics were developed to fight against bacteria.
Health column by Dr. Greg Feinsinger. Champion of Whole Food Plant Based Living and righteous person. INFLUENZA CAN CAUSE LOST WORK AND SCHOOL DAYS AND EVEN DEATH: IT’S FLU SHOT TIME Vaccinations, including COVID and flu immunizations, are one of the shining success stories of modern medicine. They stimulate
Health column by Dr. Greg Feinsinger. Champion of Whole Food Plant Based Living and righteous person. Cholesterol is important in the formation of bile acids and steroid hormones, and is a component of cell membranes. It is synthesized by cells throughout the body, but particularly the liver. Some comes from
Health column by Dr. Greg Feinsinger. Champion of Whole Food Plant Based Living and righteous person. Oxidation is caused by free radicals. Rusting of metal when left out in the rain is an example of oxidation. In our bodies, oxidation contributes to aging, cardiovascular disease, cancer, dementia, and other chronic
Currently there are no medications that help autism. However, there is a group of plant foods that help: cruciferous vegetables, which include cabbage, kale, broccoli, cauliflower, Brussel’s sprouts, bok choy, arugula, collard greens, mustard greens, radish, turnip greens, and watercress.
There are many other diets out there—such as the Paleo diet, Adkins diet, Mediterranean diet, and keto diet. All these diets result in short term weight loss. However, if you’re overweight want to lose weight, what’s best is a diet that ensures weight loss over the long term and improves health.
n 2017, long before COVID, Dr. Robert Pearl said in his book “Mistreated” that the American medical system is based on treating rather than preventing disease, resulting in needless suffering, death, and high costs.
Health column by Dr. Greg Feinsinger. Champion of Whole Food Plant Based Living and righteous person. Since the 1970s, each generation of Americans has become more overweight than the previous generation. In his book “How Not to Diet, “ Dr. Greger summarized part of the cause for this in the statement
I read this today on Neil Young Archives. Brothers and sisters are getting clean. They’re getting healthy. They’re fighting slavery, taking back their bodies from the man. Brightens my day. The fastest-growing vegan demographic is African Americans. Wu-Tang Clan and other hip-hop acts paved the way Copy from
Health column by Dr. Greg Feinsinger. Champion of Whole Food Plant Based Living and righteous person. Atrial fibrillation is caused by an abnormality in the heart’s electrical conduction system. It’s common-- around 9 percent of people 65 and over have it. To understand A fib, as it’s
Health column by Dr. Greg Feinsinger. Champion of Whole Food Plant Based Living and righteous person. Apnea means absence of breathing, and sleep apnea refers to when this happens during sleep. There are two types of sleep apnea: obstructive and central. OBSTRUCTIVE SLEEP APNEA (OSA) is common in people who
Health column by Dr. Greg Feinsinger. Champion of Whole Food Plant Based Living and righteous person. Dr. Michael Greger is recognized nationally and internationally as a leading expert on evidence-based nutrition. He is famous for his book “How Not to Die,” and his website nutritionfacts.org. This is the last
Health column by Dr. Greg Feinsinger. Champion of Whole Food Plant Based Living and righteous person. The NIH (National Institutes of Health) recommends that doctors talk to their patients about plant-based nutrition. There are many other diets out there—such as the Paleo diet, Adkins diet, Mediterranean diet, and keto
