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Your morning commute or your new favorite workout?
For years, medical professionals have been advising people that when working out, a moderate pace for a long period of time is best. The thinking was that this type of workout burned more fat and was most beneficial to the heart.
A large body of [...]
Dear Tom
I read your article in endocrinetoday.com magazine from January 10, 2009 and wish to reply. To restate your position, being that most people with hypothyroidism and normal thyroid function tests who continue to report complaints typical of thyroid hormone deficiency, are generally suffering from other conditions such as depression, polycystic ovarian syndrome [...]
A new class of experimental drugs known as oral selective thyroid hormone receptor agonists (also known as STORMS) has shown remarkable ability to lower cholesterol levels as well as cause weight loss. These drugs were originally targeted at improving heart function in heart failure patients but failed to achieve the desired results. During [...]
Vitamin D. What an amazing vitamin.
Well known for its bone-building abilities, vitamin D’s job in the body is larger than anyone (until recently) could have ever guessed. A mountain of research in the last decade has shown that vitamin D plays an important role in many bodily systems, from muscle function to cancer prevention.
Unfortunately, an [...]
That’s the thing that is on everyone’s mind. Our world, our country, ourselves. How do we really stop being fat? A great question, but not an easy one to answer. Ten years ago I made up my mind to stop being fat. Having grown up with an unhealthy relationship with food, my weight grew to [...]
When the words oils and fats are mentioned, healthconscious individuals tend to run for cover. What they fail to realize is that there are good fats and bad fats. Complete avoidance of intake of oils and fats would actually be detrimental – rather than beneficial – to their health.
The Truth about Fish Oil
Essential fatty acids [...]
By Gary Pepper, M.D. Editor-in-Chief
We recently commented on how combining Symelin and a leptin-like drug caused more weight loss than either drug alone. http://www.metabolism.com/2008/12/04/shot-weight-loss-shots-future/
There is now evidence that combining two oral medications, bupropion (Wellbutrin) and Zonigran (zonisamide) can cause significant weight loss in healthy obese people. Zonigran is approved to treat certain types of seizures [...]
