Popular diet books have dispensed conflicting advice for years—eat
less fat, or eat less carbohydrate. The only thing everyone agreed on
was that whatever Americans are eating is making them fatter. Finally,
a carefully designed study shows which diet plan is better: Atkins,
Ornish, Zone or the health professionals’ cautious recommendations. The
lead investigator of the A to Z study explains their results.
Pain
relievers such as aspirin, ibuprofen and acetaminophen are often taken
for granted. But new research suggests that constant use of such
medications can affect blood pressure. What other options should people
consider for arthritis and other chronic pain?
The People’s Pharmacy herb expert, Dr. Tieraona Low Dog, discusses the benefits of culinary herbs and spices.
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Guests:
Christopher Gardner, PhD, Director of Nutrition Studies, Stanford
Prevention Research Center at Stanford University. “Comparison of the
Atkins, Zone, Ornish, and LEARN Diets for Change in Weight and Related
Risk Factors Among Overweight Premenopausal Women.”
JAMA, March 7, 2007.
http://jama.ama-assn.org/cgi/content/abstract/297/9/969
Gary Curhan, MD, ScD, Associate Professor of Medicine at Harvard
Medical School and physician at Brigham and Women’s Hospital.
“Frequency of Analgesic Use and Risk of Hypertension Among Men.”
Arch. Intern. Med., Feb. 26, 2007
http://archinte.ama-assn.org/cgi/content/abstract/167/4/394
Tieraona Low Dog, MD, Director of Education for the Program in
Integrative Medicine at the University of Arizona, Clinical Assistant
Professor in the Department of Medicine and Clinical Lecturer for the
University of Arizona College of Pharmacy
www.drlowdog.com
