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Two people shaking hands Thalidomide was a drug developed in the late 1950s in West Germany and promoted as a sedative and later an antiemetic (helps with nausea and vomiting) to women who were pregnant. The company that developed and promoted this new drug was named Chemie Grunenthal GmbH. By the mid-1950 almost 14 pharmaceutical […]
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Peptides and Weight Loss In recent years there has been an interest in the use of peptides in anti-aging and longevity medicine. Peptides are by definition a string of amino acids no longer than 50 base pairs in length. At this relatively short string of amino acids, they will maintain a stereochemistry of a
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Is all Fat the same? We have two types of fat. White fat and brown fat. Brown fat breaks down blood sugar (glucose) and fat molecules to create heat and help maintain body temperature. Cold temperatures activate brown fat, which leads to various metabolic changes in the body. Most of our fat, however, is white fat, which stores extra energy.
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John Murphy, for MDLinx | with comments/edits by Dr. Saleeby, MD Intuitive eating sounds so simple that it’s hard to believe it can help you maintain a healthy weight: Eat what you want, but only when you feel hungry, and stop eating when you are no longer hungry (not when you are full). A subtle but rather
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By now most people have heard of the microbiome in our small intestines. There are estimates of about 100 Trillion microbe cells in our gut; outnumbering 10:1 our own human cells. This extraordinary amount of additional DNA gives us an advantage. The advantages of good health, a strong immune system and overall balance is only
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Medical Weight Loss Myrtle Beach Americans love to stuff their mouths especially around November and December during the holidays. Lately it has been with a lot of fast food. The national girth has proven in recent years that we are a nation of fat people. Those of us that actually care about our appearance and
First, we must define obesity to better understand it and then discuss what can be done outside of medication and surgery to control or manage this disorder. Obesity is defined as a chronic condition resulting from the interaction between a person’s genetic makeup and the environment (phenotype). There are a lot of factors to include
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So after some 100-years we now know how horribly wrong the USDA Food Pyramid is for proper human nutrition. Since 1916 when the federal government thought it a good idea to give the American public nutritional advice, we have witnessed a diet induced spike in chronic illness. As is such with things government, the food
What is leaky gut? A: Leaky Gut or Gastric Permeability is a medical condition where the intestinal lining in our villi is more porous than it should be. The barrier between the outside world and our inside selves is disrupted. This barrier is made up of tight-junctions of cells. Think of it as a protective
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Body dissatisfaction and poor body image have been rising in prevalence continuously fueled by social and popular media channels leading to shifting attitudes among adolescents in particular. Such concerns are frequently reported in mid-adolescence and may be associated with the subsequent onset of mental health symptoms, ranging from disordered eating patterns to depression. As a whole,
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