Category Archives: Nutrition

Mediterranean Diet equals Good Brain Food

Posted on February 17, 2012 by Dr. Bob Avery

We know the Mediterranean diet reduces the risk of metabolic syndrome, high blood pressure, heart disease and stroke.This study published in the Archives of Neurology was the first to study the brain for evidence of small vessel disease or mini-strokes.  … Continue reading →

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Polyphenols from chocolate good for the heart

Posted on February 16, 2012 by Dr. Bob Avery

Chocolate is good for the heart.  Not any kind of chocolate but dark chocolate with 70% cacao or more.  Cacao is loaded with polyphenols that have beneficial effects on your blood vessels, it lowers your blood pressure, lowers your cholesterol … Continue reading →

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Should sugar be regulated?

Posted on February 2, 2012 by Dr. Bob Avery

Researchers at USCF think so. http://www.medicalnewstoday.com/releases/241061.php What is wrong with a little sugar or some dessert now and then.  Sugar has not been in our diets for very long.  It was introduced 40 00-5000 years ago, but its use in … Continue reading →

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Glycemic index and inflammation

Posted on January 21, 2012 by Dr. Bob Avery

This article is very important.  It is the reason behind much of the chronic diseases in this country.  Glycemic index is a measure of how much a particular carbohydrate rasises your blood sugar.  The higher the glycemic index the higher … Continue reading →

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Alzheimer’s and diet

Posted on January 3, 2012 by Dr. Bob Avery

This study again confirms the finding of other studies that a diet high in vegetables and omega-3 fatty acids and vitamin D will help prevent Alzheimer’s disease.  This particular study looked at brain shrinkage, or atrophy, which is a key … Continue reading →

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Reduced calories, reduced weight and heart function in diabetes

Posted on December 6, 2011 by Dr. Bob Avery

Diabetes is becoming an epidemic disease.  If is often preceded by metabolic syndrome.  The metabolic syndrome is characterized by increased weight that is centrally located (apple shaped, not pear shaped), high blood pressure, high blood cholesterol, and high blood sugar … Continue reading →

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Heart disease and today’s teens

Posted on November 28, 2011 by Dr. Bob Avery

http://www.sciencedaily.com/releases/2011/11/111116174746.htm This study is a wake-up call to all of us.  Today’s children are heavier than ever.  They are developing metabolic syndrome at an early age.  Metabolic syndrome consists of obesity, high blood pressure, high blood sugar and insulin resistance.  It leads … Continue reading →

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Prevention of diabetes in African American population with exercise and vegetarian diet

Posted on November 10, 2011 by Dr. Bob Avery

This article compares two groups of African Americans; Seventh Day Adventists, who encourage vegetarian diet and abstinence from alcohol, and a non-Adventist African American group.  They found in their comparison, that the vegetarian group had a 70% less chance of … Continue reading →

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Low Vitamin D Common In Spine Surgery Patients

Posted on November 8, 2011 by Dr. Bob Avery

I’m not sure how many more articles like this we need.  Vitamin D deficiency is widespread.  I’m at the point that I don’t check the blood level all the time because most of the time it is low, especially in … Continue reading →

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Low fat diet with fish oil supplement slows prostate cancer growth

Posted on October 26, 2011 by Dr. Bob Avery

How interesting is this?  Just 4-6 weeks of a low fat diet with fish oil supplementation changed the composition and slowed the growth of prostate cancer prior to surgery when compared to the typical high fat Western diet.  Just think … Continue reading →

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