Omega-3s are popular as a supplement and I wanted to share my thoughts and go a bit into the evidence behind omega-3s. I wrote a review article in 2005 in the Journal of the American Board of Family Medicine and this is an update to that article.
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High Protein Breakfast – Heart Healthy
Bottom Line Up Front: Use No Fat Greek Yogurt and add Berries (with no added sugar) for a high protein and heart healthy breakfast that have no grains, cereals and is vegetarian friendly.
Artificial Sweeteners – Good or Bad?
Bottom Line Up Front: Artificial sweeteners - while calorically neutral and with minimal rise in insulin, for some reason - may not help with weight loss, and may even be associated with harm (increased in Type 2 Diabetes, CVD, CVD mortality and all-cause mortality. So now what? Is that one drink going to kill you?… Continue reading Artificial Sweeteners – Good or Bad?
Time Restricted Eating (Intermittent Fasting)
Time Restricted Eating is basically a defined time where you limit any caloric intake of food or drink. The different ratios are Fasting: Eating hours. Most intervals use 12-18 hours of fasting and an eating window of 8-10 hrs. This theoretically limits insulin surges and stabilizes blood glucose and overall provides a caloric restriction. 16:8 Example… Continue reading Time Restricted Eating (Intermittent Fasting)
Low Carbohydrate Diets
Ok, check it out! I published my "Low carbohydrate diet" article in StatPearl. I hope you find it useful to start. This is hopefully a well balanced article that allows people to initiate low carb and also to get a good basic evidence based review on the #lowcarb approach. Oh R, Gilani B, Uppaluri KR. Low… Continue reading Low Carbohydrate Diets
Omicron: The End of the COVID Pandemic?
Omicron is here but maybe this is a good thing. This virus has mutated where it's crazy infectious (like measles), but appears that it's less likely to attack the lungs - where the morbidity and mortality from covid pneumonia and the cytokine storm happens.Either way, having Omicron can even provide immunity from delta but acts… Continue reading Omicron: The End of the COVID Pandemic?
Heat Kills – Be Smart Outside – Don’t Drink More Water.
HEAT Alert! It's going to be a scorcher this week in Washington. If we learned anything in the Army, and at the Heat Center of Excellence in Fort Benning, GA - HEAT KILLS. Be Smart out there. If you have to go out in the heat, be prepared. Remember -- it's generally NOT a hydration… Continue reading Heat Kills – Be Smart Outside – Don’t Drink More Water.
Sports Hernia – Groin Pain
Sports Hernia, Groin Pain. What is it and how do you fix it?
Magnesium for CrossFit Athletes
Magnesium is an essential element found in food. It is important for cellular functions in cardiac tissue and muscles, particularly. Magnesium in the medical setting has been used for replacement for hypomagnesemia and important to maintain for cardiac health. to prevent and even treat arrhythmias. It has also been used for use in preeclampsia to… Continue reading Magnesium for CrossFit Athletes
Robert Oh, MD, MPH 