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
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.
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?
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
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.
Robert Oh, MD, MPH 