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Cauliflower is a winter vegetable from November to March, but now you can purchase it all year. Although cauliflower isn't so popular compare to broccoli (especially among kids), the veggie is super versatile. You can make pickles, rice, mashed potatoes, wings and even pizza crust with cauliflower. So, this vegetable is becoming popular as a food … Continue reading Cauliflower Dip
I often use the terms “gene expression” and/or “Epigenetics” in my blog, newsletter, and at seminars. Even though these words are now used commonly in literature, news, and social media, not many people understand what the words actually mean. So, as the last Newsletter of 2016, I would like to explain Gene Expression and Epigenetics … Continue reading “Bad Genes” are no excuse
When I was a young kid, I thought Asthma, the respiratory disease, was something you were born with and that there was nothing you could do about it. I felt they were so misfortuned. I may have watched too many Japanese soap operas when I was a kid. 🙂 I don’t know of any kids … Continue reading Do you have Asthma?
The regular chocolate fudge normally contains milk or cream, which means that you consume refined sugar and saturated fat plus omega 6 Polyunsaturated fatty acid (PUFA). Omega-6s help stimulate skin and hair growth, maintain bone health, regulate metabolism, and maintain the reproductive system, but some omega-6 fatty acids also tend to promote inflammation. So I … Continue reading Coconuts Choco Fudge
Recently I watched Dr. David Dikeman’s presentation on, “how to avoid complications of type 1 diabetes”, and was really surprised to learn that a slight increase in your overall blood sugar level can have significant impact on your risk for developing cardiovascular disease, cancer, kidney disease, stroke, and pancreas beta cell, even among non-diabetic people. … Continue reading Is your blood sugar at optimal?
In America, there are approximately 1.2 million laparoscopic cholecystectomy (gallbladder removal) surgeries per year according to Truven Health Analytics (Thomson/Solucient), USA Procedure Volumes 2014 national data. I was so surprised when I found out how common this was. Another sad fact is that just about every one of them was told they didn't need their … Continue reading Have you had your gallbladder removed?
Statin, the cholesterol lowering medicine is vastly used in the US. According to the Center for Disease Control and Prevention, one in four adults in the U.S., ranging from 40 to 75 years old, is taking a statin drug. I am sure that either you and/or one of your friends and family takes statin drugs. … Continue reading Are you getting benefit from Statin?
In my last newsletter I talked about how foods that are high in cholesterol, such as eggs, shrimp, and butter, don’t actually cause heart disease. However, heart disease is still the number one cause of death, not only in America, but also in the world (1). There is definitely something in common globally about diet … Continue reading What number you should know when it comes to heart disease
As you know, many people (from children to older people) are on Cholesterol medicine. You can see Crestor (rosuvastatin, AstraZeneca) is 2nd in the Top 100 Prescription drug sales (in quantity) list below. This is a data from a research firm IMS. 12-month history of prescription numbers and total sales from April 2014 through March … Continue reading If your Cholesterol is high, it could be a good sign
Summer is almost over, but many of you like to jump in the water during those hot day. Unless you go to the beach, you may want to be careful with swimming pools. While we were on vacation in Mexico, my 5 years old daughter became toxicated with swimming pool chlorine water. She only swam … Continue reading Tox-Sick
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