How do I eat on the run?
You would be better off not eating than eating on the run.
When you eat on the run, your body is in hyperdrive, and your sympathetic nervous system is active.  This is the system that decreases gastric acid and pancreatic enzyme production, and inhibits the gall bladder from contracting to [...]

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How do we deal with type II diabetes without all the medication? I am appalled at the lists of side effects from my prescribed meds. I am obese and know that losing weight would help with the disease, but what else?
Type II diabetes is the end-stage of insulin resistance.
Insulin resistance is caused [...]

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Wall Street Journal

Living With a Lifesaving Drug’s Side Effects
A recent Wall Street Journal article touts the benefits of a new drug called Gleevec, which is effective against certain cancers, but carries with it significant side effects. The Journal mentions one person, Alice Sulkowski, taking the drug and states that she has had difficulty dealing with

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Sugar Shock
In 1976, the sugar industry discovered it was cheaper to make sugar from corn than from beets or cane.  Since then, high fructose corn syrup (HFCS) has replaced sucrose as a sweetener in most soft drinks, baked goods, and processed foods.  Among other consequences, fructose has been implicated in

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The Wall Street Journal

‘Alternative’ Medicine Is Mainstream
Deepak Chopra, Dean Ornish, Rustum Roy, Andrew Weil

The evidence is mounting that what was formerly called ‘alternative medicine’ should be combined with ‘traditional medicine’ and focus on the science—what works and is cost-effective. Last year $2.1 trillion was spent on health care in the U.S., or 16.5% of the [...]

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American College of Neuropsychopharmacology Annual Meeting
December 10, 2008

Sugar has now been found to affect the brain in the same way that substances of abuse affect the brain. Behavioral and neurochemical changes take place in the brain just like they do with other addictive substances. Some think the sugar addiction may be a gateway to

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In a slightly humorous effort to give you Christmas cheer,
I’m giving you a message you secretly want to hear!
(But don’t believe it!)

HOLIDAY EATING TIPS
1. Avoid carrot sticks. Anyone who puts carrots on a holiday buffet table knows nothing of the Christmas spirit. In fact, if you see carrots, leave immediately. [...]

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Three short videos (combined they come to about 15 minutes) have been uploaded onto YouTube.  They describe some seemingly simple, but life-changing, concepts about our diet that have transformed the lives of many of my patients.  You can watch them for free…and feel free to share them with family and friends who may be interested [...]

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Dr. Gardner’s reflections: At this time of year as it is so easy to treat our body with disrespect (that is, we ingest too many sugars and processed foods in abundance). Below are some common sense suggestions, which you might be tempted to

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The Wall Street Journal from November 12, 2008  reports that Clostridium difficile (C. diff) is on the rise, having more than doubled between the years 2000 and 2005. Up to one out of 20 (up to 300 of the presently diagnosed 70000) will die from this intestinal bug. C.diff is typically manifested after the administration [...]

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