Physician Heal Thyself
July 12th, 2009
Check out my personal weight loss blog, with healthy recipes, etc
http://physicanhealthyself.blogspot.com/
Hibiscus Tea May Cut Blood Pressure
January 7th, 2009
Study Shows Drinking 3 Cups a Day Can Lower Hypertension
If you’re worried about your blood pressure, you may want to follow the British custom of regularly “sipping a cuppa” — tea, that is.
In a new study, drinking three cups of herbal tea containing hibiscus each day lowered blood pressure.
“Most of the commercial herbal tea blends in the United States contain hibiscus,” says Diane L. McKay, PhD, of Tufts University in Boston. She tells WebMD that people with the highest blood pressure at the start of the six-week study benefited the most.
via WebMD
10 Things the Food Industry Doesn’t Want You to Know
October 24th, 2008
For patients who are concerned about nutrition or losing weight, here is an important article to read.
Recent interview with Dr. Dorn on homebirth safety
July 21st, 2008
North Carolina is one of only 11 states that does not license nurse midwives, prompting homebirth advocates to travel to Raleigh recently to urge the legislature to change that.
For residents Joy and Chris Creech, their busy house is about to get busier. The couple expects baby No. 6 to arrive next month — a baby whp will be born at the Creeches’ Stokes County home.
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via WXII12.com
Do Artificial Sweeteners Cause Obesity?
July 16th, 2008
This is an older but good article which summarizes a lot of the current thinking on obesity.
Professor Terry Davidson and associate professor Susan Swithers, both in the Department of Psychological Sciences, found that artificial sweeteners may disrupt the body’s natural ability to “count” calories based on foods’ sweetness. This finding may explain why increasing numbers of people in the United States lack the natural ability to regulate food intake and body weight. The researchers also found that thick liquids aren’t as satisfying - calorie for calorie - as are more solid foods.
Read more at ascribe.org
The need for Midwifery Care in North Carolina.
June 8th, 2008
Here is a great article summarizing the need for expanded midwifery care in North Carolina.
