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Sweet Drinks | Are you drinking yourself to obesity?

“Mocha choca lata ya ya.” Sing it, Lady Marmalade!
I never knew what a mocha was until I was in college. (Then again, I didn’t know what brie was either, until one time when I ate practically an entire wheel at a college function. Mmm.) Back then, coffee was something that came from a [...]

Hypothyroidism | Slooooow Doooown

“Slow down, you move too fast. You’ve got to make the morning laaaaast.”
Simon and Garfunkel wrote some pretty amazing songs. But things are much more fast-paced now than they were back in their heyday. Don’t believe me? If music videos flash so fast they can induce seizures…well, that’s Usain Bolt [...]

Vertebral Fractures | The Back Crack From Hades

“Step on a crack, Break your mother’s back.” You know, just because something rhymes doesn’t mean it makes sense. I’ll tell you what will break your mother’s back: moving back into her house– when you’re 40 years old! Okay, more likely osteoporosis will break your mother’s (or father’s) back, but what is the deal [...]

Andropause: Low Testosterone

I don’t think it is a “guy” thing to channel surf. My ice dancing coach is a woman, and she channel surfs enough to make the Beach Boys proud. With one billion channels to choose from, both men and women are compelled– no– mandated to surf the tube to see what else [...]

Vitamin D Deficiency

Vitamin D deficiency or insufficiency might be affecting 1 billion people in the world. Vitamin D is important for calcium & phosphorus absorption by the gut

Slooooowed Down – Hypothyroidism

“Slow down, you move too fast. You’ve got to make the morning laaaaast.”
Simon and Garfunkel wrote some pretty amazing songs. But things are much more fast-paced now than they were back in their heyday. Don’t believe me? If music videos flash so fast they can induce seizures…well, that’s Usain Bolt fast to [...]

Januvia – new kid on the block for type 2 diabetes

Eating habits are very interesting. Some people don’t let food on their plate touch-so much for peanut butter and jelly sandwiches. Some people won’t eat meat if the bone is still attached-so much for T-bone steaks. I know some who graze like Elsie the cow but won’t sit down for dinner with the rest [...]

Osteoporosis in Men

“Sticks and stones might break my bones, but names will make me want to hurt you.” Do I sound like Paula Abdul? She said in her reality TV show Hey Paula, “They’re trying to break me down, but I’m a warrior.”
She’s a warrior? Oh, please! If she’s a warrior, I’m Conan the [...]

Endocannabinoids: Can you lose weight with “anti-marijuana” medicine?

Endocannabinoids: losing weight?
Rosie O’Donnell and Donald Trump need to hash it out more so they can continue to irritate America! C’mon, Donald! You’re a rich successful man and, yes, your last name is “Trump, but you’re acting more like Donald Duck.
Lionel Ritchie needs to hash it out with his daughter, Nicole. Personally, I wouldn’t [...]

Glucose Intolerance: Pre-Diabetes is not so sweet

When I was in college, I saw a crazy, steamy movie called, 9-l/2 Weeks. There’s a scene beside an open refrigerator in which blindfolded Kim Basinger eats unidentified food given to her by Mickey Rourke. Oscar-winner Basinger reportedly said later that Rourke’s breath smelled like cigarettes the whole time, so I wonder if she opposed [...]

Growth Hormone Deficiency: Is there a fountain of youth for some?

I’ve always been the shortest guy– in school, among my friends, among my colleagues. In my medical school class picture, I’m standing in the front. No one wants to play volleyball with me because I can’t spike the ball. I have to have all my pants altered because no one makes 29/29 pants. Everything in [...]

PCOS: Polycystic Ovarian Syndrome

I recently received a heart-breaking letter from a woman with Polycystic Ovarian Syndrome (POCS). The classic signs are hirsuitism (hairy face and body), but male pattern baldness, acne, irregular menstrual cycles, and sometimes infertility can also present.
“Before I found out I had PCOS I felt so alone and depressed,” says the Waynesboro correspondent. “I [...]

5 Top Excuses Not To Exercise

Exercise, the word, might sound like profanity to some people. Perhaps the “ex” reminds people of negative words like exile, extortion, or ex-spouse. But then there are good words like expert, excellent, xmas. Hmm.
I try to come up with creative solutions with my patients who balk at exercise. Could the readers of The Hook [...]

Byetta: He-Ya! Not A Karate Chop But How A Lizard Helps Diabetics

When I was staying at a resort in Puerto Rico ten years ago, there was a restaurant called, “Iguanas.” It was an outdoor restaurant on this small beach island surrounded by beautiful vegetation and palm trees. When the tortillas arrived on the table, we were suddenly surrounded by little lizards, like a scene from [...]