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Fork U with Dr. Terry Simpson

Fork U(niversity) Not everything you put in your mouth is good for you. There’s a lot of medical information thrown around out there. How are you to know what information you can trust, and what’s just plain old quackery? You can’t rely on your own “google fu”. You can’t count on quality medical advice from Facebook. You need a doctor in your corner. On each episode of Your Doctor’s Orders, Dr. Terry Simpson will cut through the clutter and noise that always seems to follow the latest medical

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13:38

Salt: Toxicity is in the Dose

Fork U with Dr. Terry Simpson ·

2023/02/18

Salt: Toxicity is in the DoseFor the human body, salt is both an essential metal and toxic at a high dose. The most common form of sodium comes from sodium chloride, a salt. However, too much salt and arteries become stiff, and the risk of heart disease and cardiovascular disease increases. The majority of dietary salt comes from processed foods.Salt Toxcity DeniersProbably the most famous book is The Salt Fix. A rambling book claiming low salt is responsible for everything from lower sex drive to

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10:00

Why You Should Ditch Your Gas Stove

Fork U with Dr. Terry Simpson ·

2023/02/03

Why you should ditch your gas stoveDid you ever wonder what the controversy is about gas stoves? There is no controversy. Gas range tops are responsible for high levels of indoor pollution. But what should we do? The answer, change to an induction cooking topTypes of Indoor CookingYou can imagine the first time cooking was brought indoors. Probably a fire inside a cave. It turns out that wasn't all that safe. The particulate matter from the wood not only increased the risk of lung disease, but also

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08:35

Whole Grains Reduce Obesity

Fork U with Dr. Terry Simpson ·

2023/01/18

Whole Grains Reduce ObesityWhile the low-carb world and its extremists will tell you that grains are evil, they are wrong. There is a significant difference between refined and whole grains.The differenceWhole grains contain the bran, a fiber-rich outer sheath. Further whole gains have the germ cell and the endosperm. But the refined grain is just the endosperm.Compare whole grain bread, which contains substantially more fiber and vitamins than the white bread. Consumingrefined grains increases the

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11:48

Are Vegetables just BS?

Fork U with Dr. Terry Simpson ·

2023/01/11

Are Vegetables BS?If you have ever seen Paul Saldino, his famous line is that Kale is BS. He even sells the shirt. But are they? Saldino isn't the only one who proposes this.Dr. Gundry, a former heart surgeon, has his own take. Gundry claims modern health problems come from eating lectins. Lectins are compounds found in beans that are natural pesticides. Thus, Gundry claims lectins harm people. Copying destroys lectins.Toxins in VegetablesPlants make compounds to protect them against predators -

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14:54

The First Vitamin

Fork U with Dr. Terry Simpson ·

2022/12/22

The term vitamin was coined by the chemist Casimir Funk as he revealed the Thiamine structure to the world. So while you may think – isn’t vitamin A (it is the alphabet) the first vitamin – we take our poetic license here to point out that the first compound to be called a vitamin was Thiamine, now known as vitamin B1.But the story of that vitamin was made possible by two individuals – but the most noteworthy was Takaki Kanehiro.Our podcast today discusses the education of Kanehiro and how that

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12:24

The Green Mediterranean Diet

Fork U with Dr. Terry Simpson ·

2022/12/13

The Green Mediterranean DietImagine being able to improve the Mediterranean Diet with a few changes. Is the new "Green" Mediterranean Diet the ultimate hack? The Green Mediterranean Diet (Green-Med) has become the hottest version of the MED diet yet.Advantages of the Green Mediterranean DietThere are three advantages to Green-MedLess Fatty LiverDecreased risk of heart diseaseLess Visceral FatFatty LiverNon-alcoholic fatty liver disease is the number one cause of liver failure in the United States

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10:20

LiverKing Falls From Grace

Fork U with Dr. Terry Simpson ·

2022/12/06

LiverKing Falls From GraceNot that anyone was surprised the so-called Liverking was using steroids. But he fooled many people that his diet and intense training led to this frame. The diet he recommended was some form of an "ancestral" diet. We have covered the carnivore-type diet before. So how did this all happen?The Rise of LiverKingLiverKing's rise was meteoric. He began posting on Instagram in 2021 and now has almost 2 million followers.His trademark was showing off his abdominal muscles on his

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07:54

Leaky Gut: Facts and Fads

Fork U with Dr. Terry Simpson ·

2022/11/30

Leaky Gut: Facts and FadsThe latest fad of supplement makers is to talk about "gut health." The latest boogyman for the gut is the "leaky gut." The other name for leaky gut is intestinal permeability.A Surgeon's ViewAs a surgeon, a "leaky gut" is a devastating surgical emergency. Surgeons emergently operate to remove the gut that no longer has a barrier function.The dark gut is dead and needs to be surgically removed. This gut has no barrier function and will allow bacteria from the inside of the

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30:28

The Beer and Sausage Diet

Fork U with Dr. Terry Simpson ·

2022/11/22

The Beer and Sausage DietThere are a lot of crazy diets out there. All of them you can lose weight with. Weight loss has many advantages. But the beer and sausage diet was fun. Here is what we learned:A calorie is just a calorieBeing in calorie deficit is difficultMeticulous journaling is importantYour lab values will improve with weight lossA beer is a good unit measureWeighing your food is importantEpisode Sponsor: Modifyhealth.com I'm The DoctorIf you hear Evo Terra on national television talking

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10:53

Losing Weight with Apps

Fork U with Dr. Terry Simpson ·

2022/11/21

Losing Weight With AppsCan a phone app help you lose weight? How about with your cholesterol, blood pressure, or waist size?Perhaps you've heard the latest Noom ads, where they boast forty publications showing that their app will help you lose weight.Apple is coming out with more ways to have their new watch track your heart rate and steps, with apps even looking at your yoga workout and eventually telling your blood glucose.Episode Sponsor: Modifyhealth.com What the Studies ShowA recent

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13:40

Decreasing Cholesterol drugs and diet

Fork U with Dr. Terry Simpson ·

2022/11/04

Decreasing cholesterol: drugs and dietThere is a persistent belief that lifestyle can take care of all cholesterol problems. Lifestyle can make things worse, but once things are worse, it cannot make things better.Once you have disease, or cholesterol is higher, you need treatment often beyond lifestyle management.This distresses many people, who wish to have control over their fate.Highcholesterolis one of the main causes of heart attacks, strokes, and peripheral vascular disease.You can lower

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05:11

Alcohol and the Mediterranean Diet

Fork U with Dr. Terry Simpson ·

2022/10/12

Alcohol and the Mediterranean DietAlcohol consumption is controversial. No one disputes that excess alcohol consumption leads to dire consequences. But what about moderate alcohol consumption? Can we define moderate alcohol consumption? Is there a safe and therapeutic level of alcohol consumption?Alcohol is a component of the Mediterranean Diet. However, the consumption is limited to 10 ounces of red wine for men, which translates to 14 grams of alcohol. Half that amount for women. In a number of

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08:54

Mediterranean Diet After Weight Loss Surgery

Fork U with Dr. Terry Simpson ·

2022/09/20

Mediterranean Diet after weight loss surgerySuccess after weight loss surgery doesn't end with an operation. It just gets started.The most recalcitrant people to diets are those who undergo weight loss surgery. Weight loss surgery patients were on multiple diets prior to surgical intervention. The Mediterranean Diet is the best post-operative diet one can have.Weight Loss and the Mediterranean DietThe Med Diet is favorable for health. Multiple studies have shown decreased risk of cardiovascular

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09:08

Implementing the Med Diet - Part One

Fork U with Dr. Terry Simpson ·

2022/09/16

Implementing the Med Diet - Part OneDo you think you eat enough plants in your diet? How many plants do you eat in a week? Not refined grains, but plants. You can cook them, boil, bake, microwave, roast them or even eat them raw. How many? Further, it's not just eating more volume of plants, it's diversity.Mediterranean Diet and PlantsAdherence to the Mediterranean diet depends more on plants.VegetablesFruits, Tree Nuts, SeedsLegumesWhole GrainsOlive oilWhen it comes to plants, more is better. But

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06:48

Mediterranean Diet - Fats

Fork U with Dr. Terry Simpson ·

2022/09/15

Mediterranean Diet - FatsPerhaps the most important part of the Mediterranean Diet is this plant.Olive oil is the single ingredient most associated with the Mediterranean Diet. It is the one single food substitution you can do that will improve your health immediately and have great consequences. But not all olive oil is the same.Olive oil and your heartThere are many types of fat that you can find in your diet. Saturated fat will raise your LDL level, increasing your risk of heart disease and

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05:16

Inflammation and the Mediterranean Diet

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2022/09/02

Inflammation and the Mediterranean DietThe Mediterranean Diet is the most anti-inflammatory diet studied.The inflammatory response is the body's mechanism to fight infection, repair itself and rid itself of cancer. Inflammation is a coordinated response to trauma, infection, and cancer. Without inflammation, we would be dead within twenty-four hours.Too little or too muchToo much inflammation results in wanton destruction of tissues, pain, fevers, and misery. It is associated with heart disease,

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06:15

Cancer and The Mediterranean Diet

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2022/08/26

Adherence to the Mediterranean Diet decreases the risk of cardiovascular disease. The Seven Country Cohort Study clearly showed this.But what about cancer? Does the Mediterranean Diet impact cancer or cancer prevention? To study this, another cohort study began called the EPIC study. Uniquely, the EPIC showed not only a decreased risk of cancer but also mortality from cancer.All vegetables, even the green ones, have nitrates. It turns out that the components of The Mediterranean Diet decreases the

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09:33

Ancel Keys and Revisionist History

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2022/08/19

Was Ancel Keys responsible for the modern epidemic of obesity?If you have read any low carb blog lately, you would think so.Their revisionist history is broken down to this:Ancel Keys was an influential scientist who thought fat was to blame for heart diseaseHe did a study of diet and correlated fat and heart disease in those people of the seven countriesBut Dr. Keys left out countries that would have proven his hypothesis wrongThe influence of Dr. Keys work turned the US away from saturated fat and

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09:11

The Modern Mediterranean Diet

Fork U with Dr. Terry Simpson ·

2022/08/04

Scientists and dieticians consistently rank The Modern Mediterranean Diet (MED diet) as the diet most recommended. But often people don't know what the MED diet is. This post will define the Med diet.Critics of the Med DietCritics argue that there is no uniform MED diet. They make these assertions based on one of these three arguments:That there is no uniform diet of the Mediterranean Region. There are over 20 countries on the 26,000 miles of coastline of the Mediterranean Sea. Each country with

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05:10

Continuous Blood Glucose Monitors for Non-Diabetics

Fork U with Dr. Terry Simpson ·

2022/07/21

If you don’t have diabetes, should you even consider a blood glucose monitor? Well, here is the science behind this new tiktok trend and why these Continuous Blood Glucose Monitors (CGM) are here to stay and what we know about them.The deviceFirst, the device – a continuous blood glucose monitor is a device that you place on your body and it measures the blood glucose level and reports that data typically to an application on your phone. The first blood glucose monitors were used to help patients

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