by Dr Daisy Merey | Health & Nutrition, Prevention
RED MEAT AND HEART DISEASE For many decades, saturated fats as in steak, butter and coconut oil have been implicated in raising LDL lipoprotein that causes cardiovascular disease and even death. Red meat especially was associated with heart disease and...
by Dr Daisy Merey | General, Prevention
Treatment of Dementia or Alzheimer’s. As medications for these conditions quit working quickly it is better to use prevention. exercise especially aerobic exercise 45 minutes 3 times a week is associated with growth of NEW nerve cells. Regular cardiovascular exercise...
by Dr Daisy Merey | General, Health & Nutrition, Prevention
FATTY LIVER DISEASE Fatty liver disease is becoming more common nowadays. While in the past fatty liver occurred from alcoholic intake now most of fatty livers come from excess calories. Normal liver cells are being replaced by fat cells. One of the side effects of...
by Dr Daisy Merey | Health & Nutrition, Prevention
Virtues of exercise Exercise is important in cardiovascular disease and blood pressure control. Exercise is better in weight maintenance than in weight loss itself. People who lost weight and continued to exercise fared better than those who did not. Exercise helps...
by Dr Daisy Merey | Health & Nutrition, Prevention
The Advantages of Statins For many years we knew that statins decreased LDL cholesterol which was supposed to be the bad cholesterol. We thought that lowering cholesterol was the main action of statins. Definitively cardiovascular disease and mortality...
by Dr Daisy Merey | Uncategorized
We are offering a new boot camp for weight loss during the summer months. Up tp to 3 months of strict nutrition with nutritional supplements and appetite suppressants if desired. Also fat burning injections are available if needed. You can expect to lose up to 50...
by Dr Daisy Merey | Health & Nutrition
When You Eat is More Important than What you Eat. A recent study showed that those who consumed 30% or more of their calories after 6:00 pm were at increased risk for disease like hypertension, diabetes, not only obesity. This is why I recommend patients to follow an...
by Dr Daisy Merey | Health & Nutrition
PHTALATES are a chemical in vinyl flooring, adhesives, detergents, lubricating oils and plastics in clothes and equipment. They are also found in soaps, shampoos hairsprays and nail polishes. Also they are part of plastic packaging, medical tubing and some children...
by Dr Daisy Merey | Health & Nutrition
We have learned that carbohydrates make us gain weight and prevent us from losing weight. But why does this happen and why just in the last few decades? In the past, people could eat carbs and they did not gain weight. Just saw old movie pictures where everybody was...
by Dr Daisy Merey | Health & Nutrition
GOOD AND BAD CARBOHYDRATE? YOU CANNOT CUT ENTIRELY YOUR CARBOHYDRATE INTAKE AS YOU NEED CARBS FOR BRAIN FUCTIONING AND FOR ENERGY. TO PREVENT THAT DRAGGY FEELING OR RUN DOWN FEELING YOU MUST EAT SOME CARBS. HOW MUCH? ABOUT HALF OF YOUR CALORIES MAY COME FROM CARBS,...
