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 | 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...
