Tag: Hormones

Alzheimer’s Disease and Diet – Sam Henderson’s “Milkshake” Idea

LISTEN: Ketogenic Diet and Alzheimers – Sam Henderson Sam Henderson is back in the news, with the Wall Street Journal reporting on his new  Axona “milkshake” that provides medium chain triglycerides for better memory in people with mild cognitive impairment.   We’ll share a recent interview with Henderson soon, but in the meantime, here’s one from…

Ron Rosedale: Why Calcium Supplements Increase Heart Attacks

Download Video (7 Minutes) Here is a radio broadcast explaining why taking calcium supplements might increase the risk of heart attacks while doing little to promote stronger bones.  It references research such as that in the British Medical Journal, and it features an explanation by Ron Rosedale.  Thanks to Fiona Westby for producing this video.

Hospital Blood Sugars – Christopher Fox, MD

Keep your blood sugars low in the hospital, and you may heal faster.  That’s the take-home message from this talk, presented by Chistopher Fox, MD, of Boulder Endocrinology in Colorado.  Dr. Fox gave this presention at a diabetes education symposium in Boulder around 2008. Listen – Hospital Blood Sugars (30 minutes)