Popular diet books have dispensed conflicting advice for years—eat less fat, or eat less carbohydrate. The only thing everyone agreed on was that whatever Americans are eating is making them fatter. Finally, a carefully designed study shows which diet plan is better: Atkins, Ornish, Zone or the health professionals’ cautious recommendations. The lead investigator of the A to Z study explains their results.
Pain relievers such as aspirin, ibuprofen and acetaminophen are often taken for granted. But new research suggests that constant use of such medications can affect blood pressure. What other options should people consider for arthritis and other chronic pain?
The People’s Pharmacy herb expert, Dr. Tieraona Low Dog, discusses the benefits of culinary herbs and spices.
The lines will be open for calls from listeners at 888-472-3366!
Guests:
Christopher Gardner, PhD, Director of Nutrition Studies, Stanford Prevention Research Center at Stanford University. “Comparison of the Atkins, Zone, Ornish, and LEARN Diets for Change in Weight and Related Risk Factors Among Overweight Premenopausal Women.” JAMA, March 7, 2007. http://jama.ama-assn.org/cgi/content/abstract/297/9/969
Gary Curhan, MD, ScD, Associate Professor of Medicine at Harvard Medical School and physician at Brigham and Women’s Hospital. “Frequency of Analgesic Use and Risk of Hypertension Among Men.” Arch. Intern. Med., Feb. 26, 2007 http://archinte.ama-assn.org/cgi/content/abstract/167/4/394
Tieraona Low Dog, MD, Director of Education for the Program in Integrative Medicine at the University of Arizona, Clinical Assistant Professor in the Department of Medicine and Clinical Lecturer for the University of Arizona College of Pharmacy
www.drlowdog.com
