Nutrition
It's What We Learned as Kids
We all have eating styles. We're not talking about diet here, we're talking about ingrained habits, even ones that seem very insignificant, that can have a huge impact on...
Nutrition
Reading Food Nutrition Facts Labels: A Consumer Guide
Over the past several decades, awareness about the dangers of eating unhealthy foods has grown substantially. As a result, the government has taken extensive measures to ensure consumers are properly informed about the foods...
Nutrition
The Mediterranean Diet – Is It For You?
The "Mediterranean Diet" is the name that has been given to the eating habits that originated with people from the Mediterranean regions. This included such places as Greece and Southern Italy. Over time, researchers...
Nutrition
Vitamin Intake – How Much is Too Much?
Frederick R. Jelovsek MD
"Is 10,000 mg of Vitamin A too much to take per day? I am 69, happy and healthy and exercise 1 hour daily. " Evelyn
Originally the recommended daily allowance (RDA) requirements...
Nutrition
Cholesterol and Lipid Disorders
Frederick R. Jelovsek MD
Everyone tells us to watch our fat and cholesterol intake but it is apparent that some women are more genetically predisposed to have higher serum cholesterol values than others. Arteriosclerosis is...