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More Olive Oil Please! A new report in the NEJM (New England Journal of Medicine), out of Spain, demonstrates great heart advantage to the Mediteranean diet. A 30% reduction in risk for heart attack was noted, for patients eating 1 liter of olive oil per week, along with additions of good oils from nuts (1 …
Dear Dr. Lakin, In this morning’s NY Times (Science section), there was an article reporting the results of “… a Swedish study that followed 61,433 women born between 1914 and 1948 for an average of 19 years. After controlling for physical activity, education, smoking, alcohol and other dietary factors, they found that women who consumed 1,400 …
Read More “A PATIENT WONDERS: WHAT ABOUT THE DANGERS OF CALCIUM? ….. HERE’S MY ANSWER”
Just when I was reporting that the flu was leaving town, it seems that it’s rearing its head again….so we can’t be complacent. Just this past week I saw several more active cases of the flu. I think in the next week the Arizona data will reflect this, but for now, I am reporting a …