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Article – CNN Health – Hydration can significantly impact your physical health, study finds

blogteam January 3, 2023 Uncategorized

Dmitrieva NI, Gagarin A, Liu D, et al. Middle-age high normal serum sodium as a risk factor for accelerated biological aging, chronic diseases, and premature mortality. eBioMedicine. 2023. doi: 10.1016/j.ebiom.2022.104404. This is a study that looked at a test for hydration in …

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Video – Insulin Resistance is Normal, with Dr. Ken D. Berry

blogteam December 6, 2022 Uncategorized

A fun, spirited discussion with Dr. Ken Berry on YouTube that discusses the fructose-based biologic switch that drives obesity, the role of uric acid in obesity, the benefits of the keto diet, and the effect of keto diets on kidney …

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Podcast – With Rachel Varga – Sugar, Hydration, and the Skin

blogteam December 2, 2022 Uncategorized

A new podcast with Rachel Varga, an expert on skin health, on how sugar activates the aging process, causes dehydration and may affect skin health. Listen to it here.

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Course – Heat Stress, Climate Change and its Impact on Kidney Disease. A course held by Cyberounds

blogteam November 29, 2022 Uncategorized

Here we discuss the role of heat stress from climate change on kidney disease. The kidney is a major “barometer” for climate change.  Heat stress can cause acute kidney injury as part of the syndrome of heat stroke. However, chronic  …

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Podcast – The biology of obesity with mindfulness expert Lucia Hawley

blogteam November 29, 2022 Uncategorized

A great conversation with Lucia Hawley on the biology of obesity,  switch that turns on and off, and the importance of mindfulness in stopping craving and reversing the switch. Listen to the podcast here.

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Podcast – What Causes Obesity? with Dr. Richard Johnson – JJ Virgin’s Ask the Health Expert Podcast

blogteam November 14, 2022 Uncategorized

An interview with JJ Virgin on the cause of obesity, the role sugar plays in food allergies including gluten and peanuts, the unexpected role of salt in causing fat and weight gain, and the benefits of hydration. Listen to the …

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Video – At Loyola University, New Insights into the Epidemic of High Blood Pressure: Role of Salt, Sugar, and Uric acid

blogteam November 14, 2022 Uncategorized

This is a video of my Medicine Grand Rounds Lecture to the Loyola School of Medicine in Chicago on the 4th of October, 2022. High blood pressure is the most common disease in humans, and affects over 30 percent of …

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Video – The Biggest Cause of Fatty Liver Disease & Insulin Resistance With Richard Johnson, MD, FACP

blogteam October 17, 2022 Uncategorized

A talk with Morgan Nolte from Reshape Your Health about what drives fatty  liver and obesity, as well as dementia and ADHD. Not only sugar, but other carbs, salt and umami foods also play a role. Watch the video here.

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Podcast – Optimal Protein Podcast (Fast Keto) with Vanessa Spina – Why We Get Fat & How to Fix It with Dr. Rick Johnson

blogteam October 10, 2022 Uncategorized

An interview with Vanessa Spina on why we get fat and what we can do about it. A deep dive into what we have in common with hibernating animals, on the switch that animals use to gain weight, how we …

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