Published November 7, 2014

When losing weight
could cause atrial fibrillation

Last week I had a patient come in who had an arrhythmia called atrial fibrillation. People with atrial fibrillation are roughly six times more likely to have a stroke. She developed it several days after having a lap band surgery. Now she has to be on medications for it for the rest of her life. And ironically enough, as much as she needs to exercise to help with her weight and overall health she is limited by the atrial fibrillation. She asked me if the arrhythmia could have been caused by the surgery. So I looked into it.

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Published November 5, 2014

What you should never drink when you eat carbohydrates

On Monday, I told you that a simple skin condition like acne can be misleading. Most doctors think it's just a teenage problem that's the result of changing hormones. But I showed you that acne is a condition of western civilization, and that teenagers in many non-western cultures don't have acne — at all.

 

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Published November 3, 2014

Simple skin problem could mean bad news about your overall health

What if one of the most common "minor" medical conditions doctors ever see was not all that minor? What if it was, in fact, something really important that all of us are overlooking? And what if it led to many of the most serious conditions that we face as we get older, including obesity, cancer, diabetes, Alzheimer's, and Parkinson's?

 

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