CATEGORY: Obesity
The American Sugar Conspiracy That Is Killing Us
It is not an accident that the US has the fattest sickest adults in the world and our government's paternalistic approach has put the economic interests of an economic segment above the health of private citizens. All Americans have been[...]
Your Insurance Company Plays Doctor – Without a License
I know in the state of Missouri, the insurers have no license to practice medicine, but they do anyway and we as a community let them. Yesterday I spent the day writing letters to insurance companies to try to get[...]
The Psychology of Weight Loss and Maintaining Ideal Weight
So many Americans struggle with their weight. Those who are identified as obese experience physical problems and social problems. They are subject to bullying and shaming and often are discounted in job markets and struggle with self-esteem. There is an[...]
Never Diet Again?
Dr. Maupin and Brett discuss "Diet" books, specifically “Why Diets Make Us Fat: The Unintended Consequences of Our Obsession With Weight Loss by Sandra AAmodt” There was an article published by Sandra AAmodt an op-ed piece in the New York[...]
Postmenopausal Women Taking Metformin For Diabetes Are At Lower Risk For Breast Cancer
Estrogen Treatment is not a risk for breast cancer even though many women and their doctors have believed this mis-information for years. New studies in Europe, conclude what has already been proven in the US. I have always wondered how[...]
Eating Disorders and Aging
Anorexia, bulimia and bingeing are not only an issue with younger women, it can carry through with aging. There are several conditions identified as eating disorders. Most of us have known and cared about someone suffering from eating disorders. We[...]
Aesthetic Procedures for Body Image Issues
In this week's podcast we are going to discuss Body Image issues and the types of surgical and nonsurgical interventions that can be used to help with them. Some individuals have issues that arise from chronic weight problems or from[...]
Obesity And Cancer
We have finally found a medication to treat patients that are hungry all the time! Scientists are learning more and more about the interaction of our hormones and diseases such as diabetes Type 2, and Cancer, and Obesity. A recent[...]
Insulin Resistance and Breast Cancer
Dr. Kathy Maupin and Brett Newcomb discuss breast cancer and some of the myths surrounding its correlation with hormone replacement. Many of the women who contact me about Bioidentical Hormone Replacement want to know about the risk of breast cancer.[...]
Testosterone Replacement for Women
Dr. Kathy Maupin and Brett Newcomb discuss a recent lecture that was delivered at the Age Management Medicine Group's international conference on testosterone replacement therapy for women. Shortly after my book, The Secret Female Hormone, was published last year, I[...]