Doctor Column

“What’s It All About?” — Calories, Weight Loss, Basal Metabolic Rate

June 05, 2017

Joseph R. Anticaglia MDMedical Advisory Board As gasoline fuels cars, calories fuel our bodies. A calorie measures the energy in the food we eat. Today, it seems everyone is counting calories. The human body requires a minimum amount of premium fuel (good calories) to keep the engines of its organs running smoothly. That is to

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“Tension-Type” Headache? What it is and what it is not

May 25, 2017

Joseph R. Antiicaglia MDMedical Advisory Board Headaches can be baffling. They can be divided into two categories: Secondary headaches are symptoms secondary to a known disease process. For example, the headache might be due to sinusitis or tumors. Primary headaches, such as tension-type and migraine headaches, have no known recognized disease process causing the pain.

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Five Herbal-Drug Interactions

May 15, 2017

Joseph R. Anticaglia MDMedical Advisory Board Ginkgo biloba is one of the most extensively studied herbs in the U.S. and Europe. Ginkgo is a spectacular tree that has been in existence for millions of years. It can live for more than a thousand years, grow to a height of 122 feet and is considered by

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Peptic Ulcers, H. pylori and Two Australians

May 05, 2017

Joseph R. Anticaglia MDMedical Advisory Board For many years, peptic ulcers were considered to be caused by too much acid in the stomach, as well as, being a psychosomatic problem (a physical disease) brought on by mental stress and anxiety. Professors in medical school taught “hyper-secretion” of stomach (gastric) acid was the fundamental cause of

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Earth Day, Fasting and Hypoglycemia — Low Blood Sugar

April 22, 2017

Joseph R. Anticaglia MD Medical Review Board Earth Day, first observed in 1970, is expected to energize a billion people in over 180 countries on April 22 to dramatize the need to protect our environment. Several years ago, when Julie’s children were 7 and 11 year olds, she and her husband decided not to eat

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Clinical Trials: “Are They Safe or Dangerous?”

April 10, 2017

Joseph R. Anticaglia MDMedical Advisory Board In the late 1950/s and early 1960’s, pregnant women worldwide used a “wonder drug” promoted to combat a variety of conditions including morning sickness, insomnia and depression. Thousands of women who took the drug were horrified when they gave birth to babies with misshapen hands, feet, arms or legs.

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Five Alarming Food-Drug Interactions

March 28, 2017

Joseph R. Anticaglia MDMedical Advisory Board Medications have cured many sick people. However, medications when combined with certain foods have made many healthy people sick. Some foods decrease the absorption of drugs in the body and make them less effective, because not enough drugs get into the blood stream. On the other hand, certain foods

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The Significance of Waist To Hip Ratio — Are You An Apple or A Pear?

March 08, 2017

Joseph R. Anticaglia MDMedical Advisory Board Smoking is presently the leading cause of preventable deaths in the United States However, obesity is in position to overtake that cancer enabler and become the leading cause of preventable deaths in the U.S Over the last 3 decades, obesity has reached epidemic proportions. The numbers can vary, but

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Special Needs of Vegetarians. ‘What You May Be Lacking in Your Diet’

February 24, 2017

Joseph R. Anticaglia MDMedical Advisory Board People can be passionate about their diets. At times, it seems that on one side of the fence someone is opining, “In order to be healthy, your body needs beef, fish or chicken.” On the other side, another is screeching, “You’re crazy. A vegetarian diet is perfectly healthy.” There

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What You Need To Know About Vegetarian and Semi-Vegetarian Diets

February 10, 2017

Joseph R. Anticaglia MDMedical Advisory Board Several years ago, in one of Angelina Jolie’s press conferences about her movie SALT, she reportedly said: “A big juicy steak is my beauty secret. But seriously, I love red meat. I was a vegan for a long time and it nearly killed me. I found I was not

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