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OLIVE OIL DOES THE BODY GOOD! By Tara Troy Check out this article in MedPage Today about a recent Harvard study showing that “greater olive oil consumption was tied to lower cardiovascular disease (CVD) risk, but substituting plant-based oils for animal fats in general could also be helpful for most people.” MedPage Today: Substituting […]
INFLAMMATORY DIETS INCREASE DIVERTICULITIS RISK By Tara Troy Now more than ever would be a TERRIBLE time to have an episode of DIVERTICULITIS! New evidence supports additional dietary strategies that you can employ right now to help reduce your risk of a flare. Check out this article from researchers at Massachusetts General Hospital demonstrating […]
COVID and the GI TRACT – FAST FACTS Everyone has learned how COVID-19 can impact the respiratory system. Here are some fast facts that we have learned so far about the relationship between COVID and the GI tract summarized on The Hill website. “Researchers behind the study published in the American Journal of Gastroenterology this […]
TAKE THIS TIME TO BUILD HEALTHY HABITS We are in an unprecedented time of our lives and I doubt that anyone’s lives have been untouched by this COVID-19 crisis. Is it possible to find any “positives” coming out of this experience? The answer is, I really hope so. In medicine, the need for social distancing […]