Ed Mondazzi is starting some new chapters in his life - partly based on advise he received from Dr Silverstein. Yes, Dr. Silverstein is the doctor who gave him his EKG information to carry in his wallet should he have health problems... Dr Silverstein also provided him with an inspirational quote: "If Man made it - don't eat it". Fine advice to keep away from processed … [Read more...]
Grand Rounds Presentation at Uconn Health Center
H. Robert Silverstein gave a talk at the University of Connecticut Health Center on 2-14-2013 titled "Accountable Care Organizations, Healthcare Cost Containment, and Real Preventive Medicine: the Simultaneous Prevention of Multiple Diseases". You can view it here (requires Silverlight) You can also view all Medical Grand Rounds … [Read more...]
Why we do what we should not and what should we do that affects our health, overweight, and freedom?
Modified 8/10/2013 - here is a printable (pdf) version of this. Why are 90% of Americans overweight? You just might wonder what I mean by overweight: overweight is the absence of CLEAR lines of muscular definition due to the presence of fat under the skin obscuring where well developed muscles meet well developed muscles. Such a level of body fat (11-22% for men and … [Read more...]
Insulin Resistance
Here is a printable version (pdf) of this handout, Insulin resistance As ENERGY SURPLUS increases from higher calorie intake beyond that which is necessary, storage of those calories shifts increasingly from SUBCUTANEOUS to VISCERAL fat which has a more rapid TURNOVER of triglycerides. Visceral fat is resistant to the anti-lipolytic effects of insulin -> releasing large … [Read more...]
Cytokines signaling: causes of high blood pressure and more
Cytokines, SOCS-3 signaling: causes of high blood pressure, high cholesterol, & diabetes…. The Autocrine and Paracrine Roles of Adipokines. K Karastergiou Molecular and Cellular Endocrinology 2009 doi:10.1016/j.mce.2009.11.011 “The secretions of these engorged (fat) adipose tissue macrophages (immune fighting cells), such as IL-6 (interleukin) and TNFα (tumor necrosis … [Read more...]