By Karen Koffler, MD Cholesterol is more complicated than you think…. The notion that high cholesterol, and in particular, high LDL or “bad” cholesterol drives heart disease is well entrenched in the medical world. Indeed, one of the most prescribed medications, atorvastatin (Lipitor), grossed $150 billion in 2017 because statins have been shown to lower LDL cholesterol. One would think, therefore, that with so many people on this medication, we …
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Here at The Truth About Cancer®, our passion and mission is to: Educate you on all the most effective ways to avoid cancer, and to beat it if you or a loved one has it or ever gets it, including the many ways you are not hearing about elsewhere. Expose all the mis-information out there about cancer, which can otherwise lead to unnecessary fear and unnecessary reactions that can hurt …
By Holly Robinson MSN, RN Dominic D’Agostino, Ph.D, a neuroscience, molecular pharmacology, and physiology researcher and professor at the University of South Florida was our featured speaker Oct. 25th at the Life Enhancement lecture series sponsored by Marius Robinson. Dr. Dom’s pioneering research began in association with Nasa and the Navy Seals as an exploration of the hyperoxygenation benefits to the health of the human body, as produced in a …
This week’s theme was carrots! Roasted Carrots were made by Chef Ana at Key Biscayne & Leonor is trying to tackle beautiful Dill Carrots in Broward High Schools. Wellness in the Schools has some Community Partnership news! Hungry Harvest is donating one box of produce a week to Della Bowls, where the Della has to be creative a make a bowl with what is in the box. Every week is …
Autoimmune Diseases by Karen Koffler, M.D. Something very striking is going on. As a physician, I am seeing an increasing number of patients with autoimmune diseases such as Hashimoto’s, Crohn’s, multiple sclerosis, psoriasis, and more, than I have seen in the past. And I am seeing it in younger and younger ages. My colleagues are all saying the same thing. What is going on? At a recent International Conference for …
Wellness in the Schools went to a small farm call Little River Cooperative in south Miami on the recommendation of Key Biscayne’s garden expert, Jackie Kellogg. It was really nice, and they had a great tomato plant set up that may be adopted for Key Biscayne. In order to get more students involved in the gardens, we are hoping to have classes sign up to come to the garden on …
It was a great week getting back to school! We were finally able to take the take Kale Recipe winners to Edge Steak & Bar. It was an amazing day. Gardening is still going strong. We have two students who are fully committed to the garden and water it regularly. And, we have confirmed Family Fitness Fun Night for February 8th. Coming soon: January 15th: NO SCHOOL Broward & Dade- …
We have been teaching WITS BITS this week, Brown Bag Challenge. It is such an amazing feeling walking into the classrooms and seeing the students immediately light up. One class even gave us a standing ovation upon arrival! They love the Wellness in the Schools classes, even when they are not being given samples. We even heard several declarations of “I am NEVER eating a packaged cupcake again!!!”. We set …