Monthly Archives: January 2010

Lovaza vs fish oil supplements?

Posted on January 27, 2010 by Dr. Davis

Lovaza is the FDA-approved form of fish oil that is available only by prescription. It contains 842 mg of the omega-3 fatty acids, EPA and DHA, per capsule. The FDA application for Lovaza is viewable here on the FDA website. … Continue reading →

Posted in Fish oil, Omega-3 fatty acids | 55 Comments

More on blood sugar

Posted on January 25, 2010 by Dr. Davis

Take any of the following foods: One chicken breastQuarter-pound ground beef6 oz salmon steak½ cup raw almonds3 eggs scrambled in olive oil How much is blood sugar increased by any item in the above list? If you said virtually zero, … Continue reading →

Posted in Blood sugar, Low-carb diets | 36 Comments

To get low-carb right, you need to check blood sugars

Posted on January 19, 2010 by Dr. Davis

Reducing your carbohydrate exposure, particularly to wheat, cornstarch, and sucrose (table sugar), helps with weight loss; reduction of triglycerides, small LDL, and c-reactive protein; increases HDL; reduces blood pressure. There should be no remaining doubt on these effects. However, I … Continue reading →

Posted in Blood sugar, Low-carb diets | 60 Comments

Food sources of vitamin K2: Reprint

Posted on January 19, 2010 by Dr. Davis

For some reason, my December, 2007, Heart Scan Blog post, Food sources of vitamin K2, has been receiving a lot of traffic. I therefore reprint the vitamin K2 post below. Vitamin K2 is emerging as an exciting player in the … Continue reading →

Posted in Uncategorized | 59 Comments

Family lessons

Posted on January 17, 2010 by Dr. Davis

Lou was recovering from his 3rd bypass operation. This third go-round left him weaker, slower, less quick on the rebound. In fact, he was lucky to have survived. At 71 years old, Lou went a good 15 years since his … Continue reading →

Posted in Heart disease prevention, Lipoprotein(a) | 4 Comments

Look like Jimmy Stewart

Posted on January 15, 2010 by Dr. Davis

“This diet works great,” Don declared. “But I think I’ve lost too much weight.” At 67 years old and 5 ft. 11 inches, Don began the program weighing 228 lbs (BMI 31.9). Because of high triglycerides, high blood sugar, high … Continue reading →

Posted in Weight loss | 23 Comments

Getting vitamin D right

Posted on January 11, 2010 by Dr. Davis

Vitamin D is, without a doubt, the most incredible “vitamin”/prohormone/neurosteroid I have ever encountered. Frankly, I don’t know how we got anything accomplished in health pre-D. Unfortunately, people I meet rarely take their vitamin D in a way that accomplishes … Continue reading →

Posted in vitamin D | 90 Comments

Jimmy Moore’s thyroid adventure

Posted on January 10, 2010 by Dr. Davis

My friend, Jimmy Moore of Living La Vida Low Carb, describes his thyroid experience here. As Jimmy points out, he was looking for a way to jump-start a 50-lb weight loss. In my experience, low thyroid hormone levels (“hypothyroidism”) are … Continue reading →

Posted in Thyroid health | 17 Comments

What’s that in your mouth?

Posted on January 7, 2010 by Dr. Davis

Fat = triglyceridesIn other words, eat fat, whether it’s saturated, hydrogenated, polyunsaturated, or monounsaturated, and blood levels of triglycerides will go up over the next 6 hours. This remains true if there are carbohydrates in the meal, or if there … Continue reading →

Posted in Postprandial abnormalities | 17 Comments

De Novo Lipo-what?

Posted on January 5, 2010 by Dr. Davis

Humans have limited capacity to store carbohydrates. Beyond the glucose and glycogen in our blood and tissues, we have relatively little carbohydrate to draw from in time of energy need. That’s why long-distance runners and triathletes have to carry sugar … Continue reading →

Posted in Postprandial abnormalities, Triglycerides | 16 Comments