The Daily Meal / Dr. Youdim 11 Foods Doctors Won’t Eat at Thanksgiving Dinner — and Why November 18, 2016

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The Thanksgiving meal is like a “Greatest Hits” album of your favorite family recipes. Whether it’s your aunt’s signature marshmallow-topped sweet potatoes, or your cousin’s signature sweet-and-sour pot roast, eating these delectable, love-cooked dishes, is what makes the holiday dinner so special. This is not the day to count the calories in that slice of pumpkin pie, or carefully measure a scoop of mashed potatoes. Thanksgiving can be your reward for all the discipline you’ve shown throughout the year. (more…)

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Shape / Dr. Youdim How to Get the Most Nutrients Out of Your Food November 17, 2016

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You know to reach for spinach over sugar, but did you know the way you cook that spinach affects how many nutrients your body absorbs? Welcome to the very complicated world of bioavailability, which is really just a fancy way to talk about the amount of nutrients the body takes in when you prepare and eat a certain food, says Tracy Lesht, R.D. Here’s what you need to do to make sure you’re getting the maximum amount of health-boosting benefits from every single bite. (more…)

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Prevention / Concierge Choice Physicians Here’s Why Your Poop Smells Different Than Usual November 16, 2016

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Let’s face it, nobody’s poop smells great, but if you’ve noticed that yours is even more pungent than normal, it might be a sign that something’s going on in your body.  (more…)

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Prevention / Concierge Choice Physicians How Often Is Too Often For Diarrhea, And When Should You Worry? November 16, 2016

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For starters, everybody poops, and there’s no “right” way to do it, says Larry Good, MD, a board-certified gastroenterologist affiliated with Concierge Choice Physicians. “Each of us poops differently,” and some people always tend to have BMs that are kind of watery–and that might be fine, he says. The key is to pay attention to what’s normal for you.  (more…)

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Arlene Howard PR / Dr. Youdim Dr. Adrienne Youdim and ABC’s Lori Corbin filming a segment on healthy alternatives for Thanksgiving November 16, 2016

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Dr. Adrienne Youdim and ABC’s Lori Corbin filming a segment on healthy alternatives for Thanksgiving.

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