TweetEmail TweetEmailBy Dr. Shilpi Bhadra Mehta Almost everybody think Extra-virgin oliveoil is good for health. The health benefits include its abundance of phytonutrients (nutrients derived from plants) that control inflammation, and powerful antioxidants with polyphenols lead the age-fighting pack. Olive oil has been associated with the prevention of cancer, strokes, and heart disease. But if […]

TweetEmail TweetEmailBy Dr. Shilpi Bhadra Mehta This widespread belief  that saturated fat is bad has led doctors to prescribe unnecessary, ineffective statins to prevent heart disease and high cholesterol and kept our focus off of the problem the decrease in saturated fats has created: obesity, an increase in refined carbohydrates and sweeteners. In an attempt […]

TweetEmail TweetEmailBy Dr. Shilpi Bhadra Mehta Good fat. Bad fat. High fat. Low fat. Saturated fat. Trans fat. Traditional fat. Manufactured fat.…Where does the madness end? With the abundance of seemingly contradictory advice out there, it can be beyond daunting to figure out which fats are friends and which fats are foes. In recent decades […]

TweetEmail TweetEmailBy Dr. Shilpi Bhadra Mehta At the supermarket, do you yearn for the juicy rib eye but reach for the lean sirloin? Do you even consider the whole milk or just go straight for the skim? Do you stand clueless in front of the mammoth cooler of endless butter substitutes, wondering which one is […]