http://drjohnlapuma.com/blogs Let Food Be Your Medicine Too Fri, 12 Mar 2010 16:54:08 +0000 http://backend.userland.com/rss092 en I've been thinking about ways to make weight loss fun. What's missing from most programs is just that. My most successful group program was Chef Clinic, which our contestants (we had contestants, like Jillian Michaels!, back in '98) called "Camp for Adults." No panty raids, but a lot ... http://drjohnlapuma.com/blogs/2010/03/12/how-to-make-weight-loss-fun/ The recent omega-3 lawsuit about reported PCB contamination (from the oil of farmed fish) of some omega-3s supplements raises 3 issues: a. Are OTC omega-3 capsules safe? b. Do their benefits outweigh their potential harms? c. Are there good alternatives, such as food(!?) and prescription meds? a. Omega-3s (which are EPA, DHA and ... http://drjohnlapuma.com/blogs/2010/03/08/safe-omega-3s-deserve-a-place-in-your-kitchen/ The idea that childhood obesity is about food and starts early is not new, especially for my Paging Dr La Puma readers and for Jamie Oliver fans (I'm a huge fan). What is new is that parents do not recognize obesity in their kids, and that "normal weight" is ... http://drjohnlapuma.com/blogs/2010/03/01/child-obesity-starts-early-two-books-to-help/ Film and TV can change the world in the way that even best-selling books cannot. I love television and film because you can tell a story visually, and so many people learn visually. Temple Grandin, the wonderful and now famous professor of animal behavior and advocate for people with ... http://drjohnlapuma.com/blogs/2010/02/23/movies-that-are-changing-how-we-eat-for-the-good/ Brian Montopoli at CBS' News Blog quotes Bill Clinton today as saying his heart disease developed from +"the habits I acquired in my childhood, mostly the way I ate and the way it interacted with my own biology and propensity to produce bad cholesterol," (from People Magazine)...and + "I ate too much ... http://drjohnlapuma.com/blogs/2010/02/18/bill-clinton-dont-eat-like-me-how-do-you-eat/ This week I gave a seminar to attorneys who are interested in weight loss. Specifically, in how those drugs make it to market, and how they're marketed, advertised and labeled: you can look thru it on slideshare.net and weight loss drugs. I dug through the literature to prepare. ... http://drjohnlapuma.com/blogs/2010/02/11/weight-loss-drugs-and-supplements-whats-for-mds-for-consumers/ Marion Nestle has a nice summary of coverage of Michelle Obama's powerful announcement yesterday, with NYTimes, USA Today and Marion Burros Politico.com coverage. She also has a refreshing view: this is one step in the right direction, perhaps a baseball single instead of a home run. I think it's closer ... http://drjohnlapuma.com/blogs/2010/02/10/whats-missing-from-michelles-obesity-initiative-personal-responsibility/ LetsMove.gov is the new home for Michelle Obama's crusade against pediatric obesity...and bring it on! But let's find an opportunity to get kids to find out where food is from (not from the junk food packages with which food companies barrage kids, surrounding her in the White House Ceremony this afternoon). ... http://drjohnlapuma.com/blogs/2010/02/09/michelle-obama-loves-burgers-and-fries-video-whats-wrong-with-this-approach/ I can't wait as Michelle Obama now bares her new tools and guns for "Let's Move" to fight child obesity. Maybe she can help school officials to change their thinking even more. For example, why is it "parents’ responsibility to forbid children at risk of obesity to buy candy" as ... http://drjohnlapuma.com/blogs/2010/02/09/child-obesity-the-way-forward-on-a-diet/ Faster, quicker, easier ways of docs connecting with patients, such as group visits are increasingly popular with docs who know how. These experiences are here to stay, and grow. Docs need to embrace them, like we do social media. Dr Gwenn argues that patients are way ahead, that ... http://drjohnlapuma.com/blogs/2010/02/05/group-visits-retail-clinics-social-media/