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Fork U with Dr. Terry Simpson
Fork U(niversity) Not everything you put in your mouth is good for you. There’s a lot of medical information thrown around out there. How are you to know what information you can trust, and what’s just plain old quackery? You can’t rely on your own “google fu”. You can’t count on quality medical advice from Facebook. You need a doctor in your corner. On each episode of Your Doctor’s Orders, Dr. Terry Simpson will cut through the clutter and noise that always seems to follow the latest medical…
Episodes
Fork U with Dr. Terry SimpsonSalt: Toxicity is in the Dose
Salt: Toxicity is in the Dose For the human body, salt is both an essential metal and toxic at a high dose. The most common form of sodium comes from sodium…
Fork U with Dr. Terry SimpsonWhy You Should Ditch Your Gas Stove
Why you should ditch your gas stove Did you ever wonder what the controversy is about gas stoves? There is no controversy. Gas range tops are responsible for…
Fork U with Dr. Terry SimpsonWhole Grains Reduce Obesity
Whole Grains Reduce Obesity While the low-carb world and its extremists will tell you that grains are evil, they are wrong. There is a significant difference…
Fork U with Dr. Terry SimpsonAre Vegetables just BS?
Are Vegetables BS? If you have ever seen Paul Saldino, his famous line is that Kale is BS. He even sells the shirt. But are they? Saldino isn't the only one…
Fork U with Dr. Terry SimpsonThe First Vitamin
The term vitamin was coined by the chemist Casimir Funk as he revealed the Thiamine structure to the world. So while you may think – isn’t vitamin A (it is the…
Fork U with Dr. Terry SimpsonThe Green Mediterranean Diet
The Green Mediterranean Diet Imagine being able to improve the Mediterranean Diet with a few changes. Is the new "Green" Mediterranean Diet the ultimate hack?…
Fork U with Dr. Terry SimpsonLiverKing Falls From Grace
LiverKing Falls From Grace Not that anyone was surprised the so-called Liverking was using steroids. But he fooled many people that his diet and intense…
Fork U with Dr. Terry SimpsonLeaky Gut: Facts and Fads
Leaky Gut: Facts and Fads The latest fad of supplement makers is to talk about "gut health." The latest boogyman for the gut is the "leaky gut." The other name…
Fork U with Dr. Terry SimpsonThe Beer and Sausage Diet
The Beer and Sausage Diet There are a lot of crazy diets out there. All of them you can lose weight with. Weight loss has many advantages. But the beer and…
Fork U with Dr. Terry SimpsonLosing Weight with Apps
Losing Weight With Apps Can a phone app help you lose weight? How about with your cholesterol, blood pressure, or waist size? Perhaps you've heard the latest…
Fork U with Dr. Terry SimpsonDecreasing Cholesterol drugs and diet
Decreasing cholesterol: drugs and diet There is a persistent belief that lifestyle can take care of all cholesterol problems. Lifestyle can make things worse…
Fork U with Dr. Terry SimpsonAlcohol and the Mediterranean Diet
Alcohol and the Mediterranean Diet Alcohol consumption is controversial. No one disputes that excess alcohol consumption leads to dire consequences. But what…
Fork U with Dr. Terry SimpsonMediterranean Diet After Weight Loss Surgery
Mediterranean Diet after weight loss surgery Success after weight loss surgery doesn't end with an operation. It just gets started. The most recalcitrant…
Fork U with Dr. Terry SimpsonImplementing the Med Diet - Part One
Implementing the Med Diet - Part One Do you think you eat enough plants in your diet? How many plants do you eat in a week? Not refined grains, but plants. You…
Fork U with Dr. Terry SimpsonMediterranean Diet - Fats
Mediterranean Diet - Fats Perhaps the most important part of the Mediterranean Diet is this plant. Olive oil is the single ingredient most associated with the…
Fork U with Dr. Terry SimpsonInflammation and the Mediterranean Diet
Inflammation and the Mediterranean Diet The Mediterranean Diet is the most anti-inflammatory diet studied. The inflammatory response is the body's mechanism to…
Fork U with Dr. Terry SimpsonCancer and The Mediterranean Diet
Adherence to the Mediterranean Diet decreases the risk of cardiovascular disease. The Seven Country Cohort Study clearly showed this. But what about cancer?…
Fork U with Dr. Terry SimpsonAncel Keys and Revisionist History
Was Ancel Keys responsible for the modern epidemic of obesity? If you have read any low carb blog lately, you would think so. Their revisionist history is…
Fork U with Dr. Terry SimpsonThe Modern Mediterranean Diet
Scientists and dieticians consistently rank The Modern Mediterranean Diet (MED diet) as the diet most recommended. But often people don't know what the MED…
Fork U with Dr. Terry SimpsonContinuous Blood Glucose Monitors for Non-Diabetics
If you don’t have diabetes, should you even consider a blood glucose monitor? Well, here is the science behind this new tiktok trend and why these Continuous…
Fork U with Dr. Terry SimpsonBioidentical Hormones Cause Weight Gain
About 15 years ago physician came to me telling me that she was opening a new venture, distributing plant-based bioidentical hormones, and surgically…
Fork U with Dr. Terry SimpsonVitamins and Supplements for Prevention of Heart Disease and Cancer
The US Preventative Task Force updated their recent recommendations about vitamins and supplements in The Journal of the American Medical Association -…
Fork U with Dr. Terry SimpsonCan You Beet Hypertension?
It turns out that the juice from beets may lower blood pressure in a sustained and lovely manner. Beets, you see, besides being a colorful vegetable, contain a…
Fork U with Dr. Terry SimpsonCollagen Supplements: Powders, Liquids, Potions, & Scams
Common Collagen Claims (taken from actual websites selling collagen supplements): “improves skin elasticity,” “support bone and joint health,” “strengthen…
Fork U with Dr. Terry SimpsonBill Lagakos and The Trouble With Diets
Diets. They work for some, but not for others. "You're just not on the right diet," purveyors of the latest trend will tell you. "You're just not on the right…
Fork U with Dr. Terry SimpsonIs It The Mediterranean Diet Or The Mediterranean Lifestyle?
In science, we don’t look to confirm what we know; we want to find out something that we don’t know. We love it when science proves us wrong. If your doctor…
Fork U with Dr. Terry SimpsonWine: Terroir Tales and Fables, You Can't Taste the Soil
In Vino, Veritas – or In Wine, Truth – by Pliny the Elder When the Holy Roman Empire was forming Charlemagne gave lands to the monks in order for them to plant…
Fork U with Dr. Terry SimpsonTen Day Holiday Diet - Again!
This episode originally aired for the holidays in 2018. But it's solid advice, so we're playing it again, Sam! Diet season is soon upon us, but what happens if…
Fork U with Dr. Terry SimpsonMicroplastics in Fish, in Fruit, in Water
The term "microplastics" was originally described in 2004 for plastic particles that are less than 5 millimeters in diameter, originally being seen on beaches…
Fork U with Dr. Terry SimpsonFructose: Evil or Misunderstood?
Ever since the YouTube video of Dr. Lustig and the evils of fructose went viral in 2010, many have advocated that fructose is the single most common cause of…
Fork U with Dr. Terry SimpsonRed Meat: Is it good or bad? The answer is... sometimes
On my tiktok channel (@drterrysimpson or terrysimpson309) putting up a review of red meat the comments are reflective of the polarization that makes politics…
Fork U with Dr. Terry SimpsonThe Carnivore Diet and Myths
The Carnivore diet is the most extreme of the low-carbohydrate diets, with its expressed point that humans did great on a diet of flesh and evolved to eat a…
Fork U with Dr. Terry SimpsonFish Oil and Atrial Fibrillation
Fish oil is the bomb - Greenland Yupik and the rise of fish oil Fish oil first became a "hot topic" when a 1980 publication showed that Yupik in Greenland had…
Fork U with Dr. Terry SimpsonFork U: The latest podcast from Dr. Terry Simpson
Welcome to Fork U, the latest podcast from Dr. Terry Simpson. If you enjoyed the previous episodes of Culinary Medicine and Your Doctors Orders, you'll love…