Gerald "Gerry" Pugliese
Gerry is your typical yoga practicing, no pizza or meat eating Italian guy from New Jersey. Seriously, his family still isn’t speaking to him.
Professionally, Gerry’s been Dr. Joel Fuhrman, MD’s blogger since 2005; DiseaseProof.com. Oh, and he also lost a bunch of weight too!
Gerry's Latest Articles
Mediterranean Diet Lowers Risk of First Heart Attack
Ediets
That first heart attack has got to be a shocker. You're at the bar watching the game, dipping Buffalo wings into blue cheese and - BAM!
You're on the floor grabbing your chest and yelling for your drunken buddies to call 911. If only you'd been popping olives instead of jalapeño poppers.
Because a new study shows the Mediterranean diet may lower your risk of having a cardiac event, especially that pesky first heart attack.
» moreRecession Making Americans Thirst for Cheaper Booze
Sasidhar Blog
Go to a club in New York City and order a drink - no, not a Shirley Temple - a real drink. I'm talking hooch, ice, and a mixer. Go on, try it.
But, don't be shocked if that cocktail costs you more than $10, plus tip. That's why today, amidst a major U.S. recession, a lot of people are partying at home, and doing it with cheaper, knockoff liquor.
» moreStress Hormones May Fuel Alcohol Addiction
Boozingear.com
Alcohol is bipolar. It can be fun and high society, or sleazing and seedy. Probably why we all like it so much--without it I'd never have a girlfriend!
But, a big reason people drink is to relieve stress. You've seen it in the movies, the lonely detective pours a scotch after a rough day on the beat.
And, there may be some truth to that. A new study tests the idea that people drink because it eases anxiety, not because we like it.
» moreFirst Lady Michelle Obama Joins the Fight Against Obesity
EatTheView
Like many second-in-commands before her (let's be honest, the First Wife is REALLY the next in power), current First Lady Michelle Obama has championed causes close to her heart.
Most hyped was her "first garden," the Whitehouse's organic backyard garden, and her work encouraging Americans to eat more fruits and vegetables.
And now, Michelle wants to help put an end to the United States' growing obesity problem.
» moreNew York City Aims to Cut Salt Intake
Unfrogged
In a city with hotdog carts on every street corner, cutting salt is going to be a lot of work. Good thing New York City never sleeps.
Earlier this month, Mayor Michael Bloomberg, announced an initiative to cut salt intake to help lower the city's high blood pressure.
Every year, 23,000 New Yorkers drop dead due to hypertension leading to heart attack or stroke; costing billions in healthcare expenses.
» moreEating Junk Food Will Spoil Your Mood
list of the day
I like comfort food. You like comfort food. It's great medicine! You feel rotten, so you eat a bunch of rotten food, and you feel better. Magic!
Yeah, I know, it's short-lived, but General Tso's Chicken, or Haagen Dazs ice cream, or an entire sleeve of Oreos, sure helps get the sad out.
But eating all that comfort food, i.e. junk food, might be what's fueling your bad mood; specifically increasing the risk of depression.
» moreBuying Candy At the Pet Store Will Make You Fat
Larry Fire
I was at PetSmart a week ago - browsing the ferrets, kittens, and tree frogs - and up front by the registers were potato chips, candy, and soda.
Now, I've never tried feeding my leopard gecko a Kit Kat, instead of meal worms and crickets, but she's pretty ditsy, so she might eat it.
It turns out that candy isn't for the pets, it's for us. And, a new study warns goodies sold in stores where they shouldn't be, are making us fat.
» moreEat Like The King - Not Really!
1440 Wall Street
"You ain't nothin' but a hound dog" Elvis, was super cool. Big fat, sweaty, jumpsuit wearing, pseudo karate kicking Elvis, is just embarrassing.
However, The King's diet was the biggest travesty of them all. I see this sort of food in my nightmares--bacon, sausage, and mayo, oh my!
It would have been Elvis' 75th birthday on January 8th, so in honor of that, or if you have a death wish, take a gander at these monstrosities. I wouldn't eat them, but they'd make for good stunts on that Jackass show.
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