Kerry D Friesen, M.D.

How To Think About Food

Kerry D Friesen, M.D. — Sun, 06 Feb 2011 22:32:37 +0000

Twizzlers, Butterfingers, Skor Toffee bars, Little Debbie snacking cakes: who can resist them? Apparently only a handful of us, since seventy percent of Americans and one billion people worldwide are overweight. Ironically, the overfed, now outweigh (pun intended), the malnourished and starving. WHO’S TO BLAME? One reason, may be the food industry’s determination to refuse [...]

It Never Hurts To Ask!

Kerry D Friesen, M.D. — Mon, 25 Oct 2010 11:06:33 +0000

Have a crazy question? Sometimes, it’s easier to talk to the “computer” about health problems than your doctor. If you have a pressing question—just ask! No obligation, no judgment, just plain ol’ hard scientific facts, balanced with years of medical experience and a true desire to, “first do no harm.” Enjoy… Pass it along….. Invite [...]

How To Balance Your Brain’s Biochemistry

Kerry D Friesen, M.D. — Sat, 23 Oct 2010 14:42:09 +0000

HOW TO BALANCE YOUR BRAIN’S BIOCHEMISTRY 1. TAKE the test 2. DISCOVER your deficiency 3. SELECT the Neuro•Brand supplement that’s best for your brain! Neurotransmitters allow brain cells to communicate with one another and everyone knows that communication is the key to a healthy relationship. The sense of well-being that healthy people describe is just [...]

How Your Brain Makes You Eat

Kerry D Friesen, M.D. — Sun, 10 Oct 2010 13:37:02 +0000

Why Neuropeptide Y? If you’ve been to your doctor and received a “cortisone shot”, then you have experienced first hand the profound appetite increasing properties of Neuropeptide Y. The voracious increase in appetite associated with cortisone-like medications, parallels exactly what happens when Neuropeptide Y (NPY) is released from the hypothalamus as part of the “fight [...]

Is Food Addictive?

Kerry D Friesen, M.D. — Sun, 26 Sep 2010 18:31:25 +0000

GLOBAL OBESITY “Globesity”—it’s how the World Health Organization describes the current global obesity epidemic. Worldwide, one billion overweight people now outnumber the starving. Here in America, with sixty-six percent of adults and thirty-percent of children overweight, scientists predict that for the first time parents may outlive their children. ASK YOURSELF WHY After twenty years of [...]

Pomegranate Is Powerful Prostate Protection

Kerry D Friesen, M.D. — Mon, 11 Jan 2010 18:05:03 +0000

The Prostate Gland: Who Needs It? About the size of a walnut, positioned precariously below the bladder and surrounding the urethra—for men, the prostate gland is the key to reproductive and sexual health. Each year more than five-hundred thousand men worldwide are diagnosed with prostate cancer. African-American men have the highest incidence of prostate cancer [...]

Polyphenol-Rich Dark Chocolate Preserves Our DNA

Kerry D Friesen, M.D. — Mon, 07 Dec 2009 22:52:09 +0000

DNA: The Stuff Of Life Our DNA contains the genetic instructions of life itself—yes, that includes you. However, protecting DNA is problematic. Everything from the air we breathe to the sun that shines down upon us, damages our DNA. Enter polyphenol-rich dark chocolate. According to a recent study published in the British Journal of Nutrition, [...]

Muddling Through Menopause? Resveratrol To The Rescue!

Kerry D Friesen, M.D. — Fri, 04 Dec 2009 02:12:38 +0000

Resveratrol To The Rescue! Of all the phytoestrogens (plant compounds with weak estrogen-like activity), resveratrol, is now considered the safest and most effective alternative to hormone replacement therapy. Resveratrol you’ll remember is an extract of red wine and grape skins and now, according to a recent study published in the Journal of Nutritional Biochemistry, may [...]

Taiji: Mind-Body Medicine At It’s Best!

Kerry D Friesen, M.D. — Tue, 01 Dec 2009 18:05:02 +0000

The Essence Of Taiji: Integrating Heaven And Earth Taiji (pronounced”tie-jee”) is an ancient healing/martial-art form that originated in China, thousands of years ago. The Chinese conceived of taiji as a way to bring heaven and earth closer together, to resolve the great “opposites” of life—light/dark, yielding/resisting, relaxing/contracting and—to integrate mind and body. The Yin And [...]

Vitamin C And Cataracts: Too Much Of A Good Thing?

Kerry D Friesen, M.D. — Mon, 30 Nov 2009 20:50:08 +0000

The Two Faces Of Vitamin C L-ascorbic acid or “vitamin C” is an essential nutrient and potent anti-oxidant. Vitamin C has a long history dating back to 1795 when the British Navy introduced lime juice to prevent the scourge of scurvy. More recently, mega-doses of vitamin C have been used for everything from the common [...]