by Dr. Neravetla | Sep 4, 2012 | Uncategorized
Over the years I’ve told my patients, friends, family and colleagues same things many others have been telling. Whether I’ve advised people not to smoke or to cut back on salt, nobody has made much attention to the advice. Since I have made it my mission...
by Dr. Neravetla | Aug 28, 2012 | Uncategorized
There are so many reasons to cut salt in your food. The World Cancer Research Foundation (WCRF) in its just released report says that cutting salt consumption could significantly cut the risk of stomach cancer. Cutting your salt intake to 6 gm per day instead of the...
by Dr. Neravetla | Aug 20, 2012 | Uncategorized
For over four decades, Dr. Michael F. Jacobson has worked passionately to persuade us to follow healthy diet habits. In 1971, he founded the Center for Science for Public Interest (CSPI), a nonprofit health advocacy organization. Dr. Jacobson, who has written...
by Dr. Neravetla | Aug 13, 2012 | Uncategorized
When it comes to negatively impacting your health, adding salt to your food is by far the worst thing you can do. It’s even worse than smoking! You may know that excess salt in our food is responsible for thousands of premature deaths, but did you...
by Dr. Neravetla | Aug 6, 2012 | Uncategorized
Ten years ago, Graham MacGregor and Hugh E. de Wardener argued in a report titled “Commentary: Salt, blood pressure and health” that salt was being used by the food industry not because it was needed to preserve food, but because it was needed to make the...
by Dr. Neravetla | Jul 24, 2012 | Uncategorized
Not eating saltines or other salty crackers for only a few days can make a major impact in lowering blood pressure. When you want to snack, eating raisins instead of saltines is very good idea, especially since raisins (along with bananas, carrots and plain low fat...
