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Is light liquor healthier than dark liquor? Here’s a doctor’s perspective

February 3, 2019 By Dr. Ed McDonald Leave a Comment

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‘Light liquor vs. dark liquor’ sounds more like a scene from a Spike Lee movie than a question I commonly hear as a doctor. I know this isn’t exactly a food-related topic, but the number of people that think light liquor is ‘healthier’ than dark liquor truly surprises me. #Nojudgementthough.

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Dr. Ed McDonald

I am a physician and trained chef. I specialize in gastroenterology and nutrition. Currently I work as the Associate Director of Adult Nutrition at the University of Chicago.

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Not Ready to Die…Here are a Few Habits that May Add Years to Your Life

September 16, 2018 By Dr. Ed McDonald 1 Comment

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Notorious B.I.G.’s classic hip-hop album, Ready to Die, just turned 24 years old on September 13th. I clearly remember when the album came out. I was a precocious teenager who loved all things hip-hop. When I first heard “Juicy” and “Big Poppa,” I knew Biggie was going to land on everyone’s top 10 favorite emcees list.  

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I am a physician and trained chef. I specialize in gastroenterology and nutrition. Currently I work as the Associate Director of Adult Nutrition at the University of Chicago.

Filed Under: Articles, posts Tagged With: alcohol, blue zones, extend life, habits, health habits, life expectancy, lifestyle, live longer, living longer, mortality, plant-based

Red wine headaches explained with Eddie Murphy GIFs

February 7, 2018 By Dr. Ed McDonald 1 Comment

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Fifteen percent of people in the U.S. suffer from migraines—I’m one of them. Anyone who’s had a real migraine headache knows that words can’t describe how bad a migraine feels. If I had to make a list of things I’d rather do than have a migraine, you’d be surprised with what I’d put on there. My list would include things like, “I’d rather introduce Steve Bannon at an NAACP black history month event while singing Kid Rock songs than have a migraine.” Since I have a reputation to maintain, I’m not going to share my entire list (I really don’t have a list), but I will admit that I try to avoid my known triggers for migraines.

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I am a physician and trained chef. I specialize in gastroenterology and nutrition. Currently I work as the Associate Director of Adult Nutrition at the University of Chicago.

Filed Under: Articles, posts Tagged With: alcohol, eddie murphy, headache, headaches, histamine, liquour, migraine, migraines, red wine, red wine headache, sulfites, sulfites headache, tyramine, tyramine headache, white wine, wine, wine headache

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