Stay The Course -- Healthy Holiday Recipes that Put Your Health First Thanks to our very own Helen Yuan, RD, for putting this menu together. The holidays are just around the corner! But with all the celebration and joy comes some fear, anxiety, and guilt as well. Year after year, I have patients tell me “I’m going to work on building healthier eating habits, BUT you know the holidays are coming up and I want to enjoy myself”. What kind of dietitian -- no, what kind of human would I be if I were to shake my finger at people and tell them they can’t enjoy the festive season for the sake of maybe keeping off a few extra pounds? In an ideal world, one single day of overindulgence should not completely unravel all the hard work that a person …
Dietary fiber is an important part of our diet. Unfortunately, most American get far too little of this vital nutrient. In this video, Dr. Galati gives a brief outline to help get viewers started on a better path of wellness. Previously, Dr. Galati wrote a blog entry detailing what we all need to do in order to get the fiber we need.
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This past week, Dr. Joe Galati and his team rolled out the updated format of his weekly podcast. Over the past several years, the popularity of podcasting has increased and a favorite way for many to keep track of the topics they care most about. In the liver disease, obesity, and health/wellness space. Dr. Galati is a leader in communicating these important topics both to his patients, and the general public. To contact Dr. Joe Galati and his team, or see him as a patient, click this link. You can also call Dr. Joe Galati at 713-794-0700. The podcast homepage is located here. Subscribe through your favorite RSS feed, or through all of the popular podcast platforms the podcast is currently posted on. These include iTunes, Spotify, and many others. Each week, Dr. Joe Galati will discuss a wide range …
In this video, Dr. Joe Galati explains the instructions for the MoviPrep colonoscopy prep. This is taken by patients preparing for a colonoscopy. It is very important that directions are followed carefully. If not taken properly, the colonoscopy may need to be repeated, and the bowel prep taken again. Prior posts showing a poor bowel prep are available here for review. Colonoscopy is performed to screen for colon cancer, and other disorder of the lower bowel.
For all those interested in Eating Yourself Sick, Dr. Joe Galati has selected excerpts from the Audible.com version of the book, narrated by himself. Keep posted to this website and all social media feeds for additional excerpt postings. MEAL PLANNING STRATEGIES LIVER DISEASE: THE SILENT KILLER UNDERSTANDING THE MELD SCORE FOR LIVER TRANSPLANT PATIENTS
For the past 4 years, Dr. Joe Galati has been handing out fruits and vegetables to his patients at Liver Specialists of Texas. As he coined the phrase "The Great American Produce Giveaway", he noticed over the past 20 years that his patients were simply unfamiliar with the proper selection, nutritional value, and preparation of vegetables. This unfortunately has fueled the obesity epidemic. This past week, Dr. Galati was invited on the Fox26 Morning Show to explain his vegetable giveaway program in more detail.
Dr. Joe Galati was recently on Houston Newsmakers discussing the obesity epidemic and fatty libver disease, and recommendations to start 2019 with a more healthy approach.
Terrible new data is indicating that alcohol related liver disease and deaths is up, especially in younger adults. Dr. Joe Galati had the opportunity to be interviewed by Randy Wallace of Fox26 in Houston.
Here is a chapter summary you can listen to from Dr. Galati's new book EATING YOURSELF SICK.