Zulfiqar Rana, MD, MPH, FACP

There is a lot of wisdom in the saying, “An ounce of prevention is worth a pound of cure”.
Diet is one of the cornerstones of preventive medicine. Are you eating a healthy diet? Check out the handouts below to verify that.

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• Cardiac Diet: Heart-healthy diet 8 steps from the Mayo Clinic
• Diabetic Diet: Eating_Diabetes from the NIDDK
  Download this detailed brochure on the diabetic diet by the NIH. 
• Hypertension Diet: New_dash
• Acid Reflux: Anti-reflux diet
  Patients often have questions about what kind of diet to follow when they have acid reflux, heartburn or stomach ulcers. Here is a simple handout to answer your basic questions.
  Bottom line: Caffeinated drinks, carbonated drinks, greasy or fatty foods, spicy food, citrus fruits and juices, tomatoes or anything tomato-based, onions, peppermint, chocolate, alcohol, nicotine (cigarettes, cigars, chewing tobacco).