Multiple Sclerosis

A Mother’s Influence: Treating MS is Personal for Dr. Jameson Holloman

Jameson Holloman, MD, a BJC Medical Group neurologist at Missouri Baptist Medical Center, had a different challenge.
When he was in fourth grade, his mother, Karen, was diagnosed with multiple sclerosis (MS).

Healthy Living

All in the Family

Cancer can feel like it comes out of nowhere, but sometimes the warning signs are in your DNA. About 10–20% of cancers run in families, passed down through inherited genetic mutations that increase the risk of developing certain cancers.

Healthy Living

Let’s Talk: Conversations With Your Doctor That Can Protect Your Health

When it comes to protecting your health, one of the most powerful tools is conversation. Open, honest communication with your primary care provider (PCP) can lead to earlier diagnoses, faster treatment, and better long-term outcomes.

Patient Story

Keeping a Close Eye, From Far Away: How Remote Aneurysm Surveillance Helped a Patient in Rolla, Missouri

When Berdie Kirby, 68, needed ongoing monitoring and specialized care for a life-threatening aortic condition, frequent trips from her home in Rolla, Missouri, to St. Louis, a journey of more than two hours, was sometimes challenging. But thanks to Missouri Baptist Medical Center’s Telemedicine Aortic Surveillance Clinic, Berdie was able to receive expert, ongoing care without long-distance travel.

Patient Story

Living and Thriving With MS: Ashley Gennero’s Path to Advocacy

After first hiding diagnosis, MS Center for Innovations in Care patient found voice

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Carbs or Calories?

Q. When dieting, which is better to use as a caloric intake model: carbs or calories? Does one offer faster weight loss over the other?

A. The best way to lose weight is to eat fewer calories (from any source, be it protein, carb, fat or alcohol) and increase physical activity (aim for at least 150 minutes of moderate activity each week).

Keep in mind that safe weight loss ranges from one-half to two pounds per week. To determine your calorie needs, visit the United States Department of Agriculture's MyPlate Plan.

After you determine the right number of calories to meet your goals, try keeping a food log to see how your actual intake compares to your estimated needs.

Finally, keep in mind that it is possible to lose weight quickly with a low carb diet. However, many are not able to sustain this type of restrictive eating pattern for the long term. As a result, many often return to old habits and regain any lost weight.

So instead of cutting carbs, put carbs “in their place." In other words, pass up less healthy carbs such as regular soda, refined grains, French fries and sweet desserts for quality carbs such as fat free milk and yogurt, whole grains, legumes (dried beans, peas, lentils), whole fruits (instead of juice) and starchy veggies such as sweet potatoes. Remember: sweet potatoes fries are higher in fat and calories than a baked sweet potato sprinkled with cinnamon!