Last week I wrote about the hormone GLP1 because of its role in reducing hunger and controlling blood sugar. Both of these are vital to carrying out an effective weight loss plan for the new year. So here we are with one foot planted in 2024 ready to take off in this new year. […]
If you have been reading this newsletter for a while now you know that I am always looking for ways to create my favorite food items without using grains or sugars. Often I even take the next step and eliminate all carbohydrates from my diet. While eliminating carbs is not necessary for healthy people, […]
I had two patients in a row the other day that had essentially the same question. I take this as a sign that I need to do an article on that subject. Both patients had tried to do a keto diet in the past and had gotten good results, but had been unable to keep […]
The New Year is almost upon us. That means the socially obligatory sugar and carb feasting is finally over. Most of us have had too many simple carbs and sugarsover the last couple months and ithas played havoc with our metabolisms, even if we are not feeling it. Even if you have been divinely good, this […]
Everybody has heard that we need to eat more fiber. When you ask them why we need more fiber, the almost universal answer is so we can poop regularly. While this is true, this is only the tip of the iceberg. Fiber is a huge subject and should be classed as a food group all […]
A couple weeks ago my brother Daniel suggested I watch a Youtube video by a Dr Jason Fung, a kidney specialist from Canada. He had been treating diabetic patients for 20 years for kidney disease caused by diabetes when it dawned on him that none of his patients ever got better. He actually asked himself […]
Hi , Have you ever noticed how many books there are on weight loss? How could there possibly be so much to say about such a physiologically simple process? Weight loss happens when you burn stored energy to do stuff. It is the same process as burning a log in your fireplace. You put a […]
Spring has sprung. My daffodils have come and gone already. Green stuff is popping up everywhere. If you were a hunter-gatherer, you would be eating those green things. Throughout most of human history, this time of year meant near starvation. The only things to eat were the new young shoots and any game you might […]