For a couple of months now I have been researching the inflammatory properties of the fats we consume. I thought I had a pretty good handle on the subject before I started my research this time due to a dive into the subject I made about 20 years ago. Back then the exciting knowledge […]
Few topics are as near and dear to everyone’s heart as how to lose weight. More magazine covers are spent on this topic in the checkout line at your local grocery store than any other subject. The amazing thing is how many weight loss diets there are out there. How can there possibly be so […]
Last week one of my patients told me about a documentary on Netflix called The Magic Pill. It is about regular people engaging a ketogenic diet lifestyle and the amazing results it produces in their lives. I was immediately attracted, so Ellen and I watched the show Thursday night. It was excellent on many levels. I highly recommend […]
Most of the health issues I write about really come down to the impact of inflammation on our various body tissues. While inflammation is a vital function of the body to help us fight infection and heal from injury, too much inflammation or inflammation when it is not needed destroys our health and well being. […]
I was up at four o’clock in the morning last Sunday in order to get my son Mason to the shuttle bus pickup point for the California International Marathon. Last March he decided he wanted to be able to run a half marathon and then three months ago he decided that he wanted to accomplish […]