One of our favorite regular treats around our house is muffins and jam. Of course, these are not regular muffins and jam, but their superhero counterparts. But to taste them you would not know the difference. They look normal and taste delicious even to normal people. (Yes, eating healthy makes you a little bit […]
Ah the delicious wonder that is chocolate. In its pristine form chocolate is a fabulous health food. It contains many phytochemicals that support the body including flavonols that fight inflammation and brain degeneration and theobromine which stimulates the brain while also calming it and strengthens tooth enamel. The cocoa butter in chocolate contains polyphenols which fight […]
Thanksgiving is almost here. This year we are going over to my cousin’s house for the big family get together. Ellen and I like to come up with unusual and unique foods to bring to these affairs as they are pot luck with the hosts providing the turkey. I will probably bring several things like […]
This topic was suggested to me by one of my patients as a good subject with which to start the holiday season. With the onslaught of costumed sugar addicts at my door the other night, I would say the holidays are officially in full swing. Somehow the season of good cheer also is the season […]
As most of you know I am pretty dedicated to my keto lifestyle. I have been in nutritional ketosis for over ten years now. Every now and then I will take a week off to re-stimulate my system’s production of insulin. When you don’t eat carbs, you don’t use your insulin much. But you need […]
The holidays are in full swing, and along with that swing comes a lot of stress. It is not a coincidence that holiday season is also cold and flu season. This time of year takes down our immune system for many different reasons. And most of those reasons are can be met head on and […]
You know what, there are no really good sugar free alternatives for jam out on the market. If you go to the grocery store they have a sugar-free jam made with artificial sweeteners. But the research has shown that the artificial sweeteners are as damaging or more damaging to your health than sugar. There […]
Daylight savings is here. It is nice to have evenings in the light again. This makes it easier for me to generate the motivation to get to the gym in the evenings to work out. There is something about getting home when it is dark and raining that just doesn’t excite me to go right […]
Sugar season is rapidly descending upon us. It begins with the first bag of Halloween candy we buy and ends with the solemn promises of turning over a new leaf New Years Day. Some new evidence and resources may help with how we handle this years sugar rush. For almost 30 years now […]
Welcome to October! Thanks for the interest so many of you have expressed in my birthday trip. Ellen and I had a great time at Safari West, 9 miles west of Calistoga, Ca. We stayed in a safari tent on a hillside overlooking a paddock occupied by several giraffes and antelope. The tent may look solid, but the thin […]