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Fasting for Health

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 […]

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Weight Loss part 2

 Hi , Last week I discussed the three basic types of weight loss diets – low calorie, low fat, and low carb, and how the most effective diet is to combine all three.  I also discussed how hormones control weight – particularly insulin.  This means we want to keep insulin levels as low as possible […]

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Weight Loss part 1

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 […]