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I received lots of questions about recent headlines reporting an increased risk of atrial fibrillation in individuals taking omega-3 supplements. In the US alone, over $1.2 billion dollars is spent on the consumption of fish oil supplements. On an individual basis, many of my patients…
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Many of you have probably read or heard about the impact of stress on glucose. Despite this, most people are only partially convinced about the connection. Unlike the impact of something concrete and tangible like food and physical exercise, it's often difficult to accept that…
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I've lived through many cycles of fad dieting and one observation I've made is that the minute a diet becomes mainstream and especially when food companies latch onto it, the diet often transitions into a dark phase. One of the problems with diets is that although initially the…
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I know in prior writings I mentioned how I've been tracking my health less and living more spontaneously by intuition. Wearing trackers and doing frequent blood tests for over a decade has given me a strong sense of when my metabolism and energy are off, so now I just mostly pay…
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If there is one "abnormal" blood test that I get the most questions on, it has to be the fasting blood glucose. As a result of implementing stringent lifestyle changes, often patients see their waistlines shrink, their lipids improve, but that stubborn fasting blood glucose often…
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I got a ton of questions from patients and readers about the recent UCSF study on a form of fasting called time-restricted feeding (TRF), being ineffective for weight loss. This is a perfect opportunity for me to dig deeper into how fasting can either be a powerful tool that potentially…
