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Setting Realistic Body Goals Amidst Unrealistic Claims
Metabolic vs Aesthetic Metrics My clinical practice is focused on diabetes and heart disease prevention and reversal through lifestyle changes, yet I often see patients whose primary goal is aesthetics. Their metabolic numbers are within range, but they are not satisfied with the look and shape of…
September 21, 2023
Is Erythritol a Safe Sweetener?
Background The recent headlines about erythritol and its possible association with cardiovascular disease has led to a heavy stream of questions flooding my inbox. As always, there's so much more to this story than the headlines suggest. I'd like to use this study as another opportunity to…
March 4, 2023
Accelerating Strength and Muscle Mass
Background After leading a mostly injury-free life, I've had quite the run over the past few months leading up to my 50th birthday. A neuroma surgery for my left foot, followed by an ankle sprain playing basketball which in retrospect was due to my lack of regaining full proprioception (balance)…
September 26, 2021
Is It Time to Rethink Omega-3 Supplements?
Background 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…
June 13, 2021
The Glycemic Impact of Stress
Background 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…
April 16, 2021
The Dark Side of the Keto Diet
Background 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…
March 16, 2021
