See This Movie
FED UP: The Movie If a picture is worth a thousand words, a movie is worth even more. I encourage you to not walk, but run and see the movie FED UP, playing in movie theaters, which highlights the insidious, corporate-driven forces behind our current obesity epidemic. I saw this with my wife and…
June 6, 2014
Why Saturated Fat Is Feared
Let me first start this post off with my disclaimer. If you are inactive and already eating a diet high in excess carbohydrates, your are likely in constant fat storage mode due to excess levels of the hormone insulin. In this case, eating liberal amounts of saturated fat is not healthy. Please…
May 4, 2014
The Most Important Exercise You’re Not Doing Enough Of
We need to completely re-evaluate our approach to exercise given the weight of current evidence. Back in the days when physical activity was a natural part of our life and daily habits, it was assumed that we took enough steps to interrupt the damaging metabolic effects of prolonged sitting…
March 28, 2014
Don’t Neglect Your Kidneys!
Updated 7/3/2020 I’ve lectured and written a lot about the heart and the brain over the years, but I regret that I haven’t focused enough attention on the kidneys. In honor of March being National Kidney month, I joined up with the National Kidney Foundation (NKF) to contribute this post. Among…
March 13, 2014
The Book Is Finally Here!
After what seems like an eternity, my book has finally arrived! Check out the video below and read the book summary so you get a good idea of what this book covers. It feels so rewarding to share all of the experience and success stories from my consult practice and corporate health education and…
March 3, 2014
The Great Rice Controversy
I often get asked why South Asians need to significantly cut back on their rice intake to help them achieve optimal health. After all, rice has been a traditional part of the South Asian and East Asian diet for generations. I want to start off by saying there is nothing intrinsically unhealthy…
February 24, 2014
Heart Disease: A Preventable Tragedy
I've had the privilege of making a positive impact on the health of many patients and employees through my consult practice and employer wellness programs. I share these stories often to educate and motivate patients and physicians. Unfortunately I'm also haunted by tragic stories where healthy…
February 4, 2014
Metabolic Syndrome: What Cholesterol Guidelines Should Really Focus on
Gerald Reaven and I at Stanford Faculty Club Background I recently had the opportunity to meet a medical hero of mine at the Stanford University faculty club. Gerald "Jerry" Reaven is the renown endocrinologist and researcher (pictured with me) who coined the term metabolic syndrome and is author…
December 8, 2013
A Closer Look at the New Cholesterol Guidelines
Old Cholesterol Guideline Theme: It’s All About Your LDL Number When clinical guidelines come out, there are two major levels at which they’re interpreted. The first interpretation is literal, following the guidelines to a tee. However the more important interpretation is the guideline theme. Most…
November 14, 2013
Parents…Let Your Children Sleep!
What if I told you that there was something in your house that was causing your child to be more irritable, impatient, with unpredictable behavior in and out of school, resulting in difficulty learning. A substance that may worsen, trigger or mimic ADD (Attention Deficit Disorder) symptoms? What…
October 28, 2013