In Defense of Eggs
Background After being acquitted for causing high cholesterol and heart disease and even making it onto the nutrition guidelines as a safe food to eat, the latest study that has been piped out to every major news outlet is back to saying eggs increase the risk of heart disease. Instead of writing a…
March 25, 2019
Why Women Must Worry About Heart Disease
Background Despite all of the awareness around heart disease prevention, it's troubling that women are still viewed differently than men, even though heart disease remains the number one killer in women. Women generally still perceive breast cancer as a greater threat to their health despite the…
February 26, 2019
Stress Management Tools and Resources
Updated September 2020 Background I know stress can be an abstract concept which isn't as easily measurable as your weight, blood pressure, or blood glucose. This is a key reason most individuals have very poor stress awareness and make stress management a much lower priority than nutrition and…
January 9, 2019
My Latest Cholesterol and Heart Disease Talk
My Latest Community Talk on Cholesterol and Heart Disease I recently did a community talk titled "A Natural Approach to Curing Cholesterol and Preventing Heart Disease" at the Cupertino Library It's a high quality recording with updated content and a great Q&A session at the end. Watch the…
October 18, 2018
A Heart Attack at the Movies: What Everyone Should Know
Background I'm about to share an incredible story with you that happened over this past summer. In my clinic I see patients before and after heart attacks, but not typically during one. My family and I had just exited a movie theater on a Sunday afternoon and I was walking ahead when suddenly my…
September 11, 2018
The Latest Study Questioning Low Carb Diets
Background Death, taxes and headline news stories about the latest study questioning low carb diets are part of the predictable cycle of life. I have a recurrent calendar reminder set on my phone that warns me every 6-9 months that there will be such a story and my inbasket will be filled with…
August 22, 2018
Using Your Phone and Heart Rate to Monitor Stress
Why Stress Matters It's common to ignore stress since it is such a subjective measure compared to other familiar risk markers like blood pressure and cholesterol. Many of you reading this blog may already have a regular stress-reducing practice like meditation in place, but today's post is for…
June 2, 2018
7 Numbers I Track for Weight Loss
Updated March 2020 Weight Loss Case Study I saw a patient a few weeks ago for weight loss and diabetes reversal who told me he was on the keto diet, had lost 10 pounds initially and then plateaued. His diabetes A1C blood test dropped from 10.6 to 9.5, but without further changes. I asked him how…
May 15, 2018
Top 6 Herbs and Spices for Diabetes
Background Can herbs and spices actually help you prevent and manage diabetes? I used to be skeptical about this idea when I first started my practice, but now have started seeing the true benefits over the years. I have mostly my patients to thank for this who have shared their various recipes,…
May 6, 2018
6 Key Steps to Lowering High Blood Pressure
Background High blood pressure is becoming increasingly common in my clinic. It truly is a "silent killer" since the majority of people feel no symptoms until something serious happens like a heart attack, stroke, kidney failure or blindness. This means you need to be periodically monitoring your…
March 19, 2018