Burning Body Fat With Cold Exposure
Background I have many patients who get the impression that staying healthy is not a year round responsibility. They tend to focus on physical activity and healthy eating when the weather warms up, but during the fall and winter months, they think they can magically transform into a hibernating…
February 12, 2020
Case Files: Why Alcohol is Not “Low Carb” or Keto
Case Study A 45-year-old woman came to see me in the clinic for difficulty losing weight. She has been on a low carb, ketogenic diet for 6 months but has lost very little weight and feels tired and sluggish. She thinks she has a prolonged case of the "keto flu." She consumes between 30-50 grams…
January 27, 2020
Why Women (and Men) Struggle with Weight Loss and Health
Background This blog post is applicable to both women and men, but I am going to focus a bit more on women since in my practice women struggle so much more with weight loss than men. For many women it has become a 24/7 obsession that takes over their life, or is at the very least a constant…
June 17, 2019
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
Top Health Goals and How to Stick to Them
Background A key reason resolutions and rigid goal setting fail is because they typically involve some form of austerity or discipline: "I need to exercise harder" "I need to quit alcohol or tobacco" "I need to cut out sugar" "I need to start fasting" "I need to start meditating" Might work…
January 18, 2019
How to Prevent and Reverse Hypothyroidism
Background My clinic focuses on preventing and reversing diabetes and heart disease, but I've been struck with how prevalent thyroid disease has become in my practice. In particular, hypothyroidism (underactive thyroid) due to an autoimmune condition called Hashimoto's thyroiditis. Unfortunately…
November 5, 2018
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
Top Vegetarian Proteins to Help with Diabetes and Weight Loss
Background One of the most common complaints I get in the office and on the lecture circuit is the lack of protein options for my vegetarian/vegan patients. Although many of my patients and followers have been great about lowering their sugar and excess carb intake, especially if they have or are…
June 14, 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