#26 – The Science of GLP-1 Drugs and Natural Weight Loss
GLP-1 drugs have been all over the headlines and the global demand for using these drugs for weight loss has been significant. GLP-1 belongs to a family of gut-based hormones called incretins. In this episode I'll teach you about the fascinating incretin system and how you can influence it…
March 28, 2023
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
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
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
7 Steps to Preventing and Curing the PCOS Epidemic in Young Women
Background PCOS (Polycystic Ovarian Syndrome) is one of the most important conditions we absolutely need to raise awareness about worldwide. It is the most common endocrine condition in young women globally and when left undiagnosed and untreated, it significantly raises the risk of health…
January 23, 2018
Watch My Google Talk on Curing Diabetes In Diverse Cultures Without Drugs
Watch My Google Talk on Curing Diabetes in Diverse Cultures It's almost the end of November, which is National Diabetes awareness month here in the US. My talk at Google on curing diabetes in diverse cultures just went live. Many of my followers who have attended my prior talks have called this…
November 28, 2017
Is Your Child a Startup? Watch My Keynote to Find Out
Background April is National Stress Awareness month. Over the years I've become more committed to helping others (and myself!) manage stress better since I'm overwhelmed by how many health conditions my patients face that are directly connected to stress. I've put a list of links to some of my…
April 12, 2016
Can Wheat Really Be Bad for Your Health? A Closer Look at Gluten
Background I used to think gluten was an over-hyped health fad that would soon pass. I’m not talking about Celiac Disease (CD), where the immune system actually physically damages the intestinal lining, but rather individuals who are gluten sensitive without CD. We refer to these folks as having…
April 5, 2016
Vitamin D Deficiency in Kids (and adults)
Background We discussed vitamin D in a past post which I recommend you review. In this post I'm joined by my wife, pediatrician Shally Sinha, to focus on vitamin D deficiency in children. However, we are also going to provide some very important additional information and updates that are…
January 26, 2016
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