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Did the Food Pyramid Make America Fat?

Real Pyramids are more fun If you read some low-carb sites, or Gary Taub’s books, you will find the contention that the food pyramid – the last one being in 2011 – put America into a low fat, high carb diet responsible for today’s obesity. That the government food pyramid misled a generation of people,…

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Why Food Became Engineered to Defeat You

The food system was not engineered to make you obese. It was a result of natural selection at a grocery store. Truth is we need engineered foods

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Turmeric: It Can Kill You

Turmeric, Curcumin, can cause bleeding, liver failure, and spontaneous abortion. It should not be used routinely, especially for those over 65.

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Mediterranean Diet After Weight Loss Surgery

Patients who adopted a Mediterranean Diet following weight loss surgery had better weight loss than those who adopted other plans. The more adherent to the Mediterranean Diet, the better long-term results after surgery. Regardless of the type of surgery.

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Continuous Blood Glucose Monitors for Non-Diabetics

The proliferation of continuous glucose monitors for non-diabetics has allowed the development of less expensive equipment and provided an important tool to see glucose variability among people. This provides real-time data regarding diet.

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Microplastics in Fish, in Fruit, in Water

Microplastics are in our food from vegetables to fish, from meat to fruit. They are in the air we breathe, and we don’t know what harm they can do

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Fish Oil and Atrial Fibrillation

Fish oil capsules are a multi-billion dollar industry that was just hit with the reality that they may cause more harm than good.

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Why I Hate Chicken Breast

The American favorite diet food, boneless and skinless chicken breast – it is almost as flavorful as cardboard – almost. It is overcooked and abused so often. Your mouth just called me and wants an intervention – stop eating it.

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10 Best Weight Loss Tips: Real Lifestyle Changes

The ten best tips for weight loss. Every week I am asked to place patients on a physician monitored weight loss program. They ask what to eat- and what I am interested in is them changing their lifestyle.

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