Might as well give your kids ice cream for breakfast
Last year, my buddy Dr. Yoni Freedhoff made a post about how it was ridiculous that the Cleveland Clinic was promoting National Eat Ice Cream For Breakfast Day. My brother, Dr. Karl Nadolsky, made a comment how it is fine to have a treat now and then, which of course I agree with. But I started […]
Which Alcohol should you Drink for Fat Loss?
I know I know. This is similar to choosing between cookies, pies, and cakes for fat loss. Either way, alcohol is a part of life and many of my patients drink it so I should address it. In my book The Fat Loss Prescription (Get through Amazon here, and PDF here), I make the recommendation of not […]
30 Day Challenges and Rapid Fat Loss are Good
There is a growing dichotomy amongst weight loss coaches where one group sides with 30 day challenges and quick weight loss and the other sides with slow long-term weight loss. These things don’t have to be mutually exclusive though. In fact, I initiate a rapid fat loss plan with my patients and online followers for […]
Do you have Metabolic Syndrome?
Have some excess weight around your belly with slightly elevated blood pressures/sugars/triglycerides and/or low HDL-C? The doctor may tell you they are just small blips in your labs, but your risk of developing heart disease and diabetes are 2-5 times higher if you have 3 of those things in the cartoon. This is called […]
Exercise for Health, NOT Weight Loss
Patient: “I’m trying to lose weight doc, but the scale barely budges!” Me: “What are you doing to try to lose weight?” Patient: “I run a few miles a day and follow the x3000 super turbo workout plan!” Me: “Changing your diet at all?” Patient: “No” This dialog (or similar) happens every day in my […]