30 Bucks a Week Meal Plan – 1

I get asked a few times a week about eating healthfully while on a budget. The usual challenge is to try to eat for about 30 bucks (29 to be exact) a week per person since that is that average given for food stamps ($1.40 per meal with 3 meals per day per person). This isn’t an […]

A Healthy Lifestyle IS a Choice

I have written about how in general, obesity may not be the simple choice some make it out to be. We don’t just wake up one day and say, “gee whiz I choose to have obesity!” So are things not really in our control and are we just destined to be a certain way depending […]

Rapid Fat Loss QnA with Pat Flynn

This was a fun Facebook live where Pat Flynn and I discussed: Rapid Fat Loss. What does that mean and is it safe? How to do it. Do macronutrients and calories matter? Are protein shakes safe and good to use? Are kettlebells better than dumbbells and barbells? And much more  

Dumbbell Pullovers

The dumbbell pullover is an interesting exercise because some say it is good for the chest while others say it is good for the back (lats). I tend to use it more for the lats especially when someone doesn’t have access to a pull-up bar or lat pulldown machine, but hell since it works the […]

Can Metformin help with Weight Loss?

Bottom Line: Yes. About 2 to 9 kg (4 to 20 pounds) according to the studies and this fits my clinical experience. I want to give my patients the best shot possible when trying to lose weight (and keep it off). This may or may not include giving them medicines along the way. Our bodies […]