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Have you ever heard of monk fruit? The name monk-fruit is funny-sounding, isn’t it? When I first heard of monk fruit a vision of an orange in a brown robe popped into my head. Turns out monk fruit is a...

Did you know that the top contributor to weight gain isn’t exercise, and it isn’t genetics? Sure, plenty of people think those are the leading causes of carrying around extra fat.  And yes, those things influence your body shape. However,...

Over the course of the past 3-4 years we’ve become hyper focused on weight loss. However, this is not a vanity issue. Healthy weight loss does more than make you feel like you look better… It has wide-ranging effects on your...

EGCG isn’t a compound that you’re likely immediately familiar with. Which is funny to me because many of the bonafide health benefits provided by various “health drinks” you drink rely on EGCG in order to support your health. EGCG stands...

You may not realize this, but part of the reason I focus so much on helping patients lose weight isn’t because I want to help everyone make it onto the covers of fitness magazines. Far from it. Weight loss as...

What you eat directly affects how you feel. You know that and I know that. Which is why I’m not going to spend a whole lot of time explaining the basics of why eating whole foods like chia seeds improve...

Look, I’m not sorry...Not sorry that I’ve been advocating a high fat diet for the past few years. I’m not sorry that I keep talking about “keto” this, and “triglycerides” that.I’m not sorry that I try and get people to...

The ketogenic diet is something I focus on with dedication. And it’s not because I’m a weight loss guru. It’s because the ketogenic diet confers a number of tangible health benefits that many “weight loss diets” don’t. Let me unpack...

Want to lose weight? Then it’s a great idea to speed up your metabolism.When your metabolic function is increased it means you burn more calories, and the more calories you burn, the better your chances are of losing weight.Let me qualify...