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What are Ketogenic Diets? Many of my patients have been asking about a ketogenic diet. Is it safe? Would I recommend it? Despite the recent hype, a ketogenic diet is not something new. Russel Wilder first coined the phrase the "ketogenic diet" to treat epilepsy in 1921. For almost a decade, it enjoyed a place… Continue reading Is A “Keto” Diet Right For Everybody?
Do you like to fall asleep to the TV? With the lights on? Apparently you're not alone, lots of other people do too. Dozing off to late-night TV or sleeping with other lights on may mix up your metabolism and lead to weight gain and even obesity, newly reported U.S. research suggests. The National Institute… Continue reading Sleeping In Complete Darkness Aids Weight Loss
Last week we shared how processed foods are detrimental to your waistline. If consuming whole, fresh foods is ideal, how is one to avoid ingredients that work against the hard-earned gains made from positive lifestyle choices? Cooking and baking don't have to be a downfall to a healthy diet. Here are some common baking substitutions,… Continue reading Baking and Cooking Substitutions That Help Maintain A Healthy Diet
In recent years, many nutrition experts have linked the obesity epidemic to the spread of ultra-processed foods that are engineered to have a long shelf life and irresistible combinations of salt, sugar, fat and other additives. These foods tend to make people overeat because they are full of refined carbohydrates, added sugars and fat that… Continue reading Processed Foods: It’s More Than Just Junk Food, And It’s Hurting Our Waistlines
"Breakfast is the most important meal of the day." This myth is pervasive in society today. Breakfast is still perceived as healthy and more important than all other meals. Even today's official nutrition guidelines recommend that we eat breakfast. Many claim that breakfast helps us to lose weight and that skipping it can raise our risk of obesity. This is… Continue reading Does Eating Breakfast Cause Weight Gain?