The Best Diet in 2021
2020 is over, and 2021 is finally here! With the start of any new year, and in particular, after an arduous year like 2020, many people make a commitment to starting the year off right by getting healthy! And what…
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Eating to Improve Mental Health
For decades, medical journals have reported effects of certain types of diets on medical problems. For example, we know that ketogenic diets can reduce seizures in children with epilepsy, and that Mediterranean diets can reduce the risk of heart disease.…
Complexity is the Enemy of Change
Something I’ve found interesting during the COVID-19 pandemic is that I’ve made incredible progress in my fitness routine after being forced to simplify my routine during lockdown. Believe it or not, I feel I am now in my best shape…
Longest Lifespan in America
According to Doctor Google, the average lifespan in America is 78.54 years. The state with the longest life expectancy is Hawaii – 81.15 years. Interestingly, Colorado has one of the longest life expectancies in the country at 80.21 years. Now,…
What is Body Mass Index (BMI)?
Body Mass Index, or BMI, is a ratio of a person’s weight divided by their height squared in metric. If working with pounds and inches, take pounds divided by inches squared and multiply by 703. Alternatively, use this handy BMI…
Do Protein Drinks and Bars Help with Weight Loss?
For decades, people working towards losing weight have turned to different types of diets for weight loss – low-fat, low-carb, low-calorie TV Dinners delivered to the house, skipping meals and other trendy solutions. For a time, people were eating ancestral…
Benefits of Working From Home
Working from home these past couple months definitely has its challenges – trying to do patient visits while my 3 children do school at home, not to mention my talkative parrot Dixie who likes yelling “Hungry” during visits keeps things…
Coronavirus Treatment Options
Coronavirus is spreading rapidly throughout the US, and in particular here in Colorado with significant pockets in Denver, Douglas County, Jefferson County, and several mountain communities. Please stay home if you are sick, over the age of 60, have a compromised…
Going nuts about weight loss
This study looked at how many of the calories in nuts are actually extracted when we eat them and found that a lot of the nuts pass through our system undigested.
The Keto Diet: Pros and Cons
Ketogenic diets (now referred to as Keto diets) have been used for weight loss for decades. Dr. Atkins popularized keto diets for weight loss in the 1970’s, promoting a very low carbohydrate eating plan to induce weight loss. Over the…
