Last weekend, I embarked on a 30-mile 3-day, 2-night backpacking trip in the Olympic National Park with a group of friends, an activity that’s becoming a yearly tradition. Not only is it a test of physical activity, but also it…
Low Carb and Lung Disease: My Story I recently wrote a summary of the available scientific findings on how changing your diet can affect lung disease, primarily asthma and chronic obstructive pulmonary disease (COPD). Currently, mainstream medicine has little to…
Can Low Carb Help Lung Disease? The two most common chronic lung diseases are asthma and COPD. It’s estimated that at least 384 million people across the globe have COPD and 334 million people have asthma. COPD is now the…
Insights from the Trail – Part 1 There is much to learn from challenging oneself with difficult physical endeavors. I recently embarked on a 3-day backpacking trip in the Olympic National Park and had some valuable (to me, at least)…
Fueling Your Body – Carb-loaded vs Fat-fueled Talking with a patient of mine recently who is soon to embark on a long backpacking trip reminded me of an important lesson I learned the hard way about how to fuel your…
[Originally published November 5, 2017, on DietDoctor.com, the world’s largest low carb website] Just one week after my activity restriction ended following hernia repair surgery, I embarked on a 3-day backpacking trip in the Olympic National Park in Washington state…
