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Nearing the end of Summer, it is time to make preparations for the upcoming Winter season that is so often referred to as “cold-and-flu-season”. In order to avoid a Winter of misery, it’s critical to have a strong immune…
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Fat Loss 207: How Much Body Fat is Acceptable?
How Much Body Fat is Acceptable? If excess body fat is indeed a threat to our health, we should have an idea what amount of body fat is healthy or unhealthy. That sounds easy enough, but it’s not so clear.…
Fat Loss 203: Know the Enemy — Visceral Fat
Visceral Fat – Know the Enemy Not all fat is created equal. Different types and different locations of fat have remarkably different effects on our health, yet there is very little awareness of this fact. As body fat is the…
Fat Loss 202: Determining Your Personal Fat Threshold
Determining Your Personal Fat Threshold Given the relevance of the Personal Fat Threshold to one’s metabolic health, it certainly would be nice if there was a way of knowing what your own threshold is. Unfortunately, there is no way to…
Fat Loss 201: The Personal Fat Threshold
The Personal Fat Threshold Why do some people who appear normal-weight have diabetes? And why do some people with severe obesity not have diabetes? These observations make the adage “You can’t judge a book by its cover” ring true. While…
Fat Loss 105: Overfat, not Obesity, is the Real Concern
Overfat, not Obesity, is the Real Concern Excess body fat is associated with a wide range of cardiometabolic disorders, as well as most non-infectious chronic diseases. The traditional measure of body composition, Body Mass Index (obesity defined as BMI >…
Fat Loss 104: The Pandemic of Excess Fat
The Pandemic of Excess Fat Rates of Obesity in the United States The rate of obesity in the United States is increasing at an alarming rate and has profound implications for public health. To get a sense of how fast,…
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As a physician and a parent, I am deeply invested in the health of our children and future generations. Metabolic health is as critical, if not more, for children as it is for adults. My goal is to partner with individuals of all ages to improve their health spans – the length of time that people remain healthy and functional, not just alive.
