How to Use Antibiotics: Why Less is More
I’m going to talk about something completely different than the usual obesity, insulin and type 2 diabetes stuff – antibiotics. This is another area where current medical teaching is completely...
View ArticleDr. Jason Fung About the “Fad of Fasting”
Why is fasting good? How can it be a great treatment for diabetes and obesity? And why is the advice to “snack all day long” outdated and misguided? There’s nobody who’s better at explaining this in...
View ArticleWhat to Do Instead of Counting Calories?
4.8 out of 5 stars5 star90%4 star3%3 star1%2 star1%1 star3%64 ratings2,740 viewsMost people know that counting calories doesn’t really work. But what should you do instead then, to lose weight? Jason...
View Article“The Big Fat Fix” Movie Review
If you are interested in taking back control of your health – eat fat! That’s the message of ‘unconventional’ British cardiologist Dr. Aseem Malhotra, the great crusader against the sugar and...
View ArticleHow to Reverse Obesity and Diabetes All Over the World
4.9 out of 5 stars5 star93%4 star6%3 star0%2 star0%1 star0%44 ratings4446:09 We all know that the common advice to “eat less, exercise more” is useless, yet that’s the advice which doctors keep giving...
View ArticleThe Common Currency in Our Bodies Is Not Calories – Guess What It Is?
Currency (money) is useful because it represents mutually agreed upon means of measurement and exchange. That is, if we all accept American dollars as our currency of exchange, then items as disparate...
View ArticleA Behind-the-Scenes Look at Medical Education
Today, I’m going to take you on a little behind-the-scenes tour of what really happens with medical education and Big Pharma from my perspective as a community physician. Sometimes I forget that not...
View ArticlePractical Tips for Fasting
We’ve dealt extensively with the science of fasting earlier, but sometimes there are many practical considerations that need exploring, too. Fasting, like anything else in life requires some practice....
View ArticleThe Hidden Truth Behind Ancel Keys’ Famous Fat Graph
How was it possible for Big Sugar to make people believe for decades, that fat was dangerous and sugar was fine? By paying researchers to manipulate data, as revealed this week. For a while, in the...
View ArticleShort Fasting Regimens – up to 24 Hours
This post is about shorter fasting periods – up to 24 hours. There are many different fasting regimens. Let’s be very clear to start, though. There is simply no ‘best’ one. They all work to different...
View ArticleDoes the Brain Need Carbohydrates?
4.5 out of 5 stars5 star70%4 star11%3 star11%2 star5%1 star0%17 ratings1705:56 4.5 out of 5 stars5 star70%4 star11%3 star11%2 star5%1 star0%17 ratings441 viewsLow carb can be great for losing weight...
View ArticleThe Real Way to Lose Weight – Dr. Fung on Fox News
What’s the real way to lose weight? Why is it not about counting calories, but about controlling your hormones? And how do you do it? Here’s a great new interview of Dr. Jason Fung on Fox News, with a...
View ArticleIs Low Carb an Extreme Diet?
4.9 out of 5 stars5 star90%4 star4%3 star4%2 star0%1 star0%22 ratings2206:20 Is low carb an extreme diet? It’s a common belief, so how do some of the top low-carb doctors in the world answer this...
View ArticleLonger Fasting Regimens – 24 Hours or More
This post is about longer fasting periods – 24 hours or more – and how to do them. I arbitrarily divide it at 24 hours but there is no physiologic reason to do so, other than for classification...
View ArticleHow to Use Intermittent Fasting to Reverse Obesity and Type 2 Diabetes
4.8 out of 5 stars5 star91%4 star3%3 star4%2 star0%1 star1%94 ratings2,806 viewsWe all know that the common advice to “eat less, exercise more” is useless, yet that’s the advice doctors keep giving...
View Article“Do You Have Any Suggestions to Improve Sleep When Fasting?”
There are tons of questions about intermittent fasting, like these: Do you have any suggestions to improve sleep when fasting? Should you fast if your cortisol level is high? Would an 800 calorie...
View Article‘The Complete Guide to Fasting’ Is Excellent – Even According to the Harshest...
In addition to being the number one best selling book on Canadian Amazon (before Harry Potter!), ‘The Complete Guide to Fasting’ is called excellent by some of the harshest of critics: An excellent...
View ArticleIs Low Carb Bad for Your Thyroid?
4.8 out of 5 stars5 star87%4 star9%3 star3%2 star0%1 star0%31 ratings3106:28 Does a low-carb diet impact thyroid function? Can it worsen the symptoms – or are there potential benefits? Here’s how five...
View ArticleWhat Causes Obesity?
4.8 out of 5 stars5 star89%4 star5%3 star1%2 star1%1 star1%67 ratings4,112 viewsWhat is the real cause of obesity? What causes weight gain? It surely is not excess calories – that’s just a description...
View ArticleTom Naughton Reviews ‘The Complete Guide to Fasting’
If you still haven’t bought a copy of Dr. Jason Fung’s and Jimmy Moore’s latest book, then perhaps you should. It is already a top seller, and has received tons of positive reviews on Amazon....
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