by Laura B. LaValle
We’ve noticed an interesting phenomenon in our practice — many people are still afraid to eat fat. Even those who are experiencing the benefits of a low-carb, higher-fat diet can’t seem to make the change without having some guilt or concern about the butter on their sautéed vegetables or the cholesterol [...]

The USDA’s “food pyramid” says you should eat 6 to11 servings of grain-based foods every day, including rice, pasta, bread, and cereal. The one thing all these foods have in common is that they’re starchy and high in carbohydrates.

Starchy, high-carb foods spike your blood sugar levels. This kicks your pancreas into gear, ramping up your blood insulin levels.

Insulin’s a hormone. It tells your body that the “eating is good” so it may as well start storing those excess calories — as fat. So the more insulin your body makes, the more fat your body stores. The more fat your body stores, the more pounds you pack on. The more pounds you pack on, the harder your heart has to work getting you up those stairs [...]

By now almost everyone knows how great foods like broccoli and blueberries are and how they can help you lose weight — but here are some foods you may not have thought of when you first saw the title of this article. Yet every one of these foods (and one beverage) meets at least one major criteria of being a super food for weight loss [...]

Dr. Tim Reynolds
Last night my wife made chocolate chip cookies. For those who don’t know it, my wife makes the best chocolate chip cookies in the entire world. She only makes them to torture me. She fills the entire house with the aroma and then the cookies sit on the cooling rack saying, “Eat [...]