2010

You aren’t hungry until 3 or 4 in the afternoon, and then you crave sweets and starches like a maniac between 7 and midnight. Everybody eats this way. It’s the reason 60% of us are fat now, compared to 10% when I was growing up. (I’m 58.) If I can convince you to try my […]

Sweet and starch cravings are what make you fall off your diet, not hunger. There are several prescription medications than can safely and signficantly decrease your carbohydrate cravings. Topemax (a migraine medication), Zonegran (a seizure medication) and Naltrexone (an alcohol medication) are all standard of care treatment in bariatric (weight management) medicine. These drugs can […]

HCG is a placebo. Not only that, it’s a dangerous placebo. The American Society of Bariatric Physicians has condemned the use of HCG for weight loss. It you are taking HCG – by injection, drops, tablets or nasal spray, stop immediately. The summary and conclusions of the ASBP Position Statement are below. History Human Chorionic […]

It doesn’t matter what time you eat or how often you eat, if you’re following a balanced diet. You can eat first thing in the morning or at midmight. You can eat once, twice or sixteen times a day. Your body handles balanced calories the same way you car handles gas. It doesn’t matter what […]

I’d never tell a patient not to exercise, but everytime exercise has been studied, at best it’s weight neutral. Exercise makes you hungry, you work up an appetite working out, so the bet is exercise is going to make you eat more. Bottom line is the bet is you will compensate with food, and calories […]

Overweight is not excess calories but excess fat storage. When I was growing up there was 10% obesity, now 60% of us are fat. It’s not fast food. There has been McDonalds and Diary Queen and Baskin Robbins as long as I remember. The problem is excess fat storage, caused by eating too much carbohydrate […]