How the Microbiome Will Revolutionize Our Approach to Weight LossOver the years I’ve had thousands of patients come to me desperate to lose weight. I’ve watched the obesity epidemic grow by leaps and...
Healthy Gut, Healthy Microbiome…Healthy WeightI’m going to share with you two fundamental concepts about weight loss. These concepts seem simple—but it’s surprising how often they...
Beauty Secrets of Your MicrobiomeMy patient Ruby was glowing. Her skin was radiant. Her hair was thick and healthy. It was as though she was surrounded by a shimmering...
Who Are We, Really? Maybe Our Bacteria Have the AnswerMost of us have grown up thinking of ourselves as an independent, autonomous I. But what if we are really an interdependent,...
FERMENTED FOODS AND WEIGHT LOSSFermented Vegetables: Your New Weight-Loss and Beauty Aid You might already have heard that eating vegetables is good for your weight and...
A New View of the Gut: No More Blind TubesWhen I was in medical school, we spoke of the gut as a “blind tube” whose entire purpose was to take in food, break it down, pass it on...
Nourish Your Healthy Bacteria and They Will Help You Lose Weight!You may already have heard of the many health benefits of probiotics, the pills, powders, and capsules that contain millions of friendly...
5 Foods to Help Wean Yourself Off SugarMy patient Lynette was almost in tears. “Every diet I’ve ever been on has failed!” she told me in frustration. “And it’s always for the...
BUTYRATE: YOUR NEW WEIGHT-LOSS SECRETWishing you could find a new way to break through your weight-loss plateau? Butyrate, a.k.a butyric acid, might be just what you’ve been...