The “Crossfit” exercise and fitness movement has been a booming rage over the past few years, and with that popularity, it has also come under scrutiny while also having a very strong and passionate following. Anyone reading this who knows of “crossfit” does not need further clarification, but for any of my patients who are […]
Lean Doc Diaries, a great start to 2013
By Dr. Karl Nadolsky It has been a very successful year thus far for many of my patients in their quests to lose that belly fat and significantly improve their health. I picked out just two of the many stories to give an example of what working with your physician and other health providers along […]
The Essential Exercise for High Blood Sugar
All of our patients who are diagnosed with obesity and type 2 diabetes or pre-diabetes find out immediately that in order to lower their blood sugar, physical activity +/- exercise must be a part of their lifestyle. While we go over this in the clinic, the reality is that starting an exercise program, when one […]
Lean Doc Diaries: “Love Thy Neighbor”
The latest brief inspirational story I would like to share is not even from my patient population, but is from my friend and neighbor, Bruce. Bruce has waived his HIPAA rights to share his story in hopes to help others. Bruce is a 72 year old male who didn’t previously have any known medical problems of significance, and has […]
War on Obesity and Diabetes (2012 update)
War on Obesity & Diabetes Diabetes prevention and conquering can be achieved by most people with the right support. The epidemic of obesity (complex pathophysiology in itself) and the resulting metabolic derangements known as Metabolic Syndrome[1] leading to diabetes, high blood pressure (hypertension), and hyperlipidemia (bad cholesterol, etc) are mostly due to vast complext factors influencing genetics […]