A review of the recent PRIMED study on Mediterranean diet vs low-fat diet and cardiovascular disease with a Leaner Living emphasis.
Lean Docs Talk: Cholesterol and Statins
by Dr. Karl Nadolsky A common question we get asked by patients and friends is whether or not they need to lower their cholesterol and/or take a statin. It is quite a complex topic since there is a massive amount of research that has been done … and it just keeps coming! As clinicians we […]
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 […]
Ditch the Juice and Eat the Fruit!
This blog is my attempt to convince some of you to optimize your metabolic function by ditching the fruit juice and sticking to eating the whole fruits. One of our first recommendations to anyone trying to lose some fat, improve their glycemic control or improve their lipids is to cut out all sugary drinks, if […]