Healthy Eating through the Holidays This is the time of year when so many of our HCG Diet patients get concerned they will gain weight through the holidays. They ask us for tips to keep the eating aligned with good health and weight maintenance while still having a great time celebrating with friends and family. Of course,... Read More
The Role that Leptin plays on Hunger Leptin is a hormone that was discovered in 1994 and plays a role on hunger and metabolism. When leptin levels are low the result is the feeling of hunger. When we eat food, the food will stimulate the leptin levels to rise which then creates a feeling of... Read More
MY HCG DIET JOURNEY My name is Alicia and I have been a patient of Dr. Cara’s for many years now. She has helped my life transform. Today, I am on Phase III of this truly amazing HCG Diet & Wellness program. I am feeling really fabulous and my eating patterns (which I had thought... Read More
About 7 years ago, I began collecting data on my patient population and I realized that my diabetic and pre-diabetic patients did not lose weight as well with fruit in the picture. I also had many patients who would eat fruit and then 1 hour later be hungrier than they were prior to eating. I... Read More
As a parent, it can be a challenge to get your kids into a healthy eating pattern. So many foods out there are geared to pull your kids in to thinking they are really cool and delicious. The problem is that most of these foods have very little nutritional value and are laden with chemicals... Read More
In the modern day world, food is simply too available, too convenient and most often loaded with chemicals to make us want more. The food industry is a huge for profit industry where human health is far behind the monetary gains. We also have a strong addictive potential in our brains to keep us wanting... Read More
The first 2-7 days of the low-calorie phase 2 of the HCG Diet can be a challenge for some. There is SO much going on in your body at this time. First, you are cleansing an detoxing and this is a lot of work on the body. It can make you feel tired, sluggish, low... Read More
The HCG Diet menu does not have to bee boring. In fact, I love to see my patients get creative and learn how amazing fresh and dried herbs and spices can make your meals divine. It is so important to make sure your food has a lot of flavor. The more flavor you can pack... Read More
Exploring the Root of Metabolic Damage As Naturopathic Doctors, we like to look at the “root cause” of an illness and not just provide the band-aid for the symptoms as they appear. When we look closely at virtually any disease out there … especially the big chronic illnesses such as obesity, diabetes, heart disease, etc. ... Read More
When I meet with many of my HCG Diet patients to begin the process of burning fat stores and optimizing wellness we dive deep into learning about ways to FUEL the body. We re-create the meaning of the word SATISFACTION when it comes to eating. We release the SATISFACTION that comes from a sugar addiction... Read More