It is well known that diet, exercise, hormones, stress and of course genetics have an impact on our weight. There is also some significant evidence that sleep can play a role as well. I ask all of my HCG Diet patients to commit to working on sleep patterns during their weight loss program. In my own life... Read More
The Issue with Nutritional Guidelines As a health care practitioner with a strong focus on diet, I can honestly say that nutritional guidelines are less than ideal. Often, these guidelines are influenced by industries such as the dairy, beef and sugar industry. The biggest issue I have with nutritional guidelines is their recommendation to... Read More
My 105 lb Weight Loss Journey with the HCG Diet Protocol In 2014, I began my weight loss journey! This whole path took a life changing 15 months and 105 lbs. By far, this was the most transformative experience of my life. I am writing this with immense gratitude for Dr. Cara Phillipo and her HCG... Read More
Calming the Spirited Children with some Simple Steps Ways to Keep the Calm in our Restless Children In my practice as a Naturopathic physician, I have grown to specialize in weight loss. However, I treat the “whole” person and sometimes that can mean the “whole family.” One common question my HCG Diet patients often ask me about... Read More
Genetic Testing can point you in the right general direction with how to eat and exercise based on your own set of genes! Genetic Testing for Health is just getting off the Ground I have spent the last few months researching the genetic testing available that pertains to weight loss, aging and general health. What... Read More
Get your Healthy on this Holiday Season The holidays are here and so is the pumpkin pie and Christmas cookies. Seems that every major food company creates sugary goods in pretty little packages that can be used to tell people ” I love you. ” This is the time of year that I encourage all... Read More
OUR LIFE EXPECTANCY IS ON THE DECLINE Scientists have been predicting that the human life expectancy would begin to decline this century mainly due to disease states related to the obesity epidemic. I was surprised to see that this was happening NOW! This decline in life expectancy is most commonly due to obesity related conditions... Read More
Protein Powder Shakes — the GOOD and the BAD! The Lure of Protein Powder in our Modern Day Diet The lure of protein powders is that they offer a very, convenient protein source that doesn’t require any prep or clean up and I definitely understand the appeal. There were years when I was in medical... Read More
The Power of CHEWING The digestive process really starts when we begin to chew. Within our saliva, is a very powerful digestive enzyme. In our mouths, it begins to break down starches into maltose and dextrin. For this reason, as we begin to chew starches, they often begin to taste sweet before we swallow them.... Read More
A Fall Soup for Food Prep – perfect for the HCG Diet Meal prep has been a game changer in my life! Being prepared helps most of us with success in day to day life. I know how much time it saves me in my life and allows me to have healthy, nourishing food right... Read More