Until the last few years you might have gone to the doctor with complaints of bloating, gas, constipation or diarrhea and your doctor might have given you a diagnosis of IBS, AKA Irritable Bowel Syndrome. Unfortunately, this was just a possible “code” for “I’m not really sure what is going on with your gut.” Nowadays […]
A few weeks back my inbox was jammed-packed with inquiries about the JAMA study that came out debunking Time Restricted Eating (TRE). What was my response? I was not surprised at all! Let’s look at the details of the study. The sample size was 116 participants who were allowed to eat as much as they […]
How do you keep on track with your health goals? This magic question seems to elude and allure us to weight loss programs and gimmicks. Water cooler conversations focus on the person who lost weight – how they did it, what are they eating, how long did it take? AND in the midst of the […]
We all know what it means to be flexible or inflexible in life but are you aware of what it means to have metabolic flexibility? Metabolic flexibility (MF) is the ability of the body to switch back and forth from metabolizing glucose (from carbohydrates) to fat. And WHY is this important? Being metabolically inflexible (MI) […]
I can’t eat less, exercise any more than I already am so HOW do I lose weight? Enter Time Restricted Eating or TRE. What exactly is TRE and how can it help turn your frustrations around? Before we get into that a tiny physiology lesson is warranted. Every time you eat your pancreas produces a […]