Advanced Institute for Diabetes & Endocrinology
I love a good turkey sandwich. Mayonnaise is a problem. Not because it is evil, and not because you have to give up sandwiches. Because it is doing nothing for you nutritionally while quietly carrying most of the calories on the plate, and there is something that does the same job better. So I swapped […]
What I Use Instead of Mayonnaise, and the Cream Cheese I Make Myself Read More »
You can fill in a form online and have a prescription in your inbox fifteen minutes later. Nobody examined you. Nobody ran a laboratory test. Nobody asked what else you take. Here is what should happen instead, and why it is not just a matter of being thorough. Some of it decides whether your insurance
What We Check Before Anyone Gets a Weight Loss Prescription Read More »
You have not changed a thing. You are hitting your protein. You are doing your training. You have been deliberate and consistent for weeks. And the weight has stopped moving. So you start doing the arithmetic. Eat a bit less. Add some cardio. Wonder what you are doing wrong. You are not doing anything wrong.
Why Your Weight Stopped Moving on a GLP-1 Read More »
You are thinking about stopping. Or you already have, and the weight is coming back faster than you expected, and you are wondering what is wrong with you. Nothing is wrong with you. But something is happening, and almost nobody explains it before they hand over the prescription. So let us have the real conversation.
How to Not Gain the Weight Back After Stopping a GLP-1 Read More »
I have said the same sentence in exam rooms for years: Let’s find out what you are made of. In July I finally ran the test on myself. I want to be honest about why I am publishing what came back, because it is not flattering and it is not a success story yet. It
I Hit My All-Time High Weight. I Am an Endocrinologist. Read More »
