I’m sure you’ve heard, many times, that the only way to avoid gaining weight is to burn more calories that you consume.  “Calories in – calories out” is the familiar refrain.
Recent studies however have increasingly been revealing the effects that hormones play in controlling your metabolism, and ultimately your body’s ability to burn fat.
Hormones are chemical messages produced by the glands.  These hormones are the primary driving forces controlling your metabolism which in turn regulates the burning of fat.
You have six fat-burning and three fat-making hormones, and each is triggered …

We live on a very toxic planet. More than 80,000 synthetic chemicals are registered for use in the U.S. alone. These toxins lock themselves into our fat tissue, glands, liver and other organs. They are known as “endocrine disruptors” because they mimic and destroy our own hormones.
The main oil filter in the body is the liver. Weighing 3 ½ pounds, it can clean and purify the body of pesticides, heavy metals, viruses, bacteria and other toxins. However, when overloaded it becomes overwhelmed and toxins start backing up through the skin, …

Most of you know how important Cruciferous vegetables are. They are the best medicine for bullet-proofing your health and immune system. These vegetables are loaded with vitamin K, vitamin A, and potassium. While you are running out of ideas to prepare these types of vegetables, try this incredible recipe. It’s from one of my patients.
Marty’s Cabbage and Kale Salad
2-3 leaves kale
1/4 head red cabbage,
1/4 head smooth green cabbage
1/4 Savoy cabbage, or curly cabbage
1 medium onion
2T olive oil
1T apple cider vinegar dash sea salt
After washing vegetables, bunch the …

What is it in food that makes us skinny? Is it really the amount of calories per unit of food?  After all, excess calories turn into fat, right?
Dr. Berg claims that “People don’t lose weight and get healthy; they first must get healthy before losing weight.” Let that sink in. This makes total sense because I have relatives who can eat more than any of us and never gain an ounce. The rest us just look at food gain 10 pounds overnight.
Dr. Berg states that what creates health has nothing …

Are you experiencing SLOW weight loss after busting your butt at the gym?

Or maybe you are eating all the foods ‘they’ tell you to eat and still no weight loss. What’s up with this?
You may be suffering from “Frozen Metabolism Syndrome.” Side-effects may include any of the following: no weight loss even after exercising for 8 months in the gym, a severe frustration at people who think you’re a couch potato, chronic fatigue, low tolerance and the need to apply stranglization therapy to skinny people who can eat whatever …

Sugar triggers insulin, the fat-making, fat-storing hormone. In fact, in the presence of insulin not only will fat be blocked from being used as fuel BUT sugar will also be converted to fat. Given the choice, the body will ALWAYS prefer sugar to fat as a fuel. This means that in order to burn fat, you can’t have any sugar in your diet. The absence of insulin (or sugar) promotes fat burning and weight loss. Hidden sugars are often the culprit, and are found in food containing high fructose corn …

Hello,
A recent patient, Georgette, turned me on to this most incredible shake. You have to try it – and you will not even taste any kale! Here’s what you need to do to make it.
In a blender mix the following ingredients:
1 ½ cups of water
½ cup of cherry juice (get the tart one if you can find it); most people
will be able to lose weight on this small amount, but you may have to omit
this juice if you have sensitivity to carbohydrates
2 cups of kale (cut the stems out and …