Interview with Ellie Kempton, Dietician I'm so excited to have Ellie Kempton of Simply Nourished Nutrition on this week! Ellie is a dietician I worked with while I was working on improving my nutrition a few years ago.   It…

The Many Facets of Weight Loss This week’s podcast episode is a Question and Answer episode where I answer some of your personal questions about losing weight as a physician. Scroll down to listen to the episode. Producing this episode…

It is Everywhere In our modern food supply, sugar is added to nearly everything.  The estimates are about 80% of packaged foods have some form of added sugar.  This means it is added to a lot of foods that you…

Let's start a conversation... There are things in weight loss that just aren’t talked about.  The few times they are discussed, they are usually portrayed in a derogatory manner that puts the blame on the individual with the problem.  This…

Cravings.  The Achilles heel of any weight loss plan.  Things can be going so well and you can feel so in control one moment only to be hit by a craving the next.  Those urges to eat can feel so…

Interview with Barbra Allen Bradshaw and Carol Loffelmann This week I had the pleasure of interviewing the co-founders of the Canadian Clinicians for Therapeutic Nutrition and a low-carb female physician facebook group with over 3000 members.  Barb and Carol are…

What does your brain think about when you are heading into a challenging food situation? Have you ever really listened? Often there is a stream of thoughts that are quite subtle.  It is easy for them to go unnoticed. But…

Interview with Judith Gaton, Stylist and Coach How often do you stare at your closet and feel defeated?  When all the clothes in there seem to make you feel fat and frumpy?  That's not good for you self esteem.  It's…

Know what is under the water. When we think about our weight, our brains tend to focus on a few things: the number on the scale, our size, what we are eating or should be eating, and what we should…

Restaurants don't have to be your downfall Eating at home from real, whole foods is always your best and healthiest option.  However, eating in restaurants often feels unavoidable in a busy physician's life.  Sometimes work demands that we eat out…