THE PAUSE THE SLENDERNESS SERIES SEED OILS AND MIDDLE AGE A client asked me this week: "Doc, what's the big deal about seed oils? Aren't they just fat like any other fat?" My answer: "Sure, and paint is just like wood, until you try to build a house with it." If you're navigating your mid-life pauses and wondering why your body suddenly feels like it's working against you, this might be the missing piece. Your Body's New Reality After 50 Remember when you could eat anything and bounce back...
7 days ago • 5 min read
THE SLENDERNESS BLOG GOURMET YOUR FOOD - BURN FAT “Doc, one of your rules for the Meso-Menu is to gourmet your food. Are there certain spices you recommend for that?” Yes, there are five fatu-burning spices you should start testing immediately. The Thermostat on the Wall A woman in her mid-fifties couldn’t figure out why she was always cold. Not just chilly but bone cold. Cold hands. Cold feet. A constant need for sweaters, even indoors. Each winter, she blamed the weather. Each year, she...
13 days ago • 6 min read
THE SLENDERNESS SERIES THE MAC FATS Optimizing weight one tool at a time You may listen to this course by clicking the link. LISTEN HERE Read it below A client asked... “Doc, I hear so many polarizing statements about fats. Are there fats that help us achieve our ideal weight?” God-made fats help you lose weight! Human-made fats hinder your weight loss and health journey. GOD-MADE FATS To reach a higher level of health, consume one tablespoon of organic, cold-pressed fruit fats or grass-fed...
21 days ago • 7 min read
THE SLENDERNESS SERIES The Meso Proteins To Listen to This Blog - CLICK HERE A reader once asked me: “Doc, I get it. To start optimizing my weight, I eat a palm-sized serving of clean animal protein whenever I’m hungry for three days. So… to keep things interesting, I can have a protein shake for breakfast, maybe some beans here and there, and a protein bar for a snack, right?” No. No! And no! EAT GOD-MADE ANIMAL PROTEIN ONLY The Protein Days are designed to place you into a fat-burning...
28 days ago • 4 min read
Good morning, I’m going to keep this short. I rarely have openings in my weight optimization program. I usually work by referral only, and people aren’t thrilled when I tell them there’s a waitlist. Every client I currently work with was referred to me. But for the first time since before the pandemic, I have a few empty spots—and I don’t intend to waste them. So I’m offering a small number of women the chance to try my program risk-free. No pressure. No commitment. Just a real conversation...
30 days ago • 2 min read
LOSE THE BLOAT By Doing This “So, Doc, I feel bloated all the time. Why? And how can I get rid of it? Bottom out insulin! BLOAT Remember Alice and her kitchen island filled with grains. Every time Alice ate off her island, the carbohydrates in those grains rapidly elevated her blood sugar. In fact, many refined grains raise blood sugar even faster than table sugar. High blood sugar is toxic, so the body goes into panic mode and signals the pancreatic cells to release insulin. Insulin, like a...
about 1 month ago • 5 min read
THE BOOK OF SLENDERNESS CHAPTER FIVE B The Protein Days “So, Doc, I get it. You’re saying that to lose my middle-aged weight, and the waist that came with it, all I have to do is eat gourmet meals made from God-made foods that bottom out insulin and top out glucagon… and only eat when I’m hungry? But before I do that, I have to eat solely clean animal protein for three days. How important is this step, because it sounds kind of difficult? It is difficult but nearly everyone I have ever...
about 1 month ago • 6 min read
THE SLENDERNESS SERIES The Protein Days “Doc, are you saying that to lose my middle-aged weight, and the waist that came with it, all I have to do is eat gourmet meals made from God-made foods that bottom out insulin and top out glucagon… and only eat when I’m hungry?” You’ve been paying attention. And yes. Yes. Yes. And yes. “So, Doc—how do I bottom out insulin and top out glucagon?” Let me tell you a story. The Kitchen Island I was sitting in a coffee shop having a coffee with some mutual...
about 1 month ago • 5 min read
THE SLENDERNESS BLOG How To Achieve It In Middle Age “Doc, if you had to name the single most important rule for eating for living long and well, what would it be?” EAT LIKE TOM Imagine a man who lives in quiet solitude along the most beautiful river you’ve ever seen. His log home rests at the gentle bend of an earthly Eden. Butterflies drift through sunlit air. Birds glide effortlessly overhead. Frogs croak in rhythm, okay, maybe no frogs. He wakes as the light spills in, steps outside, and...
about 2 months ago • 7 min read