What are you doing for the next 30 to 90 days? Part I.
What are you doing for the next 30 to 90 days? Some of you will be going on vacation. Some of you will be going about your normal routine. But whichever you choose, 30-90 days will go by. Ask yourselves - Where would I like to be in 30-90 days? …
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The skinny on Weight Loss: Part VI
Normal weight obesity
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The Skinny on Weight Loss: Part IV
Why eating less, eating a balanced diet and exercise are impractical for serious weight loss and can be dangerous.
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The Skinny on Weight Loss: Part III
How to obtain rapid weight loss safely and not create nutrition deficiencies.
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The Skinny on Weight Loss: Part II
In my editorial "The Skinny on Weight Loss: Part I," I discussed some of the difficulties associated with weight loss including the enzyme regulation of fat storage and fat loss from the adipocytes (fat cells). I mentioned that our physiology favors weight gain not weight loss and that 95 percent …
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The Skinny on Weight Loss: Part I
As attested to by the many ads in the media, we are a nation of dieters. According to the Surgeon General of the United States, "The greatest threat to our country isn't terrorism, it's obesity." Perhaps more of us should be thinking about losing the unhealthy extra weight we've accumulated. …
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Happy holidays?
The holidays are almost over. Hopefully for you they have been relaxing and joyful. For many of us this time of year can be stressful as we try to shop and keep within a budget, fight the traffic, the crowds, the shipping schedules for packages. Add to that the conflict …
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The Skinny on Weight Loss: Part II
In my editorial "The Skinny on Weight Loss, Part I," I discussed some of the difficulties associated with weight loss including the enzyme regulation of fat storage and fat loss from the adipocytes (fat cells).
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The Skinny on Weight Loss: Part I
As attested to by the many ads in the media, we are a nation of dieters. According to the Surgeon General of the United States, "The greatest threat to our country isn't terrorism, it's obesity." Perhaps more of us should be thinking about losing the unhealthy extra weight we've accumulated. …
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The holidays are here
Approximately one year ago I started measuring my patients abdominal girth as a way of getting them to be aware of their risk for the conditions of the metabolic syndrome associated with central obesity. I was also aware that many of my patients had already been put on the drugs …
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Clearing cellular memories: Part 2
In my last article titled "Clearing Cellular Memory" I talked about "brain balancing" aimed at clearing up the causes behind the symptoms and how even prestigious medical schools such as Stanford University, Southwestern University, Harvard University and New York University have recently released research confirming that ... "these type of …
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Clearing cellular memories
In my last article titled "Who is 'Dr. Bruce' and why is what he does so important?," I talked about some of the unique aspects of my practice such as "brain balancing" aimed at clearing up the causes behind the symptoms and how even prestigious medical schools such as Stanford …
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Who is 'Dr. Bruce' and why is what he does so important?
The Ideal Protein Diet/Treatment is, in my mind, the best weight loss program out there and has the ability to be "your last diet." Some get the desired changes, some start and don't finish and many that need to don't even start. What I have found in my 19 years …
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The risk of stroke in pregnancy is rising
In my Wellness classes I have stated over and over that "You're always healthy - until you're not. And that could be within the next five minutes." Of course I am referring to our perception of how we're doing health wise. An example is that for more than 50 percent …
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Normal weight obesity: Part B
Last week I asked the question: Can you be considered obese if you have a normal body weight? As surprising as this may sound, you can have a normal weight, but actually have so much body fat that you're considered obese (a high body fat percentage-greater than 20 percent in …
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Normal weight obesity: Part A
Can you be considered obese if you have a normal body weight?
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The politics of obesity: Part B
In last weeks' article I cited the following news release: Washington, July 21 (2010) /PRNewswire/ - As the Obama Administration sets its sights on overweight Americans, demanding obesity ratings for all citizens by 2014, the Health and Human Services Department announced this week that under the Stimulus Law, health providers …
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The politics of obesity: Part A
Washington, July 21 (2010)/PRNewswire/ - As the Obama Administration sets its sights on overweight Americans, demanding obesity ratings for all citizens by 2014, the Health and Human Services Department announced this week that under the Stimulus Law, health providers must establish "meaningful use" of electronic health records to qualify for …
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Yo-yo dieting: Part B
In my last article I mentioned that it is a fact that our physiology is designed to favor fat storage more than fat loss and that the typical "diet" will allow us to lose weight by reducing calories relative to the calories we burn, and yes we can often see …
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Yo-Yo dieting: Part AYo-Yodieting: Part A
As attested to by the many ads in the media, we are a nation of dieters. According to the Surgeon General of the United States, "The greatest threat to our country isn't terrorism, it's obesity." Perhaps more of us should be thinking about losing the unhealthy extra weight we've accumulated. …
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The Illness/Wellness Continuum: Part B
In my last article I mentioned that in his book "Vibrational Medicine," Richard Gerber, M.D., has an excellent diagram entitled "The Illness/Wellness Continuum" adapted from a diagram by J. Travis. There are two opposing arrows, one going to the left which ends in "early death" and one going to the …
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The Illness/Wellness Continuum: Part A
In his book "Vibrational Medicine," Richard Gerber, M.D., has an excellent diagram entitled "The Illness/Wellness Continuum" adapted from a diagram by J. Travis. There are two opposing arrows, one going to the left which ends in "early death" and one going to the right, which is labeled "high level wellness." …
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Eicosanoids: How the body controls pain - Part C
In my last two articles I discussed hormonal factors that produced two classes of eicosanoids. Diets that encouraged glucagon dominate series one eicosanoids decreased inflammation as well as other important things, where diets that encouraged insulin dominant series two eicosanoid production increased inflammation as well as other things.
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Eicosanoids: How the body controls pain - Part B
In my articles entitled, "HGH: The fountain of youth hormone," I talked about a human growth hormone that keeps us young in many ways even as we age and if we can access it. The problem usually is not amounts of HGH but access to it as we age. I …
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The skinny on weight loss
In my June articles entitled "HGH: The fountain of youth hormone," I talked about human growth hormone that keeps us young in many ways even as we age if we can access it. The problem usually is not amounts of HGH but access to it as we age.
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The skinny on weight loss: Part XIII
In my last article entitled "Belly Bulge Can Be Deadly for Older Adults - Part A," I mentioned that on Aug. 9, 2010, I got an article off the Internet entitled "Belly Bulge can be Deadly for Older Adults," by Carla K. Johnson, AP medical writer.
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The skinny on weight loss
On Aug. 9, 2010 I got an article off the Internet. It was entitled "Belly Bulge can be Deadly for Older Adults," by Carla K. Johnson, AP medical writer. She was writing about a new study appearing in that Monday's archives of Internal Medicine.
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The skinny on weight loss: Part XV
How is it that adults can work all day, deny ourselves the delicious tasting junk foods, spend hours in the gym working out, and still have that midriff bulge and our teenage children can lay in front of the TV, stay up late, eat pizza and candy and stay slim …
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The skinny on weight loss
The health hazards of metabolic syndrome aka Syndrome "X" are devastating. Central obesity, hypertension, Type II insulin resistant diabetes and elevated cholesterol are the manifestations but only two of these symptoms are diagnostic of this condition.
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The skinny onweight loss: Part XIII
In my last three articles I referenced the Health for Life article on the Mind Body Connection that was in the Sept. 27, 2004, edition of Newsweek Magazine. I mentioned that they estimated that 60-90 percent of all doctor visits involved stress related complaints. (In February 2007 a new study …
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The skinny on weight loss: Part XIII
In my last two articles I referenced the Health for Life article The Mind Body Connection that was in the Sept. 27, 2004, edition of Newsweek Magazine. I mentioned that they estimated that 60-90 percent of all doctor visits involved stress related complaints. (In February 2007 a new study of …
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The skinny on weight loss
In last week's article I asked the following questions - What are you doing for the next 30 to 90 days? Where would you like to be in the next 30 to 90 days? Then I made the observation that 30 to 90 days will come and go just like …
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The skinny on weight loss
As I mentioned in last week's article I received a letter and lab slip from a doctor in Orofino who recommended his patient go on the Ideal Protein diet/treatment because his cholesterol level was 4,100. Yes, you read that correctly, 4,091 to be exact. His name is Jim and he …
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The skinny on weight loss
What are you doing for the next 30 to 90 days? Some of you will be going on vacation. Some of you will be going about your normal routine. But whichever you choose, 30-90 days will go by. Ask yourselves - Where would I like to be in 30-90 days? …
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The skinny on weight loss
When trying to lose weight we must remember that all weight loss is not necessarily good. The French aristocrats who lost 12-15 pounds instantly when they were beheaded at the guillotin weren't better off for the experience. Less dramatically, weight loss that includes muscle loss is not beneficial or healthy …
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The skinny on weight loss
In the past week we have watched in horror and disbelief at the earthquake spawned tsunami and the effect it had on Japan. Then the subsequent damage of explosions to their nuclear power plants. Our hearts have been torn for the Japanese people and their loss only to see them …
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The skinny on weight loss: Part 4
In my last three articles on the Metabolic Syndrome which includes central obesity, high blood pressure, high cholesterol and type II diabetes, I wrote on how trying to fight high blood pressure with drugs did not change the outcome for heart disease and in fact could actually raise the levels …
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The skinny on weight loss: Part 3
In my last editorial entitled An Alternative to Weight Loss?, I wrote about trying to affect a change in hypertension (elevated blood pressure) using drugs vs. losing weight.
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The skinny on weight loss: Part IV
Why eating less, eating a balanced diet and exercise are impractical for serious weight loss and can be dangerous.
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The skinny on weight loss: Part III
How to obtain rapid weight loss safely and not create nutrition deficiencies.
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The skinny on weight loss, part II
In my editorial "The Skinny on Weight Loss, Part I,"I discussed some of the difficulties associated with weight loss including the enzyme regulation of fat storage and fat loss from the adipocytes (fat cells).
COEUR D'ALENE PRESS | UPDATED 14 YEARS, 4 MONTHS AGO
The Skinny on Weight Loss
As attested to by the many ads in the media, we are a nation of dieters. According to the Surgeon General of the United States, "The greatest threat to our country isn't terrorism, it's obesity."
COEUR D'ALENE PRESS | UPDATED 14 YEARS, 4 MONTHS AGO
The Skinny on Weight Loss Are you at risk for metabolic syndrome?
The Health hazards of metabolic syndrome aka Syndrome "X" are devastating. Central obesity, hypertension, Type II insulin resistant diabetes and elevated cholesterol are the manifestations where only two of these symptoms are diagnostic of this condition. But as I have mentioned in previous articles, many other health risks are associated …
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The Skinny on Weight Loss Meet Nickie Helms
Nickie is a 45-year-old resident of Coeur d'Alene. She is soft spoken and gentle and an absolute pleasure to know. I met Nickie in February when she came into my office for an Ideal Protein consult. She had seen our ad in the Cd'A Press and had been reading our …
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The Skinny on Weight Loss The holidays are coming
Approximately one year ago I started measuring my patients abdominal girth as a way of getting them to be aware of their risk for the conditions of the metabolic syndrome associated with central obesity. I was also aware that many of my patients had already been put on the drugs …
COEUR D'ALENE PRESS | UPDATED 14 YEARS, 5 MONTHS AGO
Belly bulge can be deadly for older adults
Aug. 9, 2010, I got an article off the Internet. It was entitled "Belly bulge can be deadly for older adults," by Carla K. Johnson, AP medical writer. She was writing about a new study appearing in that Monday's archives of Internal Medicine. It was described as "One of the …
COEUR D'ALENE PRESS | UPDATED 14 YEARS, 7 MONTHS AGO
The skinny on weight loss
What are you doing for the next 30 to 90 days? Some of you will be going on vacation. Some of you will be going about your normal routine. But whichever you choose, 30-90 days will go by. Ask yourselves - Where would I like to be in 30-90 days? …
COEUR D'ALENE PRESS | UPDATED 14 YEARS, 8 MONTHS AGO
The skinny on weight loss
In response to an invitation for an Ideal Protein patient get together, one of our Ideal Protein Diet/Treatment patients wrote us this note. I have known Michelle and her wonderful family for several years, and so it is with special joy that I celebrate with her in her triumph over …
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The skinny on weight loss
From PRNewswire on July 21: "As the Obama Administration sets its sights on overweight Americans, demanding obesity ratings for all citizens by 2014, the Health and Human Services Department announced this week that under the Stimulus Law, health providers must establish 'meaningful use' of electronic health records to qualify for …
COEUR D'ALENE PRESS | UPDATED 14 YEARS, 8 MONTHS AGO
The skinny on weight loss
Most people accept intentional weight loss as all good when engaged in their particular diet or weight loss efforts. But very few know that, almost without exception, their weight loss actually includes substantial amounts of muscle loss. This is not good and can be dangerous since the heart is a …
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The skinny on weight loss: Part XVI
In my last article entitled HGH: The fountain of youth hormone - I talked about human growth hormone that keeps us young in many ways even as we age if we can access it. The problem usually is not amounts of HGH but access to it as we age. I …
COEUR D'ALENE PRESS | UPDATED 14 YEARS, 9 MONTHS AGO
HGH: The fountain of youth hormone
How is it that adults can work all day, deny ourselves the delicious tasting junk foods, spend hours in the gym working out, and still have that midriff bulge and our teenage children can lay in front of the TV, stay up late, eat pizza and candy and stay slim …
COEUR D'ALENE PRESS | UPDATED 14 YEARS, 10 MONTHS AGO
The skinny on weight loss, part XIV
In his book "Vibrational Medicine", Richard Gerber, M.D., has an excellent diagram entitled "The Illness/Wellness Continuum" adapted from a diagram by J. Travis. There are two opposing arrows, one going to the left which ends in "early death" and one going to the right, which is labeled "high level wellness." …
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The skinny on weight loss: Part XII
The Sept. 27, 2004 edition of Newsweek Magazine had the following on the front page: "The New Science of Mind and Body." (with Harvard medical school). This was a Health For Life article that took up over half of the entire magazine.
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The skinny on weight loss part XI
The Health hazards of metabolic syndrome aka Syndrome "X" are devastating. Central obesity, hypertension, Type II insulin resistant diabetes and elevated cholesterol are the diagnostic criteria where only two of these symptoms are diagnostic of this condition.
COEUR D'ALENE PRESS | UPDATED 14 YEARS, 11 MONTHS AGO
The skinny on weight loss: Part X
In my last editorial "An alternative to weight loss," I wrote about trying to affect a changing hypertension (elevated blood pressure) using drugs versus losing weight. I explained that this was imply treating the symptom and not the cause and how in the end the desired outcome - preventing deaths …
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The skinny on weight loss: Part VII
What does detoxification have to do with weight loss? A better question might be "is there a connection between toxins and fat?" Let me explain. All the detoxification pathways in the body (liver-colon, kidney-bladder, skin-sweat, and lymphatic system) require water.
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The Skinny on Weight Loss: Part V
Doesn’t it make sense that if a diet is scientifically valid, (can be explained using not a few obscure scientific articles but standard medical textbooks) and has a rich historical heritage, that it will be a successful and healthy diet — not just for some, but for everyone?
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The skinny on weight loss: Part II
In my editorial "The Skinny on Weight Loss, Part I," I discussed some of the difficulties associated with weight loss, including the enzyme regulation of fat storage and fat loss from the adiopocytes (fat cells). I mentioned that our physiology favors weight gain, not weight loss, and that 95 percent …
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