There’s an old saying that goes, “If it seems too good to be true, it probably is.” Those wise words are especially pertinent to the latest “Holy Grail” of the weight loss world. Semaglutide! Semaglutide is the active ingredient in the diabetes drug Ozempic. It is also an ingredient in Victoza—another diabetes medication, and the weight loss drugs Wegovy and Saxenda. Unless you’ve been living under a rock, you undoubtedly know or have seen...

  If I were to tell you that a certain substance could reduce your risk of dying prematurely from any cause, would you be interested in knowing what it was? How about if I also told you that this substance helps older adults remain free of disease, disability and physical limitations well into their golden years? Does that sound good to you? Well, this seemingly magical lifesaving substance is none other than… Fiber! Here’s the...

  Currently 74 percent (nearly three out of four) of American adults are overweight or obese, so I think it’s safe to say that there’s no shortage of belly fat around. But is all belly fat created equal? And what’s driving this epidemic of blossoming waistlines? Is it just that we’re eating too much? Or is there more to it than that? Let’s look at several factors that are behind our expanding midsections and more...

I’m going to start today’s blog by giving you some rather unsettling statistics. Currently in the US:  Seven out of ten adults have at least one chronic condition, and shockingly, so do 54 percent of our children. Three out of four of us are overweight or obese. Eight out of ten of us are medicated, and over half of us take two or more medications each day. What in the world is going ON? Well,...

  As much as I would like to say otherwise, our current state of health is not “health” at all—it’s disease management.   If you doubt what I’m saying, then consider these disturbing facts:  7 out of 10 of us take at least one prescription medication per day  75 percent of us are overweight or obese  Over 60 percent of US adults have at least one chronic condition such as heart disease, cancer or Type 2...

  As a nutrition coach, people are always asking me what I think of a certain diet.    It’s not surprising.  After all, there are about 30,000 diets in existence so you are bound to come across one you haven’t heard of and want to get the skinny on it.    Many diets are what I call “repackaged”—meaning they are similar to an existing diet, but just have a new name and a few different tweaks.    Tom...