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Happy New Year everyone. Today I am posting Kay Polt's Experience through her 5 Day water fast. I asked Kay to write up her experience during the fast so that our readers can see how Kay felt. Now let me tell you Kay is a BEAST. She has been doing Keto for some time now and she is always ready to experiment on her self before helping others. You can find her page on Facebook called Kay's Way and she will post some of her recipes. Please read her Experience and Thank you Kay for sharing.  Five Day Water Fast...

MY EXPERIENCE WITH PROLON - DR. MICHAEL MUNIZ, PHARMD Day 1: It is 10:34am and I am starting to write about my start of Prolon, the 5 day fasting mimicking diet. I want to document my journey using this system and see if I can lose body fat and gain muscle. I did Prolon about 10 months ago and felt amazing. I lost 14 lbs in those few days and I was at my lightest weight. I did not feel super tires as some might expect but it has to do with the intake of some food. Yes it isn't...

Is your gut as healthy as you think? Do you ever experience any of the following symptoms: eczema, sinusitis, bloating, asthma, poor sleep, depression, anxiety, fatigue or chronic antibiotic use for reoccurring infections? One of the first things I do during a patient consultation is review all their symptoms which are specific to each individual.  Then I ask them to describe their nutrition and diet. I believe that nutrition and diet go hand in hand and both can be altered with lifestyle modifications. Finding the underlying cause of symptoms is what I love to do with my patients. I do...

https://www.frontierdirectcare.com/frontiermedblog/2018/11/8/how-can-i-lose-weight A Post from Frontier Direct Primary Care Provider Dr. Peter Lazzopina. How can I lose weight? One of the best changes about practicing family medicine in a direct care model is the time it affords us to engage with our patients and get to the root cause of health problems.  For example, today I met a new friend who has insulin resistance or prediabetes. We sat down in the exam room and reviewed her lab results for a few minutes. After that, in 99% of the primary care clinics in the country she would leave with an admonishment to...

Are You Getting Enough Fiber? One thing I look at when reviewing a person's nutrition is their fiber consumption. Many people following popular diets or nutrition lifestyles such as ketogenic, Atkins, or low carb,  are usually not consuming enough fiber. Another thing that is often lacking in these diets is the consumption of a variety of vegetables and fruits. Don't get me wrong, several fruits and vegetables can cause issues with sugar and insulin spikes but not all the time. We want to eat plenty of fiber and even increase fiber to bind to the excess sugars that we consume. One easy and convenient way I increase my fiber intake is having a tablespoon of 100%...