There’s a kind of PTSD that comes from living in a morbidly obese body for decades. There is the reliving of the obvious moments — the stares, the comments, the humiliation — but also the way those experiences settle into our nervous system and linger long after, and one interaction in a restaurant can… Continue reading When Your “After” Still Looks Like Someone Else’s “Before”
This Isn’t Aging. You’re Being Treated Backwards As a physician, I see patients every day who present with the same frustrating cluster of symptoms: profound fatigue, brain fog, unexplained weight gain, and a loss of physical vitality. In modern clinical practice, it is entirely too common for these signs to be dismissed as the inevitable… Continue reading The Truth About TRT: How Modern Medicine Treats Low Testosterone Backwards
The condition long known as PCOS has officially been renamed Polyendocrine Metabolic Ovarian Syndrome, or PMOS, reflecting what many metabolic-health clinicians have known for years. For decades, women diagnosed with polycystic ovary syndrome, or PCOS, were given a name that never quite matched the condition. In this old paradigm, women who struggled with obtaining regular menstrual… Continue reading From PCOS to PMOS: Why This Name Change Matters
If you had told me a few years ago, when I weighed over 400 pounds and was seriously considering bariatric surgery, that I’d someday be writing about grief and food, I probably would have rolled my eyes. Or burst into tears. Or, if I’m being honest, eaten a sleeve of cookies to numb whatever this… Continue reading What is Food Grief? (And Why It’s Not Actually About the Food)
New program introduces physician-led, data-driven model to improve chronic disease management, reduce medication burden, and enhance quality of life in assisted living residents TOWARD Health is excited to announce the launch of a novel assisted living initiative aimed at transforming chronic disease management through structured, evidence-based metabolic care. The program is supported by a… Continue reading TOWARD Health Launches Assisted Living Metabolic Care Initiative with Support from Baszucki Group
For years, I followed a low-carbohydrate, ketogenic approach with consistency. This was not a temporary phase or a cyclical strategy. It was a sustained, deliberate way of eating grounded in clinical experience and personal results. Then life changed. Not in a minor way. Not a bad week or a difficult stretch, but sustained, cumulative stress: Stroke. Cancer.… Continue reading What Stress Quietly Changed: An Experiment and 10 Pounds Lost
New publication highlights historic FDA decision and calls for a shift from fear-based to evidence-based menopause care TOWARD Health is proud to announce that Dr. Laura Buchanan has published a new peer-reviewed article in Menopause, examining one of the most consequential regulatory shifts in women’s health in decades: the removal of the FDA boxed… Continue reading TOWARD Health Physician Publishes Landmark Paper on Hormone Therapy and Women’s Health
Guest Post by Ari Kalayjian, 8th Grade To: Superintendent of Schools Blauvelt, NY 10913 Dear Superintendent: I am an eighth grader at South Orangetown Middle School, and I am writing to you regarding the quality of the school food n the district. Informal peer-group surveys have shown consistent poor sentiment toward the school’s food quantity… Continue reading I’m an 8th Grader, and Here’s Why Our School Food Needs to Change
Dr. Tro Kalayjian recently took part in a special screening of The Cholesterol Code, a compelling new documentary that is already sparking widespread conversation in the metabolic health community. The film follows engineer-turned-researcher Dave Feldman, whose personal health journey led him to question conventional wisdom around cholesterol, low-carb diets, and cardiovascular risk. What began as… Continue reading Breaking Down Cholesterol Myths: Dr. Tro Leads Q&A After Powerful Film Screening
A ketogenic diet is high in fat and very low in carbohydrates. Here we will address the 12 most common anti-keto claims found in the media. While we are not suggesting a ketogenic diet is appropriate for all, this diet is clearly a safe and highly effective option for people with metabolic diseases (obesity,… Continue reading Debunking Low Carb: Myths vs Facts
In regard to my relationship with food, weight and body image, I’ve always secretly felt like I was more broken than most people, and that if anyone knew the real me, they would be horrified. The irony is that the real me I was so ashamed of and desperate to hide, became increasingly more… Continue reading Self-Loathing is a Learned Behavior
It’s no secret that as a society we are all under a ridiculous amount of stress, and that our own self-care often suffers serious neglect as a result. It is a noticeable trend that when someone is stumbling during a weight-loss program, and their weight is heading in the wrong direction, they generally say, almost… Continue reading The Importance Of Self-Care
If you’re trying to change your diet, reclaim your health and build a better life, you know how isolating it can feel. The world is not set up for us. It is built around constant eating opportunities, never-ending snacking, and sugar hidden (in plain sight) everywhere. The expectation: eat often, indulge and don’t think too… Continue reading Health Isn’t a Willpower Problem, It’s a People Problem
Register to attend the live special event here. We’re excited to invite you to a special live interview featuring Toward Health’s Chief Medical Officer, Dr. Tro Kalayjian, and renowned nurse practitioner, women’s health expert, and author Cynthia Thurlow, NP. This insightful conversation will center around Cynthia’s highly anticipated new book, The Menopause Gut: Balance… Continue reading Dr. Tro Kalayjian & Cynthia Thurlow, NP: A Powerful Conversation on Menopause, Gut Health, and Disease Prevention
It’s been a long day. You’re exhausted, stressed, maybe anxious or overwhelmed. Emotions are running high, and suddenly, the urge to eat hits. You’ve “been good” all day, and know eating doesn’t align with your stated goals, but right on cue, that old, familiar voice swoops in after the craving: “Screw it. I’ll start again… Continue reading Managing Cravings: The Moment After ‘The F-Its’ Hit
For generations, we have accepted the story that weight loss never truly lasts. We are told that once the diet ends or the medication stops, the weight comes back and the cycle begins again. Calories are counted. Willpower is tested. Motivation fades. Traditional medicine continues to treat weight gain as the problem itself rather than asking… Continue reading Cracking the Hunger Code: A Special Interview with Dr. Jason Fung
February, 2026 – TOWARD Health physician Dr. Laura Buchanan, MD, recently co-authored a study published in the journal Healthcare titled Psychological Aspects and Implications of Food Addiction and Glucose Control in Type 2 Diabetes: A Pilot Mixed-Methods Study.¹ The research examines the impact of lifestyle interventions on compulsive eating behaviors in individuals with type 2… Continue reading Precision Metabolic Care is Changing What’s Possible in Chronic Disease
I didn’t know there was a name for it, but the second I heard the phrase Revenge Bedtime Procrastination, it hit me like a ton of bricks as I realized I had been doing it most of my adult life. After a long day of showing up for everyone else, juggling work, family and friends,… Continue reading Nighttime Eating Isn’t About Hunger. It’s About This.
Waking up after a restful night’s sleep is one of the best feelings in the world and is a critical part of just about every aspect of your health. However, it can be difficult in our culture of go, go, go to calm our minds and bodies enough to allow sleep to happen. All too… Continue reading Sleep May Be the Missing Link in Your Weight Loss Journey
What is a Calcium Score? In order to understand what a calcium score is, we must first understand how heart attacks occur. The initial stage of heart disease includes the formation of fatty plaques in the artery walls of the heart. The body, to protect itself, eventually puts calcium over these plaques to help stabilize… Continue reading Understanding CAC Scans & Heart Disease Risk
