Sign-up Link for Group Coaching Register by July 7 to waive the introductory session fee. UPDATED JUNE 30 – A Message from Dr. Tro Topics for Group Coaching Zoom Meeting June 30, 2020 – 5:30 p.m. EDT Being Consistent Avoiding Paralysis by Analysis Our practice has hosted more than a dozen free online Town Hall… Continue reading Online Group Coaching Aims to Help Participants Maintain Benefits of Low Carb & Fasting; Manage Stress During These Difficult Times
Physicians Tro & Lenzkes Push Back Against Decades of Bad Dietary Advice, Changing Lives in the Process Dr. Brian Lenzkes and Dr. Tro Kalayjian hit a major milestone Monday, with the release of the 100th episode of their popular Low Carb MD podcast. It seemed fitting that the Episode 100 featured an interview with low-carb… Continue reading Low Carb MD Podcast Releases 100th Episode
By Amy Eiges I am a food addict. The fact that I have lost about 180 pounds would seem to indicate that I am no longer a food addict, and indeed, I had convinced myself for a while that this was the case. Riding high on weight loss and ketones, decreasing clothing sizes, and… Continue reading The Cold, Ugly Truth: “I Will Always Be a Food Addict”
By Amy Eiges These are extraordinary times we are all living through right now, and it would be easy to slip back into self-destructive behaviors, forgetting to make your own self-care a priority. Eating disorders, substance abuse and mental health issues thrive in isolation, and many of us are in seclusion right now, separated from… Continue reading Self-Care Must Be a Priority Under COVID-19 Quarantine
By Brian Wiley A week ago, I created a list of non-perishable foods to stock up on during the Covid-19 outbreak. At the time, it looked like this situation might only last a couple weeks, but since then things have a taken a turn for the worse, and just about all of us have been… Continue reading Low Carb Carry Out Options to Help You Through the COVID-19 Quarantine
Patients Can Reverse Symptoms of Diabetes, Come Off Meds & Overcome Obesity, and More Without Visiting Doctor’s Office In the midst of a pandemic that has literally changed the course of history for hundreds of millions of people around the globe, one of the last places you probably want to visit is a doctor’s… Continue reading Remote Monitoring Tools Become Even More Useful Amid COVID-19 Concerns
By Brian Wiley With the COVID-19 virus causing school and work closures, you may need to prepare by having a surplus of low-carb/keto foods and snacks on hand in your home. A good selection of the right non-perishable, long lasting foods will help you address your nutritional needs until this threat has passed. To help… Continue reading A Low-Carb/Keto Shopping List to Help You Get Through the Covid-19 Crisis
I wanted to share some thoughts as many questions are coming into my office about COVID. The issue with COVID is not necessarily what the virus will do to young & healthy people, the real issue is overwhelming/taxing a limited healthcare system with severe respiratory disease & deaths (the complications of COVID typically seen in… Continue reading Update on COVID
A case report recently co-authored by Dr. Tro Kalayjian, DO, has demonstrated the feasibility of prescribing a ketogenic diet for patients with obesity who report binge eating and food addiction symptoms. Published January 29, 2020 in the Journal of Eating Disorders, the report is entitled Treating binge eating and food addiction symptoms with low-carbohydrate Ketogenic… Continue reading New Study: Ketogenic Diet Reduces Binge Eating & Food Addiction Symptoms
Chris Palmer, Mark Cucuzzella, Aastha Kalra, & Cynthia Thurlow Added to All-Star Lineup PALISADES, NY, February 2, 2020 — Four more big names have been added to already power-packed list of speakers for the inaugural Low Carb New York Conference to be held held July 16-19, 2020 at the HNA Palisades Premier Conference Center in… Continue reading Four More Great Reasons to Attend Low Carb New York, July 16-19, 2020
For more than 40 years, Amy Eiges struggled to make sense of a hopelessly broken system that made her feel it was her that needed fixing. More than 200 pounds overweight, she was given the same advice we’ve all heard for years: “Eat less, exercise more. Have more self control. Everything in moderation.” That advice… Continue reading After Losing 170+ Pounds, Amy Eiges is Now Coaching Others While Working to Fix a Broken System
Robert was listed as a 310 pound tackle on the roster of his high school football team. On his wedding day in 1988 he weighed 345 pounds, and his weight gain continued until he found himself tipping the scales at 525 in his early 50s. Like so many who struggle with obesity, Robert tried many… Continue reading He Once “Endured” Obesity, Patient is Now Ready to Enjoy the New Life He’s Found
Orangeburg, NY – For the second consecutive year, Dr. Tro Kalayjian completed the Orangetown Recreation Santa Claus 5K Run in less than 20 minutes. The race was held Sunday morning at Veteran’s Memorial Park in Orangeburg. Kalayjian placed fifth overall in a field of 196 runners with a time of 19:40. Kalayjian, 36, finished eighth… Continue reading Rockland County Weight Loss Doctor Who Once Weighed 350 Pounds Places Fifth in Orangetown 5K Race
By Dr. Tro Kalayjian It’s Thursday night, and I’m sitting in an airplane, about to take off for New York. I’m heading home from Las Vegas after attending Obesity Week 2019, the world’s largest obesity medicine conference, a collaboration between The Obesity Society and The American Society of Metabolic and Bariatric Surgeons. I don’t quite… Continue reading Obesity Week 2019: Why is it So Hard for Doctors to Admit Their Failure?
Weight Loss Physician Tro Kalayjian & NoodleHub Proprietor Jack Sitti Enthusiastic About Zoodles Like many of his patients, Dr. Tro Kalayjian is able to maintain a healthy weight—after many years of being morbidly obese—by following a low-carb diet. A recurring challenge he and his patients both face is finding healthy menu options compatible with their… Continue reading Rockland Doctor Teams Up with Restaurant Owner to Expand Low-Carb, Keto Options
By Dr. Tro Kalayjian Opening my own medical practice was truly a humble beginning for me. When I left the large hospital system I was working for, I was not allowed to practice in my geographic area because of a non-compete clause. I had elderly patients I would often visit at their homes, as well… Continue reading New Beginnings: How I Selected the Location for My Medical Weight Loss Practice
Patient Convinces Cardiologist to Hold Off on Meds & Allow Him to Give Low-Carb a Try The following account was written in April, 2019 by Bob, a patient of Dr. Tro’s Medical Weight Loss & Direct Primary Care. I had an appointment to meet with a cardiologist about three weeks after starting my weight-loss program… Continue reading Can Old Doctors Learn New Tricks?
By Dr. Tro Kalayjian While very few physicians have embraced remote monitoring, our practice has been thriving on the use of remotely monitoring patient biometric data. In our clinic, almost all of our patients have smart equipment in their homes which wirelessly sync with our practice. We monitor body weight, fat mass, water weight,… Continue reading Stress: The Leading Cause of Weight Regain
By Dr. Tro Kalayjian I was in the middle of writing a blog post about last Tuesday’s highly successful low-carb/keto event when I saw a tweet linking to an article in the BMJ (formerly the British Medical Journal) entitled “The Miracle Cure. “ People often ask me why I occasionally lose my composure on Twitter… Continue reading It’s a Miracle I Haven’t Started Tweeting Obscenities About This…
Low-Carb, Ketogenic Event to be Held September 17 at Texas de Brazil in Palisades Center Rockland County weight loss doctor Tro Kalayjian will speak at an event designed for people interested in learning more about low-carb and ketogenic diets, and how they can conquer the cravings and hunger that challenge their efforts to lose weight.… Continue reading Rockland Obesity Doctor Tro Kalayjian to Speak at Screening of FAT: A Documentary
