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Doctor Tro’s Thoughts
Clinical perspective from Dr. Tro Kalayjian on metabolic health, medicine, research, controversies, and patient care.
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Why CAC Matters in the Statin Conversation
CAC, statins and absolute risk: Dr. Tro reflects on recent research and why treatment decisions should start with the individual patient.
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Autoimmune Disease Isn’t Just About the Immune System
When someone is diagnosed with an autoimmune disease, they’re often told that their immune system is “attacking itself” and that the primary treatment is medication to suppress that…
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Understanding Hunger: Why Your Hunger Has Nothing to Do with Willpower
One of the biggest myths in medicine is that hunger is simply a matter of self-control. If that were true, obesity would have been solved decades ago. Instead,…
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Low Testosterone: Fix the Metabolic Foundation and Treat When Needed
Fatigue. Brain fog. Loss of strength. Weight gain. Reduced motivation, libido or sexual function. Too many men are told that these changes are simply the unavoidable cost of…
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What Stress Quietly Changed: An Experiment and 10 Pounds Lost
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…
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If You Wouldn’t Eat It, Why Put It on Your Skin?
Our skin and our gut are how our bodies connect with the world. They absorb sunlight and nutrients. But they also absorb toxins, heavy metals, plastics, parasites, and…
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Dr. Tro on GLP-1 Medications
Dr. Tro discusses GLP-1 medications through the lens of clinical experience, behavior change, coaching, nutrition and exercise.
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No, Potatoes Don’t Help You Live Longer: What the Study Actually Found
In 2024, headlines suggested that eating potatoes might lower the risk of heart disease and early death. The study behind those headlines was large, followed people for decades,…
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Does a Low-Carbohydrate, High-Fat Diet Increase Heart Risk? A Critical Look at the UK Biobank Study
A 2024 UK Biobank study reported that people classified as eating a low-carbohydrate, high-fat diet had higher LDL cholesterol, higher apolipoprotein B, and more major cardiovascular events than…
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Beyond the Pill: Why Pharmaceutical Quick Fixes Fall Short
In a striking display of marketing prowess, Eli Lilly recently funded a full-page advertisement in the New York Times, touting its latest pharmaceutical offering as a groundbreaking solution…
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Mastering Special Events
The holiday season is a time of joy, celebration, and, unfortunately for many, a potential derailing of carefully maintained diets. Thanksgiving, in particular, often serves as the…
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The state of the
healthcare systemWhat is going on with your healthcare system? Many of my patients ask me why I think the healthcare system is in such a disastrous situation. Besides…
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The “5 Musts” of
lifestyle changeAfter helping thousands of patients lose weight, here’s my advice for those looking for lifelong, sustainable life changes. These are the “5 MUSTS” anyone trying to lose weight…
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8 lessons after reviewing 10,000 CGMs
Understanding and Using a CGM · Part 5 of 5 What Is a CGM? How to Read CGM Data Without Feeling Overwhelmed CGM: The First 2 Weeks CGM:…
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Low-Carbohydrate Diets and Testosterone: What the Evidence Shows
Can a low-carbohydrate diet raise testosterone? The evidence is mixed. Weight loss and improved metabolic health may matter more than the diet label.
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A Support Line: Near Immediate Help with Lifestyle Change
Over the last five years, I’ve seen over 2000 patients struggling with obesity, diabetes & metabolic syndrome. My model has been laser-focused on making the journeys of people…
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Prediabetes Is an Early Warning, Not the Beginning
The word prediabetes sounds reassuring. It sounds like a problem that has not started yet—a distant risk that may matter someday. That is not what the diagnosis means.…
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Five years of Type 2 and
Obesity reversal, more to comeFive years ago today, I realized I could no longer practice medicine as it existed. At that time, private practice was still the most common type of employment…
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Video: Why You Shouldn’t Overly Focus on Calories
If you have spent time tracking calories but still struggle with hunger or cravings, this short video offers another way to think about the problem. Dr. Tro explains…
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Getting Started With Exercise: Fix Appetite, Start Slow, Build Strength
Medically reviewed by Dr. Tro Kalayjian and Dr. Laura Buchanan. Exercise is one of the best things you can do for your health, but “eat less and exercise…
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