In this week’s group meeting, we had the pleasure of talking to Amy Berger, MS, CNS, NTP. Amy is a nutrition specialist and author of The Alzheimer’s Antidote, The Stall Slayer, and co-author of End Your Carb Confusion. Her blog and YouTube videos are wealth of information. Dr. Tro and health coaches Amy Eiges and… Continue reading 5/25/2021 Group Meeting – Special Guest Amy Berger
In this week’s group meeting Health Coaches Amy Eiges and Brian Wiley continued the discussion of food addiction, sharing their everyday struggles with the many low-carb options now available. Many members also shared their challenges. Discussion: Amy opened up the meeting talking about the long term effects of the things that drive us to eat.… Continue reading 5/18/2021 Group Meeting – Food Addiction Continued
In this week’s group meeting, Dr. Tro and health coaches Amy Eiges and Brian Wiley discussed the subject of food addiction, the ways to differentiate what true hunger is and the things that drive us to eat that have little to do with physical hunger. Dr. Tro interviewed Amy asking her the questions from the… Continue reading 5/11/2021 Group Meeting – Food Addiction
In this week’s group meeting, we had the pleasure of doing a Q & A with fitness expert Jerry Teixeira. Jerry shared his personal story and explained his approach to bodyweight exercise. He was a video game and book nerd before joining the Marine Corps, and after getting out of the military Jerry continued exercising… Continue reading 5/4/2021 Group Meeting – Special Guest Jerry Teixeira
In this week’s group meeting, Dr. Tro and health coaches Amy Eiges and Brian Wiley discussed the myth about how low carb is expensive and tips on how to eat low carb on a budget. This week’s discussion was sparked by a social media post on how keto and low carb are not affordable to… Continue reading 4/27/2021 Group Meeting – Is Low Carb Expensive?
In this week’s group meeting, Dr. Tro and health coaches Amy Eiges and Brian Wiley continued exercise month by answering questions from the group. Discussion: There were many questions about getting started with exercise, if you’re out of shape or have a lot of weight to lose: when she began her 200-pound weight loss, Amy… Continue reading 4/20/2020 Group Meeting – Exercise
In this week’s group meeting, we had a special guest, Dr. Ben Bocchicchio. Dr. Ben is the author of 15 Minutes to Fitness: Dr. Bens SMaRT Plan for Diet and Total Health. Dr. Ben is also a member of the National Fitness Hall of Fame and has been in the business for over 50 years.… Continue reading 4/13/2021 Group Meeting- Dr. Ben Bocchicchio
In this week’s group meeting, Dr. Tro and health coaches Amy Eiges and Brian Wiley discussed the many benefits of exercise, and how to get started or come back from a long lay off. Since Covid, the closing of gyms, parks, and exercise classes have hit many of us, but with things slowly opening back… Continue reading 4/5/2021 Group Meeting – Benefits of Exercise
In this week’s group meeting Dr. Tro and health coaches Amy Eiges and Brian Wiley finished the month of March by answering questions and understanding CGM data. The conversation also discussed the idea of data overload and how to sustain momentum long term. Dr. Tro began by discussing how his practice uses tools like scales,… Continue reading 3/30/2021 Group Meeting – CGM’s and Data Overload
In this week’s Group Meeting, Dr. Tro and Health Coaches Amy Eiges & Brian Wiley discussed the importance of creating and utililizing social support. Having a community of people with like-minded goals is a great way to keep things on track and sustain success for the long term. Discussion: Dr. Tro started the meeting by… Continue reading 3/23/2021 Group Meeting – Cultivating Social Support
In this week’s group coaching meeting, Dr. Tro and the team talked about Continuous Glucose Monitors (CGM) and the valuable information they provide: how food, stress, workouts, and sleep affect your blood glucose levels. Discussion: Dr. Tro started the meeting by demonstrating how to apply a CGM sensor on your arm. The CGM works by… Continue reading 3/9/2021 Group Meeting – Talking Continuous Glucose Monitors
This week, Dr. Tro’s Office Manager, Taline Boyadzhyan shared two quick low carb meals she prepared. She’s the busy mom of two young kids, with a full time job and hefty graduate school schedule. “I had been at work all day, picked up the kids from school and took them to a routine doctors appointment.… Continue reading What We Are Eating This Week: February 8, 2021
In the Group Coaching meeting held on January 19th, our featured guest was Maria Emmerich. Maria is a nutritionist who specializes in the ketogenic diet and exercise physiology. She struggled with her health and weight throughout childhood which lead her to become such a passionate nutrition expert. “My goal is to help transform people’s lives and start… Continue reading 1/19/2021 Group Coaching Meeting with Special Guest Maria Emmerich
In the Group Coaching meeting held on January 12 our featured guest was Franziska Spitzler. Franziska is a Registered Dietitian and Certified Diabetes Educator who takes a low-carb approach to optimal health and graceful aging. She previously worked as a clinical dietitian in the VA Healthcare System in Long Beach, California, before going into private… Continue reading 1/12/2021 Group Coaching Meeting with Special Guest Franziska Spitzler
In the Group Coaching meeting held on January 5th, 2021 our featured guest was Dr. Ken Berry, MD, a family physician in Tennessee. Dr. Berry received his medical degree from the University of Tennessee College of Medicine, and is the author of the bestseller Lies My Doctor Told Me. He also has a very popular… Continue reading 1/5/2021 Group Coach Meeting with Special Guest Dr. Ken Berry
In the Group Coaching meeting held via Zoom on December 22nd, our featured guest was Vinnie Tortorich, a celebrity fitness trainer, speaker, host of the popular Fitness Confidential podcast, bestselling author of Fitness Confidential: Adventures in the Weight Loss Game, and filmmaker of Fat: A Documentary. Discussion: Vinnie Tortorich will be releasing Fat: A Documentary… Continue reading 12/22/2020 Group Coach Meeting with Special Guest Vinnie Tortorich
In the Group Coaching meeting held via Zoom on December 15th, our featured guest was Dr, Bret Scher, a board-certified cardiologist, lipidoligst, personal trainer, and life coach from San Diego California, He is the chief medical officer for Diet Doctor and is the author of Your Best Health Ever. Discussion: Diet Doctor is a great… Continue reading 12/15/2020 Group Coach Meeting with Special Guest Dr. Bret Scher
In the Group Coaching meeting held via Zoom on December 8th, our featured guest was Dr. Eric Westman. Dr. Westman is an Associate Professor of Medicine at Duke University. He is Board Certified in Obesity Medicine and Internal Medicine and founded Duke’s Keto Medicine Clinic in 2006, after eight years of clinical research regarding low… Continue reading 12/8/2020 Group Coach Meeting with Special Guest Dr. Eric Westman
In the Group Coaching meeting held via Zoom on December 1st, we were excited to have as our guest Nina Teicholz, author of The New York Times best-selling book The Big Fat Surprise. Nina is also the executive director of The Nutrition Coalition, a journalist and professor (adjunct) at New York University. Discussion… Continue reading 12/1/2020 Group Coach Meeting with Special Guest Nina Teicholz
In our Group Coaching meeting held November 24, we had the pleasure of being joined by Dr. Cate Shanahan. Dr. Cate is a leading authority on nutrition, a board-certified Family Physician with over 20 years of clinical experience, and NY Times bestselling author of The Fat Burn Fix, Deep Nutrition and Food Rules. Her… Continue reading 11/24/2020 – Group Coach Meeting – Special Guest Cate Shanahan
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