# Toward Health

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Physician-led virtual metabolic health practice with an integrative approach to sustainable weight loss and metabolic health management to reverse Type 2 diabetes, obesity and food addiction.

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## Posts

- [Why the Fight Over Obesity and Nutrition Is Personal to Me](https://toward.health/why-obesity-and-nutrition-are-personal-to-me/): Dr. Tro Kalayjian reflects on living with obesity, his family's experience, and why he continues to challenge nutrition advice and fight for better care.
- [Interview: Toward Health on Ezetimibe and LDL](https://toward.health/interview-toward-health-ezetimibe-ldl/): Dr. Tro, Dr. Laura Buchanan, Dr. Matt Calkins and Dr. Josh Wageman discuss a small case series on ezetimibe and LDL responses during ketogenic diets.
- [Amy's Corner: #WhyWait](https://toward.health/amys-corner-whywait/): Read the 2023 #WhyWait challenge announcement encouraging participants to begin building healthier habits before the New Year.
- [Understanding CAC Scans & Heart Disease Risk](https://toward.health/understanding-cac-scans-heart-disease-risk/): Learn what coronary artery calcium scans measure, how calcium scores relate to heart disease risk, and what results may mean.
- [Low Carb Carry Out Options to Help You Through the COVID-19 Quarantine](https://toward.health/low-carb-carry-out-options-to-help-you-through-the-covid-19-quarantine/): A 2020 guide to low-carb restaurant takeout options for maintaining food choices during COVID-19 quarantine.
- [A Low-Carb/Keto Shopping List to Help You Get Through the Covid-19 Crisis](https://toward.health/a-low-carb-keto-shopping-list-to-help-you-get-through-the-covid-19-crisis/): A practical 2020 shopping list of low-carb and keto-friendly staples for preparing meals during COVID-19 closures and shortages.
- [Rockland Doctor Teams Up with Restaurant Owner to Expand Low-Carb, Keto Options](https://toward.health/rockland-doctor-teams-up-with-restaurant-owner-to-expand-low-carb-keto-options/): Read how Dr. Tro Kalayjian and a Rockland County restaurant owner worked to expand local low-carb and keto dining options.
- [TOWARD Health Launches Assisted Living Metabolic Care Initiative with Support from Baszucki Group](https://toward.health/toward-health-launches-assisted-living-metabolic-care-initiative-with-support-from-baszucki-group/): Toward Health announces a physician-led assisted-living initiative focused on data-informed chronic disease and medication management.
- [A company working to help their employees get into shape](https://toward.health/a-company-working-to-help-their-employees-get-into-shape/): Read about WWL’s feature on Laitram’s employee wellness program and its partnership with Dr. Tro’s Medical Weight Loss.
- [A Blueprint for Employee Health](https://toward.health/a-blueprint-for-employee-health/): Explore an employer metabolic-health program and the employee outcomes reported by NOLA News after lifestyle-based support.
- [We've Moved: A New Chapter for Our Growing Team](https://toward.health/weve-moved-a-new-chapter-for-our-growing-team/): Toward Health shares its move to 564 Route 303 in Blauvelt, New York, and what the new space means for patients and the growing team.
- [Spring 2025 Highlights: New Tools, Research, and What’s Ahead](https://toward.health/spring-2025-highlights-new-tools-research-and-whats-ahead/): Review Toward Health’s spring 2025 updates, including new tools, published research, practice news, and community developments.
- [Toward Health at the 2025 Symposium for Metabolic Health](https://toward.health/toward-health-at-the-2025-symposium-for-metabolic-health/): Learn about Toward Health’s research presentations and educational workshop at the 2025 Symposium for Metabolic Health.
- [Unveiling Groundbreaking Research at SMHP's Low Carb BOCA Conference](https://toward.health/unveiling-groundbreaking-research-at-smhps-low-carb-boca-conference/): Learn about research presentations from Dr. Tro’s Medical Weight Loss at the SMHP Low Carb Boca Conference hosted by Low Carb USA.
- [The SMHP Launches the Journal of Metabolic Health](https://toward.health/the-smhp-launches-the-journal-of-metabolic-health/): Read the announcement of the Society of Metabolic Health Practitioners’ launch of the Journal of Metabolic Health.
- [Rosette's Baked Goods and Dr. Tro Donate Low-Carb Cookies to Greenwich Hospital](https://toward.health/rosettes-baked-goods-and-dr-tro-donate-low-carb-cookies-to-greenwich-hospital/): Read how Rosette’s Baked Goods and Dr. Tro donated low-carb, sugar-free cookies to health care workers at Greenwich Hospital in 2020.
- [Update on COVID](https://toward.health/update-on-covid/): Read Dr. Tro Kalayjian’s March 2020 update on COVID-19, health-system capacity, and precautions for patients.
- [Reflecting on the 2025 Symposium for Metabolic Health](https://toward.health/reflecting-on-the-2025-symposium-for-metabolic-health/): Read Toward Health’s reflections from the 2025 Symposium for Metabolic Health, including research, clinical ideas, and community connections.
- [Poster Presentation at SMHP Conference](https://toward.health/poster-presentation-smhp-conference/): Toward Health announces a research poster presentation at the 2023 Symposium for Metabolic Health in Boca Raton.
- [Online Group Coaching Aims to Help Participants Maintain Benefits of Low Carb & Fasting; Manage Stress During These Difficult Times](https://toward.health/online-town-hall-meeting-aims-to-help-participants-maintain-benefits-of-low-carb-manage-stress-during-these-difficult-times/): Read the 2020 announcement of online group coaching designed to support low-carb, fasting, and stress-management habits during the pandemic.
- [Remote Monitoring Tools Become Even More Useful Amid COVID-19 Concerns](https://toward.health/remote-monitoring-tools-become-even-more-useful-amid-covid-19-concerns/): A 2020 look at how telemedicine and remote biometric monitoring supported metabolic care during COVID-19 restrictions.
- [Rockland County Weight Loss Doctor Who Once Weighed 350 Pounds Places Fifth in Orangetown 5K Race](https://toward.health/rockland-county-weight-loss-doctor-who-once-weighed-350-pounds-places-fifth-in-orangetown-5k-race/): Read how Dr. Tro Kalayjian’s personal weight-loss journey and fifth-place finish in a 2019 5K reflected his changing health.
- [Obesity Week 2019: Why is it So Hard for Doctors to Admit Their Failure?](https://toward.health/obesity-week-2019-why-is-it-so-hard-for-some-doctors-to-admit-their-failure/): Dr. Tro Kalayjian reflects on Obesity Week 2019 and challenges conventional approaches to obesity care and clinical accountability.
- [Rockland Obesity Doctor Tro Kalayjian to Speak at Screening of FAT: A Documentary](https://toward.health/rockland-obesity-doctor-tro-kalayjian-to-speak-at-screening-of-fat-a-documentary/): Read the announcement of Dr. Tro Kalayjian’s 2019 appearance at a Rockland County screening of FAT: A Documentary.
- [From Our Community to Capitol Hill: Why This Conversation Matters](https://toward.health/from-our-community-to-capitol-hill-why-this-conversation-matters/): A Toward Health perspective on the Coalition for Metabolic Health’s Capitol Hill briefing about nutrition, chronic disease, and GLP-1s.
- [Empowering Health: Results and Initiatives Revealed at SMHP Low Carb Conference](https://toward.health/empowering-health-results-and-initiatives-revealed-at-smhp-low-carb-conference/): Review research results and clinical initiatives presented by Dr. Tro’s Medical Weight Loss at an SMHP Low Carb Conference.
- [Dr. Tro’s Medical Weight Loss & Direct Primary Care Announces Partnership with Diet Doctor](https://toward.health/dr-tros-medical-weight-loss-direct-primary-care-announces-partnership-with-diet-doctor/): Read the 2020 announcement of Dr. Tro’s practice partnership with Diet Doctor and the educational resources offered to enrolled patients.
- [Dr. Tro's Fasted 5K](https://toward.health/dr-tros-fasted-5k/): Learn about Dr. Tro Kalayjian’s fasted 5K fundraiser supporting medical care and humanitarian needs in Armenia.
- [Near Catastrophic Medical Event Involving Dr. Tro's Father Leads to Donation of Medical Devices to Armenia](https://toward.health/near-catastrophic-medical-event-involving-dr-tros-father-leads-to-donation-of-medical-devices-to-armenia/): Learn how a medical emergency involving Dr. Tro’s father inspired a donation of portable diagnostic imaging devices to Armenia.
- [Coach Tia’s 30-Day Sugar Break-Up: It’s Time to End the Relationship That Isn’t Serving You](https://toward.health/coach-tias-30-day-sugar-break-up-its-time-to-end-the-relationship-that-isnt-serving-you/): Learn about Coach Tia Reid’s 30-Day Sugar Break-Up for Toward Health app members and its focus on cravings and sugar habits.
- [Breaking Down Cholesterol Myths: Dr. Tro Leads Q&A After Powerful Film Screening](https://toward.health/breaking-down-cholesterol-myths-dr-tro-leads-qa-after-powerful-film-screening/): Explore key themes from The Cholesterol Code screening and Dr. Tro Kalayjian’s audience Q&A about cholesterol and metabolic health.
- [Bring Evidence-Based Metabolic Health to Your Practice](https://toward.health/bring-evidence-based-metabolic-health-to-your-practice/): Learn how the Toward Health app supports clinicians and patients with education, remote tools, and resources for metabolic-health care.
- [Doctor Tro's  <br> Medical Weight Loss is Now <br> TOWARD HEALTH](https://toward.health/doctor-tros-medical-weight-loss-is-now-toward-health/): Read the announcement explaining why Doctor Tro’s Medical Weight Loss became Toward Health and how the organization’s mission expanded.
- [Dr. Laura Buchanan SMHP Grand Rounds](https://toward.health/dr-laura-buchanan-smhp-grand-rounds/): Watch Dr. Laura Buchanan’s SMHP Grand Rounds review of therapeutic carbohydrate reduction and its potential effects across the body.
- [A Year-in-Review and Update on Dr. Tro's Medical Practice & Clinical Operations](https://toward.health/a-year-in-review-and-update-on-dr-tros-medical-practice-clinical-operations/): Dr. Tro Kalayjian reflects on the practice’s 2020 growth, clinical operations, patient advocacy, and challenges within health care.
- ["That Patient Was Me…"](https://toward.health/that-patient-was-me/): Dr. Tro Kalayjian shares how his own history with obesity shaped a Grand Rounds presentation on hunger and dietary dogma.
- [Beyond Diets: How I Found <br> the Support I Deserved](https://toward.health/beyond-diets-how-i-found-the-support-i-deserved/): A personal story about moving beyond repeated diets and finding compassionate, individualized support for sustainable health change.
- [Can Old Doctors Learn New Tricks?](https://toward.health/can-old-doctors-learn-new-tricks/): A patient account of discussing medication decisions with a cardiologist and asking for time to pursue a low-carbohydrate approach.
- [Dr. Tro Kalayjian & Cynthia Thurlow, NP: A Powerful Conversation on Menopause, Gut Health, and Disease Prevention](https://toward.health/dr-tro-kalayjian-cynthia-thurlow-np-a-powerful-conversation-on-menopause-gut-health-and-disease-prevention/): Learn about a Toward Health conversation with Dr. Tro Kalayjian and Cynthia Thurlow, NP, on menopause, gut health, and prevention.
- [The Hunger Code Summary: Key Ideas From Dr. Jason Fung](https://toward.health/cracking-the-hunger-code-a-special-interview-with-dr-jason-fung/): Explore key ideas from The Hunger Code, including physical, emotional, and social hunger, weight regain, fasting, and long-term metabolic health.
- [LowCarbMD Podcast Available for Livestream, Beginning Friday, October 30 at 9:00 am ET](https://toward.health/lowcarbmd-podcast-available-for-livestream-beginning-friday-october-30-at-10-am-et/): Read the 2020 announcement that the LowCarbMD Podcast would begin recording selected episodes live for its Patreon community.
- [Diet Doctor Podcast #49 — Featuring Dr. Tro Kalayjian](https://toward.health/diet-doctor-podcast-49-featuring-dr-tro-kalayjian/): Listen to Dr. Tro Kalayjian’s conversation with Dr. Bret Scher on the Diet Doctor Podcast about obesity, low-carb care, and his personal journey.
- [Low Carb MD Podcast Releases 100th Episode](https://toward.health/low-carb-md-podcast-releases-100th-episode/): Celebrate the 100th episode of the Low Carb MD Podcast and learn how Dr. Tro Kalayjian and Dr. Brian Lenzkes built the show.
- [Dr. Tro Kalayjian Joins Cynthia Thurlow & Dr. Kelly Donahue on Everyday Wellness Podcast](https://toward.health/dr-tro-kalayjian-joins-cynthia-thurlow-dr-kelly-donahue-on-everyday-wellness-podcast/): Listen to Dr. Tro Kalayjian discuss weight loss, obesity, intermittent fasting, and metabolic health on the Everyday Wellness Podcast.
- [Spotlight on Group Coaching Member: Karen O](https://toward.health/spotlight-on-group-coaching-member-karen-o/): Meet group-coaching member Karen O. and read her personal account of weight, low-carb nutrition, and sustainable health change.
- [Spotlight on Group Coaching Member: Suzy D](https://toward.health/spotlight-on-group-coaching-member-suzy-d/): Meet group-coaching member Suzy D. and learn about her health journey, experience with low-carb nutrition, and community support.
- [Spotlight on Group Coaching Member: Stacy R](https://toward.health/spotlight-on-group-coaching-member-stacy-r/): Meet group-coaching member Stacy R. and learn about her health journey, experience with low-carb nutrition, and community support.
- [Spotlight on Group Coaching Member: Shelly Miller](https://toward.health/spotlight-on-group-coaching-member-shelly-miller/): Meet group-coaching member Shelly Miller and learn about her health journey, experience with low-carb nutrition, and community support.
- [Spotlight on Group Coaching Member: Greg Ramsey](https://toward.health/spotlight-on-group-coaching-member-greg-ramsey/): Meet group-coaching member Greg Ramsey and read his personal account of weight, low-carb nutrition, and sustainable health change.
- [Touro Prepared Dr. Kalayjian to Help Patients Tackle Obesity](https://toward.health/dr_tro_kalayjian_touro/): Learn how Touro College of Medicine prepared Dr. Tro Kalayjian for a career focused on obesity, weight management, and metabolic health.
- [Member Spotlight: Scott](https://toward.health/member-spotlight-scott/): Meet Toward Health member Scott and read his personal account of weight, prediabetes, low-carb nutrition, and sustainable change.
- [Member Spotlight: Shannon](https://toward.health/member-spotlight-shannon/): Meet Toward Health member Shannon and read her personal account of repeated weight loss, low-carb nutrition, and community support.
- [Member Spotlight: Lauren](https://toward.health/member-spotlight-lauren/): Meet Toward Health member Lauren and read her personal account of appetite, weight, athletic life, low-carb nutrition, and health change.
- [Member Spotlight: Sue](https://toward.health/member-spotlight-sue/): Meet Toward Health member Sue and read her personal account of weight, family health history, low-carb nutrition, and lasting change.
- [Spotlight on Group Coaching Member: Bob Collins](https://toward.health/spotlight-on-group-coaching-member-bob-collins/): Meet group-coaching member Bob Collins and read his personal account of weight, low-carb nutrition, and building healthier routines.
- [Spotlight on Group Coaching Member: Dr. Doug](https://toward.health/spotlight-on-group-coaching-member-dr-doug/): Meet group-coaching member Dr. Doug and learn about his health journey, experience with low-carb nutrition, and community support.
- [Spotlight on Group Coaching Member Dan Cadmus](https://toward.health/spotlight-on-group-coaching-member-dan-cadmus/): Meet group-coaching member Dan Cadmus and learn about his health journey, experience with low-carb nutrition, and community support.
- [Member Spotlight: Bryan](https://toward.health/member-spotlight-bryan/): Meet Toward Health member Bryan and read his personal account of weight, low-carb nutrition, health changes, and community support.
- [Member Spotlight: Carrie](https://toward.health/member-spotlight-carrie/): Meet Toward Health member Carrie and read her personal account of weight, low-carb nutrition, health changes, and renewed confidence.
- [Member Spotlight: Gregg S.](https://toward.health/member-spotlight-gregg-s/): Meet Toward Health member Gregg S. and read his personal account of weight, low-carb nutrition, setbacks, and sustainable health change.
- [Member Spotlight: Joan B](https://toward.health/member-spotlight-joan-b/): Meet Toward Health member Joan B. and read her personal account of lifelong dieting, low-carb nutrition, and sustainable health change.
- [Member Spotlight: Dee H](https://toward.health/member-spotlight-dee-hodgson/): Meet Toward Health member Dee H. and read her personal account of dieting from childhood, low-carb nutrition, and a new approach to health.
- [Member Spotlight: Julie](https://toward.health/member-spotlight-julie/): Meet Toward Health member Julie and read her personal account of food, weight, low-carb nutrition, and building a sustainable routine.
- [Member Spotlight: Carrie and Angelo](https://toward.health/member-spotlights-carrie-and-angelo/): Meet Toward Health members Carrie and Angelo and read their shared account of weight, low-carb nutrition, and supporting change together.
- [How One Simple Tool Helped Shed 69 Pounds and Could Help You Too](https://toward.health/how-one-simple-tool-helped-shed-69-pounds-and-could-help-you-too/): Read one patient’s account of using continuous glucose monitor feedback to better understand food choices and support a 69-pound weight-loss journey.
- [Meagan Hawkes: A Remarkable Transformation](https://toward.health/meagan-hawkes-a-remarkable-transformation/): Read Meagan Hawkes’s personal story of Type 2 diabetes, low-carb nutrition, weight change, and sustained lifestyle transformation.
- [Member Spotlight: Aubrey](https://toward.health/member-spotlight-aubrey/): Meet Toward Health member Aubrey and read her personal account of weight, low-carb nutrition, health changes, and family life.
- [Member Spotlight: <br> Barbara F.](https://toward.health/member-spotlight-barbara-f/): Meet Toward Health member Barbara F. and read her personal account of lifelong weight struggles, low-carb nutrition, and health change.
- [Member Spotlight: Beth](https://toward.health/member-spotlight-beth/): Meet Toward Health member Beth and read her personal account of lifelong dieting, low-carb nutrition, health change, and renewed confidence.
- [Member Spotlight: “Save yourself or remain unsaved”](https://toward.health/member-spotlight-save-yourself-or-remain-unsaved/): Read a Toward Health member’s candid story about weight, identity, self-advocacy, and choosing to take an active role in health.
- [Member Spotlight: Bob H](https://toward.health/member-spotlight-bob-h/): Meet Toward Health member Bob H. and read his personal account of health challenges, weight, low-carb nutrition, and long-term change.
- [Amy's Inspiring Journey: Featured in Woman's World](https://toward.health/amys-inspiring-journey/): Read about Amy Eiges’s health journey, her Woman’s World feature, and the role of mentorship, self-determination, and low-carb nutrition.
- [From Obesity Prison to <br> Empowered Health](https://toward.health/from-obesity-prison-to-empowered-health/): Read Amy Eiges’s personal story of obesity, shame, recovery, and finding practical support for sustainable health change.
- [Get to know Dr. Laura Buchanan](https://toward.health/get-to-know-dr-laura-buchanan/): Meet Dr. Laura Buchanan and learn about her training, family medicine background, and approach to lifestyle-focused metabolic care.
- [Down 100 Pounds for Nearly 15 Years, Health Coach Brian Wiley Reflects on Struggles & Victories](https://toward.health/down-100-pounds-for-nearly-12-years-health-coach-brian-wiley-reflects-on-his-struggles-accomplishments/): Read Brian Wiley’s personal account of losing 100 pounds, maintaining that change, and navigating the setbacks and victories along the way.
- [Group Coaching Program - Member Spotlight on Vic Basmadjian](https://toward.health/group-coaching-program-member-spotlight-vic-basmadjian/): Meet group-coaching member Vic Basmadjian and read his personal account of obesity, repeated dieting, low-carb nutrition, and health change.
- [After Losing 170+ Pounds, Amy Eiges is Now Coaching Others While Working to Fix a Broken System](https://toward.health/after-losing-170-pounds-amy-eiges-is-now-coaching-others-while-working-to-fix-a-broken-system/): Read Amy Eiges’s story of losing more than 170 pounds, becoming a health coach, and challenging shame-based approaches to obesity.
- [He Once "Endured" Obesity, Patient is Now Ready to Enjoy the New Life He's Found](https://toward.health/he-once-endured-obesity-patient-is-now-ready-to-enjoy-the-new-life-hes-found/): Read Robert’s personal story of living with obesity, pursuing health change, and learning to enjoy a life that once felt out of reach.
- [The state of the <br> healthcare system](https://toward.health/the-state-of-the-healthcare-system/): Toward Health what’s gone wrong with our healthcare system
- [It’s a Miracle I Haven’t Started Tweeting Obscenities About This...](https://toward.health/its-a-miracle-i-havent-started-tweeting-obscenities-about-this/): Dr. Tro Kalayjian reflects on weight bias, public health messaging, and the frustration created by oversimplified advice about obesity.
- [Medical Gaslighting: Ignoring Patients’ Needs Undermines Health and Trust](https://toward.health/medical-gaslighting/): A patient perspective on medical gaslighting, weight stigma, and why listening and trust are essential to effective health care.
- [Health, Grief, and Why Support Matters More Than Willpower](https://toward.health/health-grief-and-why-support-matters-more-than-willpower/): A personal reflection on grief, health, and why love, community, and practical support can matter more than willpower during difficult seasons.
- [Revenge Bedtime Procrastination: Why We Eat and Scroll at Night](https://toward.health/nighttime-eating-and-scrolling-revenge-bedtime-procrastination/): Revenge bedtime procrastination can link late-night scrolling, eating, stress, and lost personal time. Learn why it happens and practical ways to interrupt it.
- [Amy's Corner: New Year, New Challenges](https://toward.health/amys-corner-new-year-new-challenges/): Amy Eiges reflects on New Year goals, honest self-assessment, radical self-acceptance, and the value of setting specific intentions.
- [Small Changes + Time = Big Impact](https://toward.health/small-changes-time-big-impact/): Explore how small, repeated choices can compound over time and create meaningful, sustainable changes in health and daily life.
- [The Importance of Self-Care](https://toward.health/the-importance-of-self-care/): Explore why self-care matters for stress, eating habits, and weight maintenance, with practical ways to protect supportive routines.
- [Self-Care Must Be a Priority Under COVID-19 Quarantine](https://toward.health/self-care-must-be-a-priority-under-covid-19-quarantine/): A 2020 reflection on protecting self-care, mental health, and supportive routines during COVID-19 quarantine and isolation.
- [Precision Metabolic Care is Changing What’s Possible in Chronic Disease ](https://toward.health/precision-metabolic-care-is-changing-whats-possible-in-chronic-disease/): Explore a pilot study on food addiction, glucose control, and the psychological dimensions of lifestyle-based Type 2 diabetes care.
- [Making America Healthy–One Company at a Time](https://toward.health/new-study-making-america-healthy-one-company-at-a-time/): Review a published study of an employer metabolic-health program and reported changes in weight, medication use, and lifestyle measures.
- [New Quality of life Study](https://toward.health/new-quality-of-life-study/): Review a study of continuous glucose monitoring in group medical visits and its reported associations with A1C, weight, and quality of life.
- [Highlighting the power of nutrition & the importance of bonding with patients](https://toward.health/new-study-case-report-highlighting-the-power-of-nutrition-the-importance-of-bonding-with-patients/): Review a case report on ketogenic nutrition, hormone changes, and an undiagnosed brain tumor, with lessons about listening to patients.
- [Outlining the Impact of a Metabolic-Health Employee Wellness Program](https://toward.health/newpapermetabolicemployeewellness/): Review a published study of an employer metabolic-health program and reported changes in weight, A1C, medication use, and cardiovascular risk.
- [Sleep May Be the Missing Link in Your Weight Loss Journey](https://toward.health/sleep-hygiene-blog/): Explore how sleep affects appetite, weight management, and metabolic health, with practical habits that can support better rest.
- [Ketogenic Nutrition and Dementia: What the Evidence Shows](https://toward.health/ketogenic-nutrition-and-dementia-what-the-evidence-shows/): When someone you love is living with memory loss, it is understandable to look for anything that might help preserve independence and quality of life. Nutrition is one area of growing interest—especially ketogenic nutrition, which changes the body's primary fuel supply and raises ketones that the brain can use for energy. The early research is
- [Ketogenic Nutrition and Autism: Early Human Studies Show Improvement](https://toward.health/ketogenic-nutrition-and-autism-early-human-studies-show-improvement/): Autism spectrum disorder is a neurodevelopmental condition that affects communication, social interaction, sensory processing, behavior and daily functioning in different ways for different people. Autism is not caused by a single food, and no diet can be assumed to “cure” it. Across multiple peer-reviewed human interventions, ketogenic and modified Atkins diets have produced measurable improvements
- [Can a Ketogenic Diet Help Depression? What the Evidence Shows](https://toward.health/can-a-ketogenic-diet-help-depression-what-the-evidence-shows/): Depression is not a personal failure, and it rarely has a single cause. Biology, life experience, trauma, chronic stress, sleep, relationships, physical health, medications, financial pressure, and many other factors can shape how a person feels and functions. Food cannot erase trauma, repair a painful relationship, or remove the circumstances causing stress. A diet is
- [Exercise for Metabolic and Mental Health: Choosing the Right Training](https://toward.health/exercise-metabolic-mental-health-video/): Dr. Tro explains why exercise matters for metabolic and mental health and how to choose training that matches your goals.
- [A Minimalist Full-Body Strength Plan: Two Efficient Workouts per Week](https://toward.health/minimalist-full-body-strength-plan/): A simple full-body strength plan for two nonconsecutive days each week, with exercise options, progression guidance and a safer role for failure and drop sets.
- [Exercise for Mental Health: Why Movement Matters Beyond Weight Loss](https://toward.health/exercise-for-mental-health/): Exercise can support depression, anxiety, metabolic health and weight maintenance even when the scale changes slowly. Here is what the evidence shows.
- [Getting Started With Exercise: Fix Appetite, Start Slow, Build Strength](https://toward.health/my-approach-to-exercise/): Dr. Tro Kalayjian explains his approach to exercise, including how fitness can support health without becoming the only weight-loss strategy.
- [Do Athletes Need Carbs? What the Science Says About Low-Carb Performance](https://toward.health/do-athletes-need-carbs/): Explore the debate over carbohydrate needs for athletes and how low-carbohydrate approaches may fit different training and performance goals.
- [Low Testosterone: Fix the Metabolic Foundation and Treat When Needed](https://toward.health/the-truth-about-trt-how-modern-medicine-treats-low-testosterone-backwards/): Dr. Tro Kalayjian examines common approaches to low testosterone and discusses evaluation, treatment, and metabolic health considerations.
- [PCOS Is Now PMOS: How Low-Carb and Ketogenic Nutrition Can Improve Hormones](https://toward.health/from-pcos-to-pmos-why-this-name-change-matters/): Learn why PCOS is being reframed as Polyendocrine Metabolic Ovarian Syndrome (PMOS) and what the proposed name emphasizes.
- [TOWARD Health Physician Publishes Landmark Paper on Hormone Therapy and Women’s Health](https://toward.health/toward-health-physician-publishes-landmark-paper-on-hormone-therapy-and-womens-health/): Toward Health highlights Dr. Laura Buchanan’s peer-reviewed article on hormone therapy, FDA guidance, and menopause care.
- [A New Era for Menopausal Hormone Therapy](https://toward.health/new-era-for-menopausal-hormone-therapy/): Explore the FDA’s updated approach to menopausal hormone therapy and what it may mean for evidence-based menopause care.
- [Lipedema Is Not Your Fault: Why Low-Carb Nutrition Belongs in Multimodal Care](https://toward.health/lipedema-is-not-your-fault-why-low-carb-nutrition-belongs-in-multimodal-care/): Women with lipedema are too often told that their painful, disproportionate fat distribution is simply obesity, poor discipline or a failure to exercise. Many spend years trying harder, eating less and blaming themselves while pain, bruising, swelling and mobility problems continue. That stigma is medically damaging. Lipedema is a real chronic adipose-tissue disorder—not a character
- [Low-Carbohydrate Diets and Testosterone: What the Evidence Shows](https://toward.health/low-carb-diets-can-help-testosterone-function/): Explore the relationship between nutrition, metabolic health, and testosterone, including how low-carbohydrate diets may affect hormone function.
- [Hypertriglyceridemia Can be Reversed by Ketogenic Diet & Intermittent Fasting.](https://toward.health/dr-tro-co-authors-case-series-showing-hypertriglyceridemia-can-be-reversed-by-ketogenic-diet-intermittent-fasting/): Review a case series on very-low-carbohydrate ketogenic diets, intermittent fasting, and severe hypertriglyceridemia.
- [Chronic Pain and Metabolic Health: Can a Low-Carbohydrate or Ketogenic Diet Help?](https://toward.health/chronic-pain-and-metabolic-health-can-a-low-carbohydrate-or-ketogenic-diet-help/): Chronic pain is not simply pain that lasts longer. It can reshape sleep, movement, mood, appetite, work and daily life. In 2021, an estimated 20.9% of U.S. adults—about 51.6 million people—experienced chronic pain, while 6.9% experienced high-impact chronic pain that substantially limited work or daily activities.[1] Pain can arise from many different sources. Osteoarthritis, autoimmune
- [High Blood Pressure and Metabolic Health: What the Numbers Mean and What Helps](https://toward.health/high-blood-pressure-and-metabolic-health-what-the-numbers-mean-and-what-helps/): High blood pressure often causes no obvious symptoms, but over time it can damage blood vessels and increase the risk of heart attack, stroke, heart failure, kidney disease and cognitive decline. That is why measuring it accurately—and treating the whole person rather than reacting to one isolated reading—matters. Blood pressure is influenced by genetics, age,
- [10 Levers for Metabolic Health: Quick Summary](https://toward.health/ten-levers-metabolic-health-60-second-summary/): Dr. Tro summarizes Toward Health’s 10 Levers and explains how the framework can guide a personalized approach to metabolic health.
- [The Science of Fasting](https://toward.health/science-of-fasting/): Dr. Laura Buchanan explores fasting schedules, medical considerations, electrolytes, protein, muscle and exercise in this full-length lecture.
- [The Gut Microbiome Goes Far Beyond Digestion: What Transfer Experiments Reveal](https://toward.health/the-gut-microbiome-goes-far-beyond-digestion-what-transfer-experiments-reveal/): What if the microorganisms living inside us are not simply passengers—but active participants in our health? The human gut contains a vast ecosystem of bacteria, viruses, fungi and other microorganisms collectively known as the gut microbiome. These organisms interact with food, medications, the immune system, metabolism and the nervous system. They help produce vitamins and
- [Ketogenic Diets Improve Migraine Symptoms](https://toward.health/ketogenic-diets-improve-migraine-symptoms/): Migraine is more than a severe headache. It is a neurological condition that can cause throbbing or pulsating pain, nausea, sensitivity to light or sound, and significant disruption to work, family life and sleep. Migraine prevention often includes medication, sleep regularity, hydration, stress management and attention to individual triggers. Nutrition can also matter. Ketogenic diets
- [Ketogenic Diet Therapy for Epilepsy and Seizure Control](https://toward.health/ketogenic-diet-therapy-for-epilepsy-and-seizure-control/): The ketogenic diet was developed as a medical treatment for epilepsy in the 1920s. Primary clinical research—including randomized trials in children, adolescents and adults—shows that ketogenic dietary therapies reduce seizures in drug-resistant epilepsy.[2,10,11] National guidelines and international consensus statements provide additional authority and standards for delivering this treatment safely.[3–7] This is different from casually “trying
- [Is Protein King?](https://toward.health/is-protein-king/): Explore protein’s effects on satiety, the challenge of hyperpalatable protein products, and how protein fits into a sustainable eating plan.
- [What Is Metabolic Syndrome?](https://toward.health/what-is-metabolic-syndrome/): Metabolic syndrome is not a single disease. It is a group of related warning signs that tend to appear together and increase the risk of type 2 diabetes, cardiovascular disease, stroke, fatty liver disease, and other health problems. The five commonly recognized components are: A larger waist circumference, which can reflect excess visceral fat around
- [Autoimmune Disease Isn't Just About the Immune System](https://toward.health/autoimmune-disease-isnt-just-about-the-immune-system/): Learn how immune regulation, metabolic health, nutrition, sleep, and other factors may interact in autoimmune disease management.
- [If You Wouldn’t Eat It, Why Put It on Your Skin?](https://toward.health/if-you-wouldnt-eat-it-why-put-it-on-your-skin/): Explore common ingredients in food and skin-care products, questions about exposure, and practical ways to make more informed choices.
- [Do Low-Carbohydrate or High-Protein Diets Harm the Kidneys? What the Research Actually Shows](https://toward.health/do-low-carbohydrate-or-high-protein-diets-harm-the-kidneys-what-the-research-actually-shows/): Patients are often warned that low-carbohydrate diets are dangerous for the kidneys because they supposedly contain too much protein. The warning is repeated so often that many people assume it is a settled fact. It is not. Controlled human trials have not demonstrated that higher protein intake causes chronic kidney disease in people with healthy
- [Does Eating Fat Cause Gallstones? Gallbladder Health on a Low-Carb Diet](https://toward.health/does-eating-fat-cause-gallstones-gallbladder-health-on-a-low-carb-diet/): People are often told that eating fat causes gallstones or that a low-carbohydrate diet is unsafe for the gallbladder. The physiology tells a more interesting story. Dietary fat stimulates the gallbladder to contract and release bile. During rapid weight loss, diets that are extremely low in both calories and fat can reduce gallbladder emptying and
- [Can Carbohydrates Worsen GERD? How Cutting Carbs Can Improve Acid Reflux](https://toward.health/can-carbohydrates-worsen-gerd-how-cutting-carbs-can-improve-acid-reflux/): Gastroesophageal reflux disease—usually shortened to GERD—is more than occasional heartburn after a large meal. GERD occurs when stomach contents repeatedly flow backward into the esophagus and cause troublesome symptoms or injury. The usual symptoms are burning behind the breastbone and the sensation of acid or food coming back into the throat or mouth. GERD can
- [Fatty Liver Disease (MASLD, Formerly NAFLD): What It Means and How Low-Carb Nutrition Can Help](https://toward.health/fatty-liver-disease-masld-formerly-nafld-what-it-means-and-how-low-carb-nutrition-can-help/): Fatty liver disease is common, often silent and closely connected to insulin resistance. Many people discover it only after an imaging study shows fat in the liver or routine bloodwork shows an elevated liver enzyme. Others have normal liver enzymes despite significant disease. The encouraging news is that liver fat can change quickly. Improving metabolic
- [Avoiding Processed Food](https://toward.health/avoiding-processed-food/): Learn what “processed food” means, why real-food choices matter, and practical ways to reduce highly processed foods.
- [Can food be thy medicine?](https://toward.health/can-food-be-thy-medicine/): Explore research on nutrition, blood sugar, mental health, and chronic disease behind the idea that food can influence health.
- [Extended Fasting: Methods, Benefits, and How to Approach It Safely](https://toward.health/extended-fasting-benefits-methods-safety/): Dr. Tro explains where extended fasting fits within the Ten Levers and why preparation, gradual progression, and medical guidance matter.
- [Intermittent Fasting Research: Eating Windows and Muscle](https://toward.health/intermittent-fasting-research/): A closer look at eating windows, one meal a day, muscle mass and the studies behind a flexible approach to fasting.
- [Intermittent Fasting FAQs: Hunger, Timing and Breaking a Fast](https://toward.health/intermittent-fasting-faqs/): Understand fasting schedules, manage hunger and learn how to break a fast while keeping your approach flexible.
- [Debunking Lies About Low-Carb Diets](https://toward.health/the-12-most-common-anti-keto-claims-how-we-address-these-claims/): Review 12 common claims about low-carbohydrate and ketogenic diets, with context on evidence, safety, and appropriate clinical use.
- [The Carnivore Diet: Benefits, Risks, and How It Works](https://toward.health/carnivore-diet-benefits-risks-how-it-works/): The carnivore diet strips eating down to a short list of animal foods. For many people, that simplicity is the appeal. Meals center on meat, fish, eggs and animal fats, with dairy included when it is well tolerated. At the same time, the diet removes sugar, refined starches, most ultra-processed foods and many foods that
- [No, Potatoes Don’t Help You Live Longer: What the Study Actually Found](https://toward.health/do-potatoes-help-you-live-longer-study/): 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, and reported a statistically significant association. It still did not show that potatoes help people live longer. That distinction is the entire story. A large observational data
- [The AAP Gets Low-Carbohydrate Diets for Children Wrong](https://toward.health/questioning-the-american-academy-of-pediatrics-view-on-low-carb-diets-for-children/): Toward Health physicians challenge the AAP’s pediatric low-carb guidance, its framing of risk, and its use of evidence—and review two newer clinical trials.
- [Diet Study Reveals Major Flaws](https://toward.health/major-flaws-uncovered-in-diet-study/): Review questions raised by a reanalysis of Kevin Hall’s diet study and the debate around the carbohydrate-insulin model of obesity.
- [Keto and Intermittent Fasting: A Beginner’s Course](https://toward.health/keto-and-intermittent-fasting-a-beginner-s-course/): VIDEO COURSE · 28 MINUTES Dr. Tro Kalayjian and Dr. Laura Buchanan explain the foundations of low-carbohydrate nutrition and intermittent fasting, including their hormonal effects and potential role for people with diabetes or metabolic syndrome. This longer introduction is for viewers who want to understand the reasoning behind the approach before considering how it might
- [Keto + Intermittent Fasting: A Beginner’s Blueprint](https://toward.health/keto-intermittent-fasting-a-beginner-s-blueprint/): VIDEO LESSON · 5 MINUTES This short lesson is a starting point for understanding how Toward Health brings low-carbohydrate eating and intermittent fasting into the same conversation. It is useful if you are new to the terms and want an overview before exploring the details. Two parts of the conversation Low-carbohydrate eating concerns food choices;
- [Sugar Substitutes](https://toward.health/sugar-substitutes/): Medically reviewed by Dr. Tro Kalayjian and Dr. Laura BuchananReviewed by Amy Eiges, Certified Health Coach A sugar substitute can make it easier to enjoy a familiar drink or recipe while reducing sugar. Choosing one takes more than finding “keto,” “natural” or “zero sugar” on the package. The sweetening ingredient, the finished blend and the
- [Quick Options That Work](https://toward.health/quick-options-that-work/): Busy days are easier when you have a few quick low-carb options on hand. Here are some frequently recommended products from the Toward Health community, including broth packets, egg bites and water flavoring. Lono Life Grass-fed Bone broth: Instant packets to have with you on the go. Egg Bites: for those looking for a breakfast-on-the-go
- [Low-Carb Grocery List: Foods to Build Your Meals Around](https://toward.health/low-carb-grocery-list/): Build a shopping list around proteins, vegetables, dairy and pantry staples, with the original illustrated lists included.
- [Costco Low-Carb Shopping List](https://toward.health/costco-low-carb-shopping-list/): A department-by-department list of proteins, produce, dairy, pantry staples and convenient options from the original Costco resource.
- [Eating On-the-Go: Fast Food](https://toward.health/eating-on-the-go-fast-food/): Reviewed by Amy Eiges, Certified Health Coach A busy day or a long drive does not have to leave you without a meal that fits your low-carb plan. Start with a few familiar orders, look at the menu before you arrive, and keep a backup for the stops where your choices are limited. This guide
- [Non-Perishable Food List](https://toward.health/low-carb-non-perishable-food-list/): Build a practical low-carb pantry or travel kit with familiar shelf-stable foods, grab-and-go options and clear guidance for keeping chilled food safe.
- [Low-Carb Coffee: Creamers, Sweeteners and Café Orders](https://toward.health/low-carb-coffee-guide/): Navigate café orders, flavored syrups and creamers, and learn practical ways to adjust the additions in your daily coffee.
- [Sugar-Free Cranberry Sauce](https://toward.health/sugar-free-cranberry-sauce/): Fresh cranberries and allulose make a simple sugar-free cranberry sauce that thickens as it cools. Xylitol remains an optional substitute with a prominent pet-safety warning.
- [Low-Carb Shrimp Scampi With Spinach](https://toward.health/low-carb-shrimp-scampi-spinach/): This low-carb shrimp scampi combines garlic, butter, cream, Parmesan and spinach in one skillet while keeping the shrimp tender.
- [Low-Carb Mustard-Garlic Marinade](https://toward.health/low-carb-mustard-garlic-marinade/): This tangy low-carb marinade combines mustard, garlic, apple-cider vinegar, lemon and olive oil. One batch is enough for roughly two to three pounds of chicken.
- [Low-Carb Pumpkin Spice Donuts: Four Topping Ideas](https://toward.health/low-carb-pumpkin-spice-donuts/): One pumpkin-spice cake mix becomes a dozen baked low-carb donuts with four topping choices: crumb, chocolate chip, cinnamon glaze and powdered sweetener.
- [Low-Carb Pumpkin Pie With Cookie Crust](https://toward.health/low-carb-pumpkin-pie-cookie-crust/): This low-carb pumpkin pie uses a sugar-free cookie mix for the crust and a creamy pumpkin filling seasoned with cinnamon, ginger and nutmeg.
- [Low-Carb Peanut Butter Cookie Cheesecake](https://toward.health/low-carb-peanut-butter-cookie-cheesecake/): A peanut-butter cookie crust supports a smooth cheesecake layer in these easy low-carb bars. Add a chilled chocolate-pudding topping if desired.
- [Easy Low-Carb Chili for the Slow Cooker or Stovetop](https://toward.health/easy-low-carb-chili/): This hearty low-carb chili combines ground beef, sausage, peppers, tomatoes and warm spices in one flexible recipe. Make it in a slow cooker or on the stovetop, then customize the toppings or freeze a second batch for later.
- [Easy Low-Carb Chicken Parmesan](https://toward.health/easy-low-carb-chicken-parmesan/): Thin chicken cutlets get a crisp pork-rind and Parmesan coating before being topped with marinara and melted mozzarella.
- [Classic Keto Cheesecake With Almond-Flour Crust](https://toward.health/keto-cheesecake-almond-flour-crust/): This classic keto cheesecake pairs a cinnamon almond-flour crust with a rich cream-cheese and sour-cream filling. A separate pan of hot water adds oven moisture without placing the springform pan in water.
- [Creamy Low-Carb Coleslaw](https://toward.health/creamy-low-carb-coleslaw/): This creamy low-carb coleslaw uses a crisp cabbage mix and a tangy avocado-oil mayonnaise dressing with Dijon mustard and celery seed.
- [Low-Carb Lebanese Meat Pies](https://toward.health/low-carb-lebanese-meat-pies/): These low-carb Lebanese-inspired meat pies wrap warmly spiced beef and onion in a gluten-free dough. Serve them warm for lunch, dinner or an appetizer spread.
- [Low-Carb Almond Cheesecake Bars](https://toward.health/low-carb-almond-cheesecake-bars/): These low-carb almond cheesecake bars layer a sugar-free cookie crust, creamy almond filling and buttery caramel-style almond topping.
- [Low-Carb Chocolate Peppermint Cookies](https://toward.health/low-carb-chocolate-peppermint-cookies/): These low-carb chocolate peppermint cookies pair a chocolate-chip cookie base with a simple peppermint-chocolate frosting and an optional sugar-free peppermint garnish.
- [Quick Low-Carb Meal Prep for Busy Days](https://toward.health/quick-low-carb-meal-prep/): Make busy days easier with ready-to-eat backups, batch-cooked proteins, prepared vegetables and simple meal combinations.
- [Eating Out on Low Carb: A Restaurant Guide](https://toward.health/eating-out-on-low-carb/): Plan restaurant meals with practical ordering ideas across cuisines, from bunless burgers and fajitas to seafood and salads.
- [Low-Carb Meal Delivery: How to Choose a Service](https://toward.health/low-carb-meal-delivery-services/): Compare meal-delivery options by the actual meals, ingredients and nutrition information, with current notes on the original services.
- [Hidden Sugars and Reading Labels](https://toward.health/hidden-sugars-and-reading-labels/): Medically reviewed by Dr. Tro Kalayjian and Dr. Laura BuchananReviewed by Amy Eiges, Certified Health Coach Reading Nutrition and Ingredient Labels Every day, supermarket shelves are filled with new convenience products that seem to be low carb and keto friendly. With words like “only 2 net carbs” splashed across the front, it’s easy to be
- [Cooking Oils and Fats: A Practical Kitchen Guide](https://toward.health/cooking-oils-fats-guide/): Choose cooking fats with heat, flavor and oil quality in mind, using the original practical kitchen guide.
- [Low-Carb Protein Shakes and Powders](https://toward.health/low-carb-protein-shakes/): Compare protein powders and ready-made shakes, and use the original simple blending method.
- [Low-Carb Replacement Foods: How to Use Them Wisely](https://toward.health/low-carb-replacement-foods/): Understand the role of replacement foods, their limitations and what to notice about hunger, cravings and your own response.
- [Low-Carb Jam, Jelly and Syrup Options](https://toward.health/low-carb-jam-jelly-syrups/): A short shopping resource for syrups, jams and preserves, with attention to the exact product and serving.
- [Low-Carb Ice Cream and Frozen Treats](https://toward.health/low-carb-ice-cream/): Explore frozen treats, individual bars and the original thick protein-shake option for an ice-cream craving.
- [Low-Carb Protein Bars: How to Compare Your Options](https://toward.health/low-carb-protein-bars/): Compare the original protein-bar suggestions by ingredients, sweeteners and convenience.
- [Low-Carb Pizza: Crusts, Recipes and Ready-Made Options](https://toward.health/low-carb-pizza-options/): Compare homemade pizza recipes, lower-carb crusts and ready-made options, with attention to the ingredients behind the label.
- [Low-Carb Pasta and Rice Alternatives](https://toward.health/low-carb-pasta-rice-alternatives/): Explore cauliflower rice, shirataki, hearts of palm, egg-white noodles and vegetable alternatives, with preparation tips.
- [Low-Carb Chocolate: What to Buy and How to Make It](https://toward.health/low-carb-chocolate/): Compare chocolate bars and baking chips, watch for sweeteners and make the original chilled chocolate bites.
- [Low-Carb Cereal and Granola Options](https://toward.health/low-carb-cereal-granola/): Explore cereal and granola replacements, including the original flavor suggestions and a homemade granola recipe.
- [Low-Carb Candy and Sweets: What to Check on the Label](https://toward.health/low-carb-candy-sweets/): Compare sweet replacements while keeping total carbohydrates, sweeteners and the original xylitol warning in view.
- [Low-Carb Cakes and Cookies: Recipes and Ready-Made Treats](https://toward.health/low-carb-cakes-cookies/): A concise resource for ready-made baked treats, baking mixes and recipes for cookies, cakes, scones and muffins.
- [Low-Carb Condiments, Sauces and Seasonings](https://toward.health/low-carb-condiments-sauces-seasonings/): Compare condiments and seasonings, check ingredients and make the original immersion-blender mayonnaise recipe.
- [Low-Carb Chips and Crackers: Options and Easy Recipes](https://toward.health/low-carb-chips-crackers/): Find crunchy replacements, ingredient checks and the original cheese-cracker and hemp-heart-cracker recipes.
- [Low-Carb Bread, Bagels, Tortillas and Wraps](https://toward.health/low-carb-bread-bagels-tortillas-wraps/): Explore bread and wrap replacements, recipes and a simple cottage-cheese wrap, with tips for checking labels and your own response.
- [Health Isn’t a Willpower Problem, It’s a People Problem](https://toward.health/health-isnt-a-willpower-problem-its-a-people-problem/): Explore why sustainable health change depends on supportive people, environments, and systems—not willpower alone.
- [Hunger Signals, Food Reward, and Low-Carb Diets](https://toward.health/hunger-signals-food-reward-and-low-carb-diets/): Hunger is not a single signal. Physical hunger, appetite, cravings, learned cues and food reward can each create a desire to eat—and they do not always arrive together. In this Grand Rounds lecture, Dr. Tro examines how the modern food environment can amplify hunger and reward, how low-carbohydrate and ketogenic diets may change appetite, and
- [Binge Eating and Stress Eating: Why It Happens and How Low-Carb Nutrition Can Help](https://toward.health/binge-eating-and-stress-eating-why-it-happens-and-how-low-carb-nutrition-can-help/): Binge eating is often described as a failure of willpower. That explanation is both incomplete and unhelpful. Eating behavior is shaped by hunger, stress, sleep, habit, food availability, learned cues and the reward value of food. For some people, these forces can become so powerful that eating feels disconnected from physical hunger. A stressful evening,
- [What is Food Grief? (And Why It’s Not Actually About the Food)](https://toward.health/what-is-food-grief-and-why-its-not-actually-about-the-food/): A personal exploration of food grief, identity, and the emotions that can surface while changing long-held eating patterns.
- [Understanding Our Triggers: Pattern Recognition](https://toward.health/understanding-our-triggers-pattern-recognition/): Learn to recognize emotional and situational triggers, separate scale data from self-worth, and respond with practical next steps.
- [The Lying Liar: Learned Helplessness & Food Addiction](https://toward.health/learned-helplessness/): Health coach Amy Eiges explores all-or-nothing thinking, learned helplessness and battles with food addiction on the road to losing 225+ pounds
- [Why Are You Eating?](https://toward.health/why-are-you-eating/): Learn to pause and ask why you are eating, recognize all-or-nothing thinking, and respond to food-addiction triggers with greater awareness.
- [The Cold, Ugly Truth: "I Will Always Be a Food Addict"](https://toward.health/the-cold-ugly-truth-i-will-always-be-a-food-addict/): Amy Eiges shares a candid perspective on food addiction, long-term recovery, and why major weight loss does not eliminate every struggle.
- [Healing Your Relationship with Food in Two Parts: Biology First, Compassion Second](https://toward.health/healing-from-food-in-two-parts-biology-first-compassion-second/): A personal reflection on healing a difficult relationship with food by understanding biology first and practicing compassion second.
- [Breaking the Cycle: Letting Go of Shame](https://toward.health/breaking-the-cycle-letting-go-of-shame/): Amy Eiges examines how shame can reinforce food-addiction patterns and how self-compassion can support recovery and lasting change.
- [Amy's Corner: Protecting Your Lifestyle](https://toward.health/amys-corner-protecting-your-lifestyle/): Practical strategies for protecting the health habits you have built when stress, distractions, and everyday life test your routine.
- [Amy's Corner: Self-Loathing is a Learned Behavior](https://toward.health/self-loathing-is-a-learned-behavior/): Amy Eiges reflects on self-loathing, weight, body image, and how understanding and compassion helped reshape her recovery.
- [Moderation is a Fairytale](https://toward.health/moderation-is-a-fairytale/): Amy Eiges examines why “moderation” can be difficult with trigger foods and how planning can protect a low-carb lifestyle.
- [Amy's Corner: Distractions](https://toward.health/amys-corner-distractions/): Amy Eiges reflects on distraction, discomfort, and why meaningful lifestyle change often requires doing more than changing the surface.
- [How to Keep "Cheats" From Sinking Your Weight Loss Goals](https://toward.health/how-to-keep-cheats-from-sinking-your-weight-loss-goals/): Practical guidance on reframing dietary “cheats,” learning from deviations, and returning to weight-loss goals without all-or-nothing thinking.
- [TOWARD, a metabolic health intervention that improves food addiction and binge eating symptoms](https://toward.health/new-study-toward-a-metabolic-health-intervention-that-improves-food-addiction-and-binge-eating-symptoms/): Review a Toward Health study of a virtual lifestyle program and reported changes in food-addiction and binge-eating symptoms.
- [Misunderstood: Food Addiction](https://toward.health/misunderstood-food-addiction/): Learn how food addiction is defined, why it remains controversial, and how biology, behavior, and environment may shape eating patterns.
- [Mastering Special Events](https://toward.health/mastering-special-events/): Practical strategies for navigating holidays and special events while protecting the health habits and progress you value.
- [A Support Line: Near Immediate Help with Lifestyle Change](https://toward.health/a-support-line-near-immediate-help-with-lifestyle-change/): Learn how Toward Health’s support line and remote monitoring model aim to provide timely help during difficult moments of lifestyle change.
- [Weathering the Perfect Storm](https://toward.health/weathering-the-perfect-storm/): Amy Eiges shares perspective for navigating discouragement, stress, and stalled progress during a long-term low-carb weight-loss journey.
- [Ketogenic Diet Reduces Binge Eating & Food Addiction Symptoms](https://toward.health/dr-tro-co-authors-case-series-demonstrating-feasibility-of-ketogenic-diet-for-patients-with-obesity-binge-eating-food-addiction-symptoms/): Review a case report on ketogenic nutrition for patients with obesity who reported binge-eating and food-addiction symptoms.
- [Can Type 2 Diabetes Go Into Remission?](https://toward.health/can-type-2-diabetes-go-into-remission/): Yes. Type 2 diabetes can go into remission. That answer should fundamentally change the conversation at diagnosis. Type 2 diabetes has long been presented as an inevitably progressive disease: glucose rises, medication accumulates and complications are managed as they appear. That progression is common when the metabolic conditions driving diabetes remain unchanged. It is not
- [Therapeutic Carbohydrate Reduction for Type 1 Diabetes: <br> A Call to Action](https://toward.health/therapeutic-carbohydrate-reduction-for-type-1-diabetes-a-call-to-action/): Review a Society of Metabolic Health Practitioners position statement advocating access to therapeutic carbohydrate reduction in Type 1 diabetes.
- [Type 2 Diabetes and Insulin Resistance: Start Here](https://toward.health/type-2-diabetes-and-insulin-resistance-start-here/): A diagnosis of type 2 diabetes can feel like a life sentence. Many people are told that the disease will inevitably progress, medication will increase and complications are simply something to watch for. That is not the whole story. Type 2 diabetes is a serious disease, but it is also highly responsive to change. Food
- [Low-Carb Nutrition and Diabetes Medications: What Can Change Quickly](https://toward.health/low-carb-nutrition-and-diabetes-medications-what-can-change-quickly/): Lowering carbohydrate intake can change blood sugar and medication needs quickly. Learn which diabetes medications require immediate attention and how supervised deprescribing supports metabolic improvement and remission.
- [Keto Mojo GK+ Blood Glucose & Ketone Meters Make Remote Monitoring Easier than Ever](https://toward.health/keto-mojo-gk-blood-glucose-ketone-meters/): Learn how the practice used Keto-Mojo GK+ blood glucose and ketone meters to support remote monitoring and connected care.
- [Is Fruit Healthy?](https://toward.health/is-fruit-healthy/): Dr. Tro Kalayjian examines how fruit can affect people differently and why recommendations may vary with diabetes and metabolic health.
- [54% Type 2 Diabetes Remission at One Year](https://toward.health/diabetesremission/): Review one-year results presented by Toward Health researchers from a metabolic employee wellness program for Type 2 diabetes.
- [CGM Recall Update and What It Means for You](https://toward.health/cgm-recall-update-and-what-it-means-for-you/): Review the Freestyle Libre CGM recall, affected devices, patient guidance, and why continuous glucose monitoring remains useful in metabolic care.
- [Amy's Corner: Diabetes is Personal](https://toward.health/amys-corner-diabetes-is-personal/): Amy Eiges explains why diabetes is personal and introduces a four-part educational series with Dr. Tro Kalayjian and Dr. Laura Buchanan.
- [Five years of Type 2 and <br> Obesity reversal, more to come](https://toward.health/5yeardrlaurabuchananjoins/): Dr. Tro Kalayjian reflects on five years of building a practice focused on obesity, Type 2 diabetes, and patient-centered metabolic care.
- [Added Sugar, Blood Glucose, and Type 2 Diabetes: What You Need to Know](https://toward.health/added-sugar-blood-glucose-and-type-2-diabetes-what-you-need-to-know/): Understanding the difference between added sugar and blood glucose is a useful starting point for anyone learning about insulin resistance, prediabetes or type 2 diabetes. Added sugar affects more than body weight. High intake—particularly from sugar-sweetened beverages—has been linked to cardiovascular disease, insulin resistance, fatty liver, abnormal blood lipids and higher cardiovascular mortality.[1,3–6] Blood glucose
- [Dr. Tro's Medical Weight Loss & Direct Primary Care Now Offering CGMs Direct to Patients and Coaching Clients](https://toward.health/dr-tros-medical-weight-loss-direct-primary-care-now-offering-cgms-direct-to-patients-and-coaching-clients/): Learn about the practice’s 2020 rollout of Freestyle Libre continuous glucose monitors for eligible patients and coaching clients.
- [Starting Low Carb Safely: Medications, Lab Changes, and Side Effects](https://toward.health/low-carb-diet-safety/): VIDEO LESSON · 23 MINUTES Dr. Laura Buchanan explains why low-carbohydrate nutrition should be implemented with coordinated clinical support when medications, laboratory results or rapid metabolic changes are involved. What this lesson covers The benefits of a multidisciplinary approach to patient care The potential benefits of therapeutic carbohydrate reduction for metabolic disease Why rapid diet-induced
- [Adapting to a Ketogenic Lifestyle & Navigating Potential Side Effects](https://toward.health/adapting-to-a-ketogenic-lifestyle/): Starting a ketogenic lifestyle can raise questions about the adjustment period. This guide walks through the common concerns covered by Toward Health’s clinical team.
- [Drinking Alcohol on a Ketogenic Diet](https://toward.health/drinking-alcohol-on-a-ketogenic-diet/): This guide brings together the main considerations for alcohol on a ketogenic diet, from day-to-day effects to choosing a drink.
- [Electrolytes & Keto](https://toward.health/electrolytes-and-keto/): Use this guide to explore sodium, potassium and magnesium on a ketogenic diet, with the original food sources, supplement information and references in one place.
- [Ketones and Blood Sugar: How Sugar Intake and Ketosis Affect Metabolic Health](https://toward.health/ketones-and-blood-sugar-how-sugar-intake-and-ketosis-affect-metabolic-health/): Blood sugar and ketones tell us which fuels are available and how the body is responding to them. They should not be viewed as two unrelated numbers. After a carbohydrate-rich meal, glucose generally rises and insulin directs the body to use or store that incoming energy. When carbohydrate availability and insulin fall, fatty acids become
- [Toward Health Supplement Guide](https://toward.health/toward-health-supplement-guide/): Find Toward Health’s supplement guide below, including its selection standards, product links and clinician guidance.
- [Why Reading Labels Isn't Enough: Avocado Oil, Protein Powders, and Supplements](https://toward.health/why-reading-labels-isnt-enough/): Avocado oil and protein-product testing show why labels need independent verification. Learn what the findings mean and which questions to ask.
- [Melatonin, Heart Health and Blood Sugar](https://toward.health/melatonin-heart-health-blood-sugar/): Dr. Tro examines the melatonin heart-failure study, controlled glucose trials and what the mixed evidence means for ongoing use.
- [PCSK9 Inhibitors: Why Our View of the Evidence Changed](https://toward.health/pcsk9-inhibitors-evidence-review/): Why Toward Health reassessed PCSK9 inhibitors: early mortality concerns, the FOURIER reanalysis, and newer evidence on cardiovascular events and plaque regression.
- [Understanding Cholesterol, Lipids, and Cardiovascular Risk](https://toward.health/understanding-cholesterol-lipids-and-cardiovascular-risk/): Cholesterol results can feel confusing. One number may rise while another improves. A person may lose weight, lower their blood sugar, and reduce their triglycerides—yet still see their LDL cholesterol increase. Someone else may have an LDL cholesterol result that looks acceptable while carrying other risks that are not captured by LDL-C alone. That is
- [Does a Low-Carbohydrate, High-Fat Diet Increase Heart Risk? A Critical Look at the UK Biobank Study](https://toward.health/low-carb-high-fat-diet-heart-risk-uk-biobank/): 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 matched participants eating a standard diet.[1] The result deserves attention. It does not deserve either panic or dismissal. The sharpest reading is that the study identified a
- [Why CAC Matters in the Statin Conversation](https://toward.health/why-cac-matters-statin-conversation/): CAC, statins and absolute risk: Dr. Tro reflects on recent research and why treatment decisions should start with the individual patient.
- [Ezetimibe More Effective on a Ketogenic Diet](https://toward.health/ezetimibe-keto/): Explore new research on ezetimibe, ketogenic diets, and a proposed insulin-centered explanation for diet-associated cholesterol changes.
- [Prediabetes Is an Early Warning, Not the Beginning](https://toward.health/pre-diabetes-is-a-lie/): Dr. Tro Kalayjian explains why the term prediabetes can minimize years of metabolic changes and why early attention matters.
- [Outlining the Impact of Low-Carb Diets on Cholesterol](https://toward.health/dr-tro-co-authors-new-research-paper-outlining-the-impact-of-low-carb-diets-on-cholesterol/): Review research on LDL cholesterol responses to low-carbohydrate diets and how BMI and triglyceride-to-HDL ratio may relate.
- [Lower Back Pain: What It Means, When Imaging Helps, and How Recovery Happens](https://toward.health/lower-back-pain-what-it-means-when-imaging-helps-and-how-recovery-happens/): Lower-back pain can be intense, frightening and disabling. Yet the severity of the pain does not always tell us how much structural damage is present—or whether a scan will reveal the reason it hurts. That apparent contradiction is one of the most important ideas in back-pain medicine. Some people have dramatic-looking disc degeneration on an
- [What you need to know <br> about Ozempic & Mounjaro](https://toward.health/what-you-need-to-know-about-ozempic-mounjaro/): Explore how Ozempic and Mounjaro work, what patients may not hear in headlines, and important questions to discuss with a clinician.
- [What the Gila Monster Really Taught Us About GLP-1 Drugs](https://toward.health/what-the-gila-monster-can-teach-us-about-glp-1-and-ketogenic-diets/): Explore the biology behind GLP-1 medications, what the Gila monster contributed to their development, and how ketogenic diets differ.
- [Weight Loss Medications](https://toward.health/weight-loss-medications-2/): Learn how GLP-1 medications such as semaglutide and liraglutide work, along with benefits, limitations, and treatment considerations.
- [Start Here: Weight Loss Drugs & Surgery](https://toward.health/weight-loss-drugs-surgery-start-here/): Dr. Tro and Dr. Laura introduce weight loss medications and surgery, with a discussion of expectations, root causes and the questions to consider.
- [Dr. Tro on GLP-1 Medications](https://toward.health/dr-tro-glp1-medications/): Dr. Tro discusses GLP-1 medications through the lens of clinical experience, behavior change, coaching, nutrition and exercise.
- [Bariatric Surgery: The Basics](https://toward.health/bariatric-surgery-basics/): An introduction to common bariatric procedures, expected weight loss, complications and the lifestyle commitments involved.
- [Bariatric Surgery: In-Depth](https://toward.health/bariatric-surgery-in-depth/): Dr. Laura examines bariatric procedures, nutritional deficiencies, complications and long-term outcomes in a detailed article and recorded discussion.
- [The Messy Middle of Weight Loss](https://toward.health/messy-middle-of-weight-loss/): Before-and-after photos leave out the everyday work of change. This personal reflection makes room for slow progress, setbacks and continuing.
- [Negative Lifestyle Creep](https://toward.health/negative-lifestyle-creep/): Learn how small, unnoticed changes in food, movement, sleep, and stress can accumulate into “negative lifestyle creep”—and how to respond.
- [Handling Your Diet Over the Holidays: Mastering the Pivot](https://toward.health/handling-your-diet-over-the-holidays-mastering-the-pivot/): Practical strategies for navigating holiday meals, avoiding all-or-nothing thinking, and returning to health goals without waiting for Monday.
- [6 Simple Steps to a More Satisfying Holiday Season](https://toward.health/6-simple-steps-to-a-more-satisfying-holiday-season/): Six practical ways to protect eating, movement, and self-care routines while enjoying a busy holiday season.
- [Why Some Foods Are Hard to Stop Eating: Carbohydrates, Fat, and Food Reward](https://toward.health/why-some-foods-are-hard-to-stop-eating-carbohydrates-fat-and-food-reward/): Pizza. Chocolate. Ice cream. Cookies. Cake. Doughnuts. French fries. Chips. Cheeseburgers. Macaroni and cheese. People often describe these foods as personal weaknesses, but the pattern is remarkably consistent. The foods that are hardest to stop eating are rarely plain carbohydrate or plain fat. They are usually highly processed combinations of refined carbohydrate and fat, often
- [Why Low Carb? How It Changes Hunger, Cravings, and Weight Loss](https://toward.health/why-low-carb-how-it-changes-hunger-cravings-and-weight-loss/): Most weight-loss advice begins with a calorie target. Our approach begins with a different question: What is driving you to eat? That distinction matters because hunger, cravings, food reward and the persistent desire to eat are among the strongest forces working against long-term weight loss. A plan that asks someone to remain hungry indefinitely is
- [Video: How Stress Makes You Hungrier](https://toward.health/video-how-stress-makes-you-hungrier/): If the urge to eat shows up after a difficult day, this video can help you put that pattern into words. Dr. Tro discusses why stress-related hunger may arrive after the immediate pressure has passed, how rewarding foods can become more appealing, and why it helps to plan another response. Notice the pattern around the
- [How Stress Drives Hunger, Cravings, and Weight Regain](https://toward.health/stress-the-leading-cause-of-weight-regain/): Dr. Tro Kalayjian explains how stress can contribute to weight regain and how remote monitoring may help identify changing patterns.
- [Blood Sugar Dips, Hunger, and Cravings: Why You Want to Eat Again](https://toward.health/blood-sugar-dips-hunger-and-cravings-why-you-want-to-eat-again/): Have you ever finished a large meal, felt full, and then found yourself searching for food again only a few hours later? The leftover pizza suddenly looks better than it did when it was fresh. Dessert sounds appealing even though your stomach is not empty. You may interpret that urge as a lack of willpower,
- [Are You Hungry? The 6 Defenses for Sustainable Weight Loss](https://toward.health/are-you-hungry/): Amy Eiges explores the question “Are you hungry?” and how hunger awareness can change the way people approach eating and weight.
- [Why Community and Accountability Matter for Lasting Health Change](https://toward.health/community-accountability-lasting-health-change/): Dr. Tro explains why community and accountability are powerful supports for consistency, resilience, and lasting health change.
- [When Your "After" Still Looks Like Someone Else's “Before”](https://toward.health/when-your-after-still-looks-like-someone-elses-before/): A personal reflection on body image, trauma, and the emotional adjustment that can continue long after significant weight loss.
- [What Stress Quietly Changed: An Experiment and 10 Pounds Lost](https://toward.health/what-stress-quietly-changed-an-experiment-and-10-pounds-lost/): A physician’s personal experiment explores how sustained stress affected health habits, metabolic health, and weight.
- [What Now? The Plan Is Simple](https://toward.health/what-now-low-carb-plan/): A practical getting-started plan covering preparation, food choices, adaptation, troubleshooting and support.
- [Weight Watchers is Dead](https://toward.health/weight-watchers-is-dead/): Amy Eiges reflects on Weight Watchers’ bankruptcy and shares her journey reclaiming health, trust, and freedom from diet culture.
- [Video: Why You Shouldn't Overly Focus on Calories](https://toward.health/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 why a calorie total cannot describe satiety or how easy a plan is to follow, even though the amount eaten still matters. Beyond the calorie total The
- [Understanding Hunger: Why Your Hunger Has Nothing to Do with Willpower](https://toward.health/understanding-hunger-why-your-hunger-has-nothing-to-do-with-willpower/): Learn why hunger is driven by biology—not a lack of willpower—and how understanding appetite signals can support lasting change.
- [The Myth of Calories: Why Counting Alone Misses Hunger and Satiety](https://toward.health/why-i-dont-emphasize-calorie-counting/): Dr. Tro Kalayjian explains why he emphasizes eating windows, carbohydrates, protein foods, and hunger over precise calorie counting.
- [The "5 Musts" of <br> lifestyle change](https://toward.health/the-5-musts-of-lifestyle-change/): Five practical principles for building sustainable lifestyle change, based on Dr. Tro Kalayjian’s experience helping patients manage weight.
- [Tales From The Scale: The Evil Metal Box](https://toward.health/health-coach-amy-eiges-dealing-with-a-bad-case-of-the-f-its/): Amy Eiges reflects on the emotional power of the scale, all-or-nothing thinking, and finding a healthier response after a difficult weigh-in.
- [Nuts and Dairy: Fat Creep on Low Carb](https://toward.health/nuts-and-dairy-fat-creep-on-low-carb/): Learn how energy-dense, highly palatable nuts and dairy can contribute to “fat creep” and stalled progress on a low-carbohydrate diet.
- [New Beginnings: How I Selected the Location for My Medical Weight Loss Practice](https://toward.health/new-beginnings-how-i-selected-the-location-for-my-medical-weight-loss-practice/): Dr. Tro Kalayjian shares how his personal health journey influenced the location and design of his original medical weight-loss practice.
- [Long-Term Weight-Loss Strategies](https://toward.health/long-term-weight-loss-strategies/): Review five long-term weight-loss strategies within low-carb, ketogenic, and carnivore approaches, from carb creep to exercise.
- [Lessons Learned on the Road to Losing 225 Pounds](https://toward.health/lessons-learned-on-the-road-to-losing-200-pounds/): Amy Eiges shares lessons from losing 225 pounds, including hunger awareness, support, flexibility, and protecting long-term change.
- [How to Set a Weight-Loss Goal Beyond the Scale](https://toward.health/weight-loss-goals-beyond-the-scale/): Look beyond a single number to understand body composition, progress and the support that makes a long-term plan possible.
- [How to Recover When You've Been Off Plan](https://toward.health/how-to-recover-when-youre-off-the-rails/): Practical strategies for recovering after going off plan, avoiding all-or-nothing thinking, and returning to health goals with a clear next step.
- [Grand Rounds Presentation on Hunger & Obesity at Virginia Commonwealth University](https://toward.health/grand-rounds-presentation/): Read about Dr. Tro Kalayjian’s Grand Rounds presentation at Virginia Commonwealth University on hunger, obesity, and metabolic health.
- [Does Fasting Decrease Metabolism?](https://toward.health/does-fasting-decrease-metabolism/): What happens to metabolism when you fast? This article examines that question through the research discussed below.
- [Diet & Weight Loss Myths We Tell Ourselves](https://toward.health/diet-weight-loss-myths/): Explore common diet and weight-loss myths, including the personal stories and assumptions that can make sustainable change harder.
- [Choosing Maintenance: An Act of Self-Compassion](https://toward.health/choosing-maintenance-an-act-of-self-compassion/): Explore why choosing weight maintenance can be a meaningful act of self-compassion, stability, and long-term health.
- [Beyond the Pill: Why Pharmaceutical Quick Fixes Fall Short](https://toward.health/beyond-the-pill-why-pharmaceutical-quick-fixes-fall-short/): A critical perspective on obesity drug marketing and why medication alone may not address every factor involved in long-term metabolic care.
- [Before You Start Losing Weight: Build a Plan That Lasts](https://toward.health/before-you-start-losing-weight/): Identify your reasons for change and the foods, times, places and situations that make it harder to stay on track.
- [Amy’s Corner: Finding Strength in Recovery](https://toward.health/amys-corner-reflections-from-the-obesityhelp-conference/): Amy Eiges reflects on the ObesityHelp Conference, recovery from obesity, and the ongoing work of healing, growth, and community support.
- [10 Things I Wish I Knew When I Started My Weight Loss Journey](https://toward.health/10-things-i-wish-i-knew-when-i-started-my-weight-loss-journey/): Ten lessons from a real weight-loss journey, including practical perspectives on expectations, setbacks, support, and sustainable change.
- [1-Year Keto & Fasting Study <br>Proves Sustainable Weight Loss](https://toward.health/1-year-keto-fasting-study-proves-sustainable-weightloss/): Review a one-year Toward Health study of ketogenic, fasting, and carnivore approaches and the weight changes reported by participants.
- [“Now What?” (Is an Open-Ended Question)](https://toward.health/now-what-is-an-open-ended-question/): Amy Eiges reflects on life after major weight loss and the open-ended work of maintenance, identity, purpose, and ongoing support.
- ["I Am Not Broken"](https://toward.health/i-am-not-broken/): Amy Eiges challenges the idea that people struggling with obesity are broken and reflects on shame, food, and the possibility of change.
- [8 lessons after reviewing 10,000 CGMs](https://toward.health/8-lessons-after-reviewing-10000-cgms/): Dr. Tro Kalayjian shares eight practical lessons from reviewing more than 10,000 continuous glucose monitor reports.
- [CGM: Moving Forward](https://toward.health/cgm-moving-forward/): Use your CGM baseline and daily notes to spot patterns, compare observations and bring clearer questions to your doctor.
- [CGM: The First 2 Weeks](https://toward.health/cgm-first-two-weeks/): Use your first two weeks with a CGM to learn your usual patterns, keep useful notes and establish a baseline with your care team.
- [What Is a CGM?](https://toward.health/what-is-a-cgm/): Learn what a CGM does, how continuous readings differ from finger-stick snapshots, and what Dr. Laura learned from her own food experiments.
- [I’m an 8th Grader, and Here’s Why Our School Food Needs to Change](https://toward.health/im-an-8th-grader-and-heres-why-our-school-food-needs-to-change/): An eighth-grade student shares a personal case for improving school food and making healthier choices more accessible to students.
- [Managing Cravings: The Moment After 'The F-Its' Hit](https://toward.health/managing-cravings-the-moment-after-the-f-its-hit/): Learn how to respond after an all-or-nothing eating moment with practical steps for managing cravings and returning to your goals.
- [Fasting in 5 Steps](https://toward.health/fasting-in-5-steps/): Learn five practical steps for beginning a fasting routine, including planning, expectations, and resources for continued support.
- [How Is Insulin Resistance Assessed?](https://toward.health/how-is-insulin-resistance-assessed/): Understand the signs of insulin resistance and what glucose tests, fasting insulin, HOMA-IR, LP-IR and CGM can tell you about your metabolic health.
- [The 10 Levers for Better Metabolic Health](https://toward.health/10-levers-better-metabolic-health/): A step-by-step overview of Toward Health’s 10 Levers for improving metabolic health through nutrition, meal timing, movement, sleep, stress management, support, and fasting.
- [Understanding Keto Products](https://toward.health/understanding-keto-products/): Explore how highly processed “keto” products can recreate familiar junk-food patterns and complicate a low-carbohydrate approach.
- [Bodyweight Strength Training for Beginners: Start Slowly and Progress](https://toward.health/5-4-2021-group-meeting-special-guest-jerry-teixeira/): A Toward Health exercise discussion on starting slowly, bodyweight training, progression, returning after injury, workout fueling, and scale changes.
- [How to Read CGM Data Without Feeling Overwhelmed](https://toward.health/how-to-read-cgm-data/): Learn what GMI, time in range, glucose variability, and trend arrows mean—and how to review CGM patterns calmly with your care team.
- [The Low Carb, Keto Holiday Survival Guide](https://toward.health/holiday-survival-guide/): Plan for holiday meals, social pressure, cravings, and setbacks with six practical low-carb strategies from Toward Health.
- [Why You Still Have Room for Dessert: Sensory-Specific Satiety and Food Variety](https://toward.health/sensory-specific-satiety/): What is sensory-specific satiety? Read highlights from a Toward Health coaching discussion on food variety, cravings, and practical substitutions.
- [How to Start a Low-Carb Diet in 5 Practical Steps](https://toward.health/how-to-start-a-low-carb-diet/): Learn how to start a low-carb diet with five practical steps, easy food swaps, first-week tips, grocery ideas, and strategies for busy days.
- [How Stress and Sleep Affect Blood Sugar, Hunger, and Metabolic Health](https://toward.health/group-coaching-meeting-focuses-on-metabolic-health-stress-sleep/): Explore a Toward Health discussion of how stress and sleep may affect blood sugar, hunger, cravings, and metabolic health, plus practical coping strategies.
- [How to Break All-or-Nothing Thinking About Diet and Exercise](https://toward.health/6-22-2021-group-meeting-all-or-nothing-thinking/): Learn practical ways to recover from a diet or exercise setback, adjust expectations, use accountability, and restart with one manageable step.
- [How to Eat Low-Carb at Restaurants, Parties, and While Traveling](https://toward.health/low-carb-restaurants-parties-travel/): Use practical strategies from a Toward Health coaching discussion to navigate restaurants, parties, and travel while eating low-carb.
- [Exercise for Metabolic Health: Walking, Strength Training, and HIIT](https://toward.health/4-5-2021-group-meeting-benefits-of-exercise/): A Toward Health discussion of walking, resistance training, HIIT, glucose readings, weight maintenance, and restarting exercise after a break.
- [Non-Scale Victories: How to Measure Weight Loss Progress](https://toward.health/non-scale-victories/): Learn how to look beyond daily scale changes by tracking non-scale victories, measurements, wellbeing, and other signs of weight loss progress.
- [Case Series Showing Diabetes Can be Reversed by Keto & IF](https://toward.health/dr-tro-co-authors-case-series-showing-diabetes-can-be-reversed-by-ketogenic-diet-intermittent-fasting/): A 2021 case series described three patients with type 2 diabetes who used a very low-carbohydrate ketogenic diet and intermittent fasting.
- [Maria Emmerich on Low-Carb Meal Prep, Cravings, and Sustainable Habits](https://toward.health/1-19-2021-group-coaching-meeting-with-special-guest-maria-emmerich/): Read highlights from Maria Emmerich's 2021 Toward Health conversation about meal preparation, emotional eating, food texture, and sustainable routines.
- [How to Get Back on Track With Low Carb: Tips From Franziska Spritzler](https://toward.health/1-12-2021-group-coaching-meeting-with-special-guest-franziska-spitzler/): Read dietitian Franziska Spritzler's 2021 discussion about returning to simple low-carb routines, planning, support, stress, and consistency.
- [Dr. Ken Berry on Carnivore Eating, Stress, and Food Cravings](https://toward.health/1-5-2021-group-coach-meeting-with-special-guest-dr-ken-berry/): Read highlights from Dr. Ken Berry's 2021 Toward Health conversation about his diet journey, carnivore eating, stress, and food cravings.
- [Total vs. Net Carbs: Dr. Eric Westman on Personalizing Low-Carb Eating](https://toward.health/12-8-2020-group-coach-meeting-with-special-guest-dr-eric-westman/): Read highlights from Dr. Eric Westman's 2020 Toward Health discussion about total versus net carbs, individual targets, tracking, and keto products.
- [Does Ketosis Reduce Hunger? What the Research Says](https://toward.health/group-coaching-meeting-focuses-on-understanding-hunger-appetite-suppression/): Review studies and practical observations shared in Toward Health coaching meetings about ketosis, hunger, appetite, cravings, and food cues.
- [Our Food Relationship Assessment](https://toward.health/food-relationship-assessment/): Explore your relationship with food through Dr. Tro’s assessment and accompanying lecture.
- [Intermediate Exercise Plan](https://toward.health/intermediate-exercise-plan/): A weekly resistance-training and activity plan for experienced trainees, with daily workouts, technique guidance and a printable progression log.
- [Quick Low-Carb Dinners for Busy Weeknights](https://toward.health/quick-low-carb-dinners/): Build a fast low-carb dinner with simple proteins, vegetables, leftovers, freezer foods, or realistic takeout options for busy weeknights.
- [The Clinical Approach to Food Addiction, Informed Consent & Hunger](https://toward.health/dr-tros-talk-at-lcd-23/): Watch Dr. Tro Kalayjian's Low Carb Denver talk on food addiction, hunger, patient trust, and informed consent, with historical context and resources.
- [Low-Carb Diet for Older Adults: Protein, Strength, and Medication Safety](https://toward.health/low-carb-diet-for-older-adults/): What should older adults consider before starting a low-carb diet? Review protein, muscle strength, frailty, medications, and clinical supervision.
- [CGMs, Group Medical Visits, and Food Addiction Symptoms: Pilot Study](https://toward.health/study-on-group-medical-visit-quality-improvement/): A pilot mixed-methods study examined CGM-supported group medical visits, glucose metrics, and food-addiction symptoms in adults with type 2 diabetes.
- [How to Maintain Weight Loss Long Term: Habits, Setbacks, and Support](https://toward.health/maintain-weight-loss-long-term/): Explore habits discussed by Toward Health coaches for long-term weight-loss maintenance, including simple routines, setbacks, support, and cooking.
- [How to Handle Food Pressure, Set Boundaries, and Find Support](https://toward.health/how-to-handle-food-pressure/): Learn why social eating can influence your choices, what to say when someone pushes food, and how to ask family and friends for practical support.
- [Is Low-Carb Eating Expensive?](https://toward.health/is-low-carb-eating-expensive/): See practical ways to keep low-carb eating affordable, including simple meals, leftovers, sale shopping, bulk buying, and quick options.
- [Empowering Communities Through Metabolic Health](https://toward.health/empowering-communities-through-metabolic-health/): Toward Health announces a partnership with Hint Health to expand metabolic-health tools and support for direct-care practices.

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- [Type 2 Diabetes & Insulin Resistance](https://toward.health/blog/diabetes/): Understand glucose patterns, insulin resistance, nutrition, monitoring, medications, and type 2 diabetes care through clinician-reviewed resources.
- [Weight Loss & Obesity](https://toward.health/blog/weight-loss/): Explore evidence-informed articles and videos on hunger, obesity, sustainable weight loss, medications, nutrition, and metabolic health from Toward Health.
- [Women's Health & Hormones Course](https://toward.health/womens-health-and-hormones/): Explore a self-guided course on perimenopause, menopause, hormone changes, treatment options, and practical health strategies.
- [Community](https://toward.health/community/): Join the Toward Health App for AI-powered support, resources, and a community dedicated to making lasting lifestyle changes for better metabolic health.
- [Mastering Low Carb](https://toward.health/mastering-low-carb/): Build on the basics with a lecture series focused on practical low-carb skills, sustainable habits, and long-term lifestyle change.
- [Food Addiction Course](https://toward.health/food-addiction-webinar/): A virtual course on food-addiction patterns, appetite, psychology, behavior change, and practical strategies for a healthier relationship with food.
- [Fasting [NO] Lunch Course](https://toward.health/fasting-course/): Explore the science, practical considerations, and common questions around fasting in this Toward Health educational course.
- [Intro to Low Carb Course](https://toward.health/intro-to-lowcarb-course/): Learn the foundations of low-carbohydrate nutrition, including food choices, planning, and practical strategies for getting started.
- [The Weight Loss Mindset](https://toward.health/the-weightloss-mindset/): A virtual lecture series exploring mindset, behavior, appetite, and practical strategies that can support sustainable weight management.
- [Courses](https://toward.health/courses/): Explore Toward Health courses and webinars on low-carb nutrition, fasting, food relationships, sleep, hormones, and sustainable health change.
- [NEW November Diabetes Series](https://toward.health/new-november-diabetes-series/): LEARNING HUBNews and UpdatesGet the Toward AppCourses Learning Hub/Courses/November Diabetes Series NOVEMBER · FREE 4-WEEK SERIES DiabetesAwareness Series Join Dr. Laura Buchanan and Dr. Tro Kalayjian every Tuesday in November for a 4-week diabetes education series. Learn what diabetes really is, understand how to reduce your risk, and discover lifestyle changes that may help improve
- [Learning Hub](https://toward.health/blog/): Explore Toward Health’s Learning Hub for articles, videos, guided series and practical resources on weight loss, metabolic health, food and everyday habits.
- [Food Addiction Program](https://toward.health/food-addiction-program/): A medical program for compulsive overeating and food addiction with trained physicians, coaching, care coordination, and monitoring.
- [Medical Weight Loss Program](https://toward.health/medical-weight-loss-program/): A 24-week physician-led medical weight loss program with a dedicated health coach and care coordinator, app support, and remote monitoring.
- [Virtual Metabolic Care](https://toward.health/virtual-metabolic-care/): Nationwide virtual metabolic care with a physician, coach, care coordinator, and monitoring for weight, blood sugar, blood pressure, and medication management.
- [Program Sign-Up](https://toward.health/signup/): Compare Toward Health programs, review eligibility and pricing information, and choose the care option that best fits your goals.
- [Who We Are](https://toward.health/who-we-are/): Discover our foundation story and meet the leadership team driving our mission to transform metabolic health with expertise and dedication.
- [GLP-1 Off-Ramp](https://toward.health/glp-1-off-ramp/): A physician-led GLP‑1 Off-Ramp program with structured tapering, nutrition, coaching, and long-term weight-maintenance support.
- [Podcasts](https://toward.health/low-carb-md-podcast/): Listen to Low Carb MD podcast conversations on low-carbohydrate nutrition, metabolic health, clinical practice, and personal experience.
- [Executive Health & Performance](https://toward.health/executive-longevity-plan/): Physician-led executive health with advanced screening, remote monitoring, medical second opinions, coaching, and quarterly physician reviews.
- [Health Coaching](https://toward.health/health-coaching/): Personalized health coaching with practical accountability, one-to-one or small-group support, and sustainable strategies designed to fit daily life.
- [Hormone Replacement Therapy](https://toward.health/hormone-replacement-therapy/): Explore personalized hormone therapy for adults at Toward Health, including evaluation, treatment options, monitoring, and ongoing clinical support.
- [Direct Primary Care](https://toward.health/direct-primary-care/): Nationwide direct primary and metabolic care with a dedicated clinician, proactive monitoring, and personalized support between visits.
- [What We Offer](https://toward.health/what-we-offer/): Explore Toward Health programs and services for individuals, employers, clinicians, and partners, with clear paths to care and support.
- [Comprehensive Screenings](https://toward.health/screenings/): Explore nationwide metabolic screenings with a CAC scan, laboratory testing, physician review, and a personalized care plan.
- [Basic Health Screenings](https://toward.health/basic-metabolic-health-screening/): Explore CGM, 24-hour blood pressure monitoring, at-home sleep studies, and other metabolic screening options available through Toward Health.
- [Employee Health Program](https://toward.health/employee-health-program/): A measurable employee wellness program aligning workforce support, health outcomes, and employer goals through a performance-based partnership.
- [Privacy Policies & Terms](https://toward.health/privacy-policies-terms/): Read Toward Health’s patient and client agreements, financial terms, privacy policy, and HIPAA Notice of Privacy Practices.
- [Research](https://toward.health/research/): Explore peer-reviewed research and publications from Toward Health clinicians on metabolic care, weight, diabetes, cardiovascular risk, and deprescribing.
- [Laitram Employee Wellness Netherlands Lifestyle](https://toward.health/laitram-lifestyle-coaching-program/): For Laitram and Intralox employees in the Netherlands Personalized lifestyle coaching for metabolic health Dedicated coaching, a continuous glucose monitor, and RevUp connected monitoring help turn everyday patterns into practical next steps.If selected, Laitram covers the program cost. Onboarding begins on a rolling basis. Submit Your Application Free app access is a separate benefit for
- [Swiss Re Employee Partnership](https://toward.health/swissre/): For Swiss Re employees Continue your metabolic health journey The complimentary CGM offer is closed. You can still purchase an additional CGM, explore physician-led medical weight loss, use CGM learning resources, and claim 12 months of premium app access. Get 12 Months of App Access Purchase an additional CGM · Explore Medical Weight Loss Choose
- [Community](https://toward.health/hint-partnership/): Partner with Toward Health to give patients or clients access to app-based education, resources, expert-led events, and community support.
- [dietdoctor](https://toward.health/dietdoctor/): With easy-to-use AI-powered exams and at-home evaluations, gain valuable insights into your health and take proactive steps toward a longer, healthier life.
- [Tague Lumber Employee Wellness](https://toward.health/tague-lumber-employee-wellness/): For Tague Lumber employees Employer-funded care for weight and metabolic health Eligible employees can apply for physician-supervised medical weight loss with a personalized plan, coaching, and coordinated follow-up.Tague Lumber covers 100% of the program cost for selected employees. Onboarding is rolling. Submit Your Application The 2026 Thrive in July challenge and complimentary CGM opt-in are
- [Capitol City Fence Employee Wellness](https://toward.health/capitol-city-fence-employee-wellness/): For Capitol City Fence employees · Para empleados de Capitol City Fence Physician-supervised care for weight and metabolic health Personalized medical care and coaching for weight and metabolic health, with English and Spanish applications.Funding and eligibility are confirmed during review. Onboarding is rolling.Atención médica y coaching personalizados. El financiamiento y la elegibilidad se confirman durante
- [CrowdHealth App Access](https://toward.health/crowdhealth-app-access/): With easy-to-use AI-powered exams and at-home evaluations, gain valuable insights into your health and take proactive steps toward a longer, healthier life.
- [Mr. Bult's Employee Wellness](https://toward.health/mr-bults-employee-wellness/): For Mr. Bult’s employees Physician-supervised care for weight and metabolic health Receive a personalized medical plan, coordinated care, and ongoing coaching for weight and metabolic health.If selected, Mr. Bult’s covers the program cost. Onboarding is rolling. Submit Your Application Benefits requirements and any applicable incentives are confirmed during application review. What happens after you apply?
- [AV Stumpfl Metabolic Screenings](https://toward.health/av-stumpfl/): Take control of your health with metabolic screenings. Get a complete picture of your health & proactive, preventative care for a tailored treatment plan.
- [Crowd Health x Toward Health - Exit Diabetes](https://toward.health/crowd-health-x-toward-health-exit-diabetes/): For CrowdHealth members A 24-week physician-led program for type 2 diabetes Bring medical care, coaching, laboratory review, connected monitoring, and practical follow-up into one coordinated plan.$300 onboarding plus $200 per month. Join the Exit Diabetes Program 15 appointments, labs, remote monitoring, and a CGM when clinically indicated. How the 24-week program works 1 Enroll and
- [App Partnership](https://toward.health/toward-health-app-partnership/): The Toward Health App provides real support, powerful resources for your organization and a community for your patients and clients.
- [Laitram Employee Wellness](https://toward.health/laitram-employee-wellness/): For Laitram employees and spouses Physician-supervised care for weight and metabolic health You do not have to navigate weight or metabolic concerns alone. Toward Health combines a personalized medical plan with coordinated care and ongoing team support—designed to fit demanding schedules and help you decide what to do next.If selected, Laitram covers the cost of
- [Book a Call](https://toward.health/book/): Schedule a call with Toward Health to discuss programs, care options, partnerships, or the right next step for your needs.
- [Refer a Patient](https://toward.health/refer-a-patient/): Refer a patient to Toward Health for physician-led metabolic care. Complete the secure referral form and our team will follow up.
- [Join MSO](https://toward.health/join-mso/): Explore Toward Health’s MSO partnership for clinicians seeking operational support, technology, and metabolic-health program resources.
- [Careers](https://toward.health/careers/): Join Toward Health’s team transforming lives through metabolic care. Support patients every step of the way and help them achieve lasting change!
- [Free Premium App Access](https://toward.health/free-guest/): Get One Month of the Toward Health App for Free! *must be a new user to the app to receive offer Get FREE Access Now A metabolic health clinic in your pocket. Real science, real community, real resources from people who really understand. Join us. Enter Your Email for Access App Pre-registration - Guerilla landing
- [Locations](https://toward.health/locations/): Get personalized metabolic care anywhere. Our virtual services provide flexible, concierge level support in all licensed states across the country.

## Locations

- [Toward Health Headquarters](https://toward.health/locations/headquarters/): Learn about Toward Health’s headquarters in Blauvelt, New York, including its patient-centered space, location details, and approach to coordinated care.

## Staff

- [Dhruv Mojila](https://toward.health/team/dhruv-mojila/): Meet Dhruv Mojila, a Toward Health technology team member building systems and automation that help clinical teams deliver care efficiently.
- [Taline Boyadzhyan](https://toward.health/team/taline-boyadzhyan/): Meet Taline Boyadzhyan, Toward Health’s Chief Operating Officer, leading operations, strategy, coordination, and patient experience.
- [Rosette Vartanian, Esq.](https://toward.health/team/rosette-vartanian/): Meet Rosette Vartanian, Esq., Toward Health’s legal advisor, and learn about her background in law, entrepreneurship, and low-carb living.
- [Amy Eiges](https://toward.health/team/amy-eiges/): Meet Amy Eiges, a Toward Health health coach who brings lived experience with obesity, food addiction, and sustainable lifestyle change.
- [Dr. Tro Kalayjian](https://toward.health/team/dr-tro-kalayjian/): Meet Tro Kalayjian, DO, founder and Chief Medical Officer of Toward Health, board-certified in internal medicine and obesity medicine.
- [Dr. Laura Buchanan](https://toward.health/team/dr-laura-buchanan/): Meet Laura Buchanan, MD, a board-certified family physician and Menopause Society Certified Practitioner focused on healthy aging and metabolic care.
- [Vic Basmadjian, MHP](https://toward.health/team/vic-basmadjian/): Home›Who We Are›Vic Basmadjian, MHPVic Basmadjian, MHPHigh-Accountability Health Coach. Vic brings structure, consistency, metabolic-health training, and lived experience with long-term weight maintenance to practical coaching.Meet Our TeamExplore Our WorkExperience, training & affiliationsMetabolic-health accreditation, professional service, course instruction, and public education.SMHPMetabolic Health Practitioner · Accredited 2023SMHP CanadaCanadian Chapter BoardNutrition NetworkAdvisor & group-facilitation trainingCourse instructionFasting & Mastering
- [Tia Reid, CDM, CFPP, MHP](https://toward.health/team/tia-reid/): Home›Who We Are›Tia Reid, CDM, CFPP, MHPTia Reid, CDM, CFPP, MHPFood Addiction Health Coach. Tia combines foodservice credentials, metabolic-health training, specialized food-addiction education, and lived experience to support practical recovery strategies.Meet Our TeamExplore Our WorkExperience, training & affiliationsProfessional credentials, specialized training, committee service, and public education.CDM®, CFPP®Dietary management & food protection credentialsSMHPMetabolic Health Practitioner ·
- [Kelly Curtis, MD](https://toward.health/team/dr-kelly-curtis/): Meet Kelly Curtis, MD, Toward Health’s Research Coordinator, and learn about her medical training and metabolic-health research work.
- [Mary Dugandzic, PA-C](https://toward.health/team/mary-dugandzic/): Meet Mary Dugandzic, PA-C, and learn about her training, low-carbohydrate lifestyle experience, and patient-centered approach at Toward Health.
- [Jennifer Garcia](https://toward.health/team/jennifer-garcia/): Meet Jennifer Garcia, a Toward Health Care Coordinator who supports clear communication, thoughtful follow-up, and an organized patient experience.
- [Maddie Carlos](https://toward.health/team/maddie-carlos/): Meet Maddie Carlos, a Toward Health Care Coordinator with a biology background and an interest in patient-centered lifestyle medicine.
- [Esther Michel](https://toward.health/team/esther-michel/): Meet Esther Michel, a Toward Health Care Coordinator with a growing passion for health, nutrition, medicine, and patient support.
- [Vanoush Sabbagh](https://toward.health/team/vanoush-sabbagh/): Meet Vanoush Sabbagh, Toward Health’s Lead Care Coordinator, and learn how she helps patients navigate care with clarity and support.
- [Brian Wiley](https://toward.health/team/brian-wiley/): Meet Brian Wiley, Toward Health’s Lead Health Coach and an ACE-certified personal trainer with lived experience in long-term weight management.
- [Dr. Matthew Calkins](https://toward.health/team/dr-matthew-calkins/): Meet Matthew Calkins, MD, and learn about his medical training, urgent-care practice, and clinical focus on metabolic health.
- [Dr. Erin Saner](https://toward.health/team/dr-erin-saner/): Meet Erin Saner, MD, a family physician specializing in obesity medicine, clinical nutrition, and cardiometabolic disease.

## Job Listing

- [Psychiatrist](https://toward.health/careers/psychiatrist/): Explore the Psychiatrist opportunity at Toward Health, including licensure, clinical responsibilities, and an integrative approach to mental-health care.
- [Personal Trainer](https://toward.health/careers/personal-trainer/): Explore the Personal Trainer opportunity at Toward Health, including strength-training experience, nutrition knowledge, responsibilities, and how to apply.
- [Social Media Intern](https://toward.health/careers/social-media-intern/): Explore the Social Media Intern opportunity at Toward Health, including responsibilities, desired experience, nutrition interests, and how to apply.
- [Software Engineer](https://toward.health/careers/software-engineer/): Explore the Software Engineer opportunity at Toward Health, including work on digital health, telehealth, data systems, AI, and HIPAA-compliant applications.
- [Mental Health Counselor](https://toward.health/careers/mental-health-counselor/): Explore the Mental Health Counselor opportunity at Toward Health, including licensure, therapy experience, responsibilities, and how to apply.
- [Nurse Practitioner or Physician Assistant: FT, PT, PD](https://toward.health/careers/nurse-practitioner-or-physicians-assistant-ft-pt-pd/): Explore the Nurse Practitioner or Physician Assistant opportunity at Toward Health, including telemedicine responsibilities and scheduling options.
- [Business Development Manager](https://toward.health/careers/business-development/): Explore the Business Development opportunity at Toward Health, including growth strategy, partnerships, project management, and sales responsibilities.
- [Health Coach: FT, PT, PD](https://toward.health/careers/health-coach-ft-pt-pd/): Explore Health Coach opportunities at Toward Health, supporting patients through personalized guidance, accountability, and sustainable behavior change.
- [Medical Doctor: FT, PT, PD](https://toward.health/careers/medical-doctor-ft-fp-pd/): Explore physician opportunities at Toward Health, delivering collaborative, patient-centered virtual metabolic care with a multidisciplinary team.
- [Assistant Manager Medical Practice](https://toward.health/careers/assistant-manager-medical-practice/): Explore the Assistant Medical Practice Manager opportunity at Toward Health, including operations, staff coordination, and patient-care support.
- [Office Manager](https://toward.health/careers/office-manager/): Toward Health seeks an Office Manager to lead front desk operations, streamline workflows, and ensure outstanding patient and team experiences.
- [Head of Product Development](https://toward.health/careers/head-of-product-development/): Explore the Head of Product Development opportunity at Toward Health, including strategy, digital-health leadership, and remote-work details.

## Categories

- [Employer Health](https://toward.health/category/employer-health/): Research and program updates on employee metabolic health, healthcare costs, outcomes, and deprescribing.