Wearing a Mask to Combat COVID-19
Dr. Simpson is not only a physician, but also a virologist. In today\’s video he discusses how the virus travels and the importance of wearing a mask during the pandemic.
Re-opening Weight Loss Surgery
It has been a miserable season worrying about COVID19, but hospitals have started elective operations. This is the letter from my partner, Dr. Helmuth Billy, to other hospitals in the Southern California area. Of note- weight loss surgery is the single best thing a person can do who is morbidly …
Answers about COVID-19
If you are like me you have received a lot of information from different websites about COVID19. The good news is that we don\’t actually have a shortage of toilet paper, even though the shelves are temporarily bare. Personally, I prefer a bidet as it saves on paper and the …
Breakfast: Bad Choices
Is breakfast really the most important meal of the day? Everyone says it is – but let us be realistic – breakfast is not the most important meal of the day. Many people, when they eat breakfast, end up having dessert for breakfast. They end up changing breakfast from an important …
Eating a Plant Based Diet for Good Health
So this last week the headlines were full of why you should eat more plant proteins. Plant proteins, like lentils. You may have seen the headlines – put away red meat and eat more plants. You may have had your vegan friends toss the headline your way on twitter or Facebook …
Can You Afford the Extra Calories?
On a flight to Phoenix this morning, the flight attendant asked me if I wanted a roll. I had to think about if I could afford the snack…not the cost of the roll, but the calories. Have you ever tried to do those mental calculations, on the spot? For me, …
Is Your Diet to Blame for Weight Gain?
Did you ever wonder why some foods make you fat? I think about this all the time. What foods make a person fat, and what foods can be safe? If you ever wondered about the five myths about weight loss you can read an article I wrote on the topic …
Success After Weight Loss Surgery
People who weigh themselves weekly lose more weight than those who don\’t. Simple thing to do, but why does that work? It is a part of accountability. If you weigh yourself then you know if what you did this last week worked or not. You know if you are doing …
Food and Inflammation
Foods and Inflammation Usually if I mention a food in one of my talks on my TikTok account, someone will tell me that it is “inflammatory,” even if it really isn’t. Well what does that even mean? Inflammation is a natural part of your body’s process to fight disease, repair …
Antinutrients Part One: Lectins
Antinutrients Part One: Lectins You will occasionally hear someone state that one should not eat a diet rich in legumes, whole grains, or seeds. These individuals will cite fears of anti-nutrients that cause more damage than the product will deliver. One of those commonly described are lectins. The use of …