I travelled to Denver Colorado last week for the Low Carb Denver Conference. Three days of talks given by the big names in the Low Carb field. I had met many of them already but there were many I had yet to meet. Dr David Unwin, a GP (General Practitioner) with the Uk's National Health Service is one person I was most excited to meet. He is leading the charge in using diet as a way to reverse the big chronic diseases and obesity with less spending of drugs. His practice has the highest scores in treating diabetes while simultaneously spending the least amount on drugs! Of course you've probably guessed his secret. It's by getting his patients to eat less carbs. He created the little card I'm holding. I use it in my practice. It shows how many sugar teaspoon equivalents are in common foods. It is quite shokcki to many as a lot of foods they think are good for diabetes are really loaded with glucose. I also patterned my diet handout after his. He is also kind and soft spoken. In short he's a real role model.

Dr. Unwin's practice gets top diabetes results and spends the least amount of drugs!

Check out my discussion with hosts, Brian Lenzkes and Tro Kalayjian on there podcast. Join us as we talk about the realities and frustrations of practicing medicine today.  We review our personal journeys and discuss recent literature regarding the Low Carb lifestyle. We had a lot of fun and learned a lot from each other. Please join us for this great discussion. ​

​Once upon a time eggs were considered unhealthy. Can you believe it? Then, in 2016 the OFFICIAL government food guidelines (The Dietary Guidelines for Americans) DGA for short, changed its tune:
Specifically they said this. "Cholesterol is no longer considered a nutrient of concern." 
What new science did they consider when making this change in recommendation? Well, the science wasn't new at all.There was evidence that dietary cholesterol was harmless as far back as 1937. It took 80 years for the USDA to acknowledge it. This gave rise to the practice of eating egg white omelettes and other travesties against good nutrition.True, cholesterol can be found in the walls of diseased coronary arteries but the reason is there has nothing to do with how much cholesterol we eat.
The dietary guidelines still contain recommendations that had not been backed by science. Saturated fat is still demonized by most guidelines including the DGA in spite of evidence to the contrary. Recommendations to eat more whole grains is also extremely dubious. People serve whole grains to farm animals to fatten them for market.
Welcome back eggs! Eggs are a complete source of nutrition! An entire baby chick develops from embryo to hatch-ling within that shell. Eggs are a nutrient powerhouse. They also are a rich source choline which is tough to come by in other foods except for maybe liver. Liver is not everyone's favorite, I know.

Once upon a time eggs were considered unhealthy. Can you believe it? Then, in 2016 the OFFICIAL government food guidelines (The Dietary Guidelines for Americans) DGA for short, changed its tune:
Specifically they said this. "Cholesterol is no longer considered a nutrient of concern." 
What new science did they consider when making this change in recommendation? Well, the science wasn't new at all.There was evidence that dietary cholesterol was harmless as far back as 1937. It took 80 years for the USDA to acknowledge it. This gave rise to the practice of eating egg white omelettes and other travesties against good nutrition.True, cholesterol can be found in the walls of diseased coronary arteries but the reason is there has nothing to do with how much cholesterol we eat.
The dietary guidelines still contain recommendations that had not been backed by science. Saturated fat is still demonized by most guidelines including the DGA in spite of evidence to the contrary. Recommendations to eat more whole grains is also extremely dubious. People serve whole grains to farm animals to fatten them for market.
Welcome back eggs! Eggs are a complete source of nutrition! An entire baby chick develops from embryo to hatch-ling within that shell. Eggs are a nutrient powerhouse. They also are a rich source choline which is tough to come by in other foods except for maybe liver. Liver is not everyone's favorite, I know.

Washington Post: Why Americans are on track to eat the most eggs in nearly a half-century