(Updated from an earlier version on the MDS Program website) Often we hear that Intermittent Fasting/Time-Restricted Eating (TRE/IF) is just a different version of a low-calorie diet. Is that true? While it is true that when you follow a TRE/IF way of eating, you do end up eating less food than you would otherwise do, […]
PCOS: Time to ditch your plastic bottles?
Below is a video I recorded recently. What do plastic bottles contain that is so harmful to you? Endocrine Disrupting Chemicals (EDCs) EDCs are hormone disruptors. Your body is exposed to a soup of chemicals every day, starting with your skincare products, home cleaning chemicals and right down to the lining of cold drink cans […]
Obesity, Diabetes And Covid 19
The Coronavirus disease 2019 (COVID-19) caused by the SARS CoV2 virus (Severe Acute Respiratory Syndrome Coronavirus 2 ) was first reported in China in late December, 2019. It has has since evolved into a global pandemic (present all over the world). Quick Facts About Covid 19: It is highly contagious. It can spread very easily. […]
Why is it difficult to maintain weight loss?
Bodyweight set-point, Leptin, Insulin Resistance, Energy Balance. (This article was posted on the mdsprogram.com website earlier) Weight gain or more accurately, fat gain is a complex problem of hormones and the nervous (neuroendocrine) system. Most of you have lost weight in the past. However, did you regain all the weight? Some of you have probably […]
