Health Alert 16 Tens years ago, when ordering fast food, the clerk used to ask “Would you like fries with that?” But now the question has changed to “Would you …
Building Your Dream Body Part 3 – Convincing Your Body It Doesn't Need Fat
Health Alert 20 You have heard the case demonstrating how ineffective calorie restriction is. Today you will hear an equally surprising story. It demonstrates the most important dietary change for …
Building Your Dream Body Part 4 – The One Thing You Must Avoid
Health Alert 21 You have seen that cutting calories is not the best way to lose weight. And that eating enough protein can “throw a switch” that will get your …
What Dr. Atkins Had Right (And Wrong)
Health Alert 85 Can you lose weight on a diet of bacon, cheesecake and butter? You can. Paradoxically, some people lose weight dramatically on an Atkins-like high-fat diet. But, there …
Fad Diet Myths
Health Alert 94 If you watch television, read magazines, or surf the internet, you have seen dozens of hyped-up diets. Many of you have asked me if various popular diets …
Low Fat Lunacy
Health Alert 101 Could you use a little help staying trim and lean? My first rule if you are trying to lose body fat is – Ignore the low-fat advice. …
You Ate 63 Pounds – without Knowing It
Health Alert 124 In less than 30 years you have gone from eating zero to 63 pounds per year of high-fructose corn syrup (HFCS).1 It has become the most common …
My Government Calls Me Fat
Health Alert 133 According to our government, I’m fat. My Body Mass Index (BMI) is 27.5. That’s smack dab in the middle of the overweight range. The government defines overweight …
Quality vs. Quantity
Health Alert 150 Popular advice tells you to eat less and exercise more. Today I’d like you to consider an alternative. The notion that for food and exercise quality, not …
The Good, the Bad, and the Ugly Fat
Health Alert 152 You know conventional advice tells you to reduce the fat in your diet. A minority of doctors including myself have been telling the contrary. Following that advice …
Atkins Was No Fatkins – Let Dr. Atkins Rest in Peace
Health Alert 157 Many of you have seen media reports that Dr. Robert Atkins died a fat man. Let me assure you this is not the case. I met with …