Q: Is the product Vitamin Water Zero a hoax or does it have some redeeming value?
A: My opinion is that this is a scam. There’s no reason to take multivitamins except in some very specific cases and there’s no [...]
Dr. Tim Says….
There’s no other food subject that gives rise to the level of controversy than genetically modified foods (GMOs). There are so many factions. On the one hand are the creators of the raw ingredients, such as Monsanto, who sell their products to the [...]
Dr. Tim Says….
[This article is part of The Real World Diet Coaching Program, an ongoing series on The How and Why of Eating Healthy. Read the whole series to date.]
When I discuss cholesterol results with patients [...]
Q: I am hoping to be pregnant this year and with that in mind I had my blood checked. All my levels are great, iron, calcium etc. One thing that stood out was that I had folate levels double that of the average population. [...]
Dr. Tim Says….
[This article is part of The Real World Diet Coaching Program, an ongoing series on The How and Why of Eating Healthy. Read the whole series to date.]
It seems like a simple thing, choosing [...]
Q: I barely have 2 days of taking Fenugreek (9 caps) and it seems my milk supply has dropped instead of increasing. I haven’t pumped till the second night. Does this mean I need to take a higher dose of Fenugreek for it to work [...]
Dr. Tim Says….
[This article is part of The Real World Diet Coaching Program, an ongoing series on The How and Why of Eating Healthy. Read the whole series to date.]
So portion control is clearly critical to losing weight and [...]
A Healthy Pregnancy
with Faith Bontrager, RN, BSN
Gestation diabetes mellitus (GDM)is a serious illness with potentially serious consequences. Can you do anything to decrease your risk of getting GDM? Yes! Decreasing the Risk of Gestational Diabetes
Chef Tim Says….
People ask me all the time what I eat day to day. “Do you cook every night?” is a frequent question. I do eat out but mostly I cook, partly because I love being in the kitchen but also to create recipes and do research [...]
Dr. Tim Says….
I was giving a talk the other night and as part of it there was a discussion of how the perceptions of what we eat can guide our consumption. One of my favorite researchers, Brian Wansink, has published numerous studies showing that how we think [...]