by Dr. Kenneth Acha, MD, DMin. | SLIM FIT, TOTAL HEALTH
What is a healthy eating contract? When I talk to people about a healthy eating contract, many of them usually tell me it’s their first time hearing it. So what is it? A healthy eating contract is a simple but SMART contract you create for yourself to commit...
by Dr. Kenneth Acha, MD, DMin. | SLIM FIT, TOTAL HEALTH
Before I tell you my top 7 rules for losing weight, I want you to remember this paradigm-shifting discovery: Obesity is a hormonal problem, not a caloric problem. Insulin and cortisol are the two hormones most involved. Knowing what causes something helps you know how...
by Dr. Kenneth Acha, MD, DMin. | SLIM FIT, TOTAL HEALTH
The following three studies suggest that vitamin D supplementation may be beneficial in reducing abdominal visceral adipose tissue in overweight and obese adults. Studies 1. Calcium and vitamin D supplementation is associated with decreased abdominal visceral adipose...
by Dr. Kenneth Acha, MD, DMin. | SLIM FIT, TOTAL HEALTH
We’ve known for years that Low Carb High Fat diets are great for both types I and type 2 diabetes. I recently worked with Dr. Steve Gundry, a world renown integrative medicine doctor who puts his diabetes patients on an 80% fat diet. Many other physicians are...
by Dr. Kenneth Acha, MD, DMin. | SLIM FIT, TOTAL HEALTH
https://www.nhlbi.nih.gov/health/educational/lose_wt/BMI/bmi_tbl.htm https://www.nhlbi.nih.gov/health/educational/lose_wt/BMI/bmicalc.htm
by Dr. Kenneth Acha, MD, DMin. | SLIM FIT, TOTAL HEALTH
The sizes of plates we use in the U.S. today are supersized plates compared to what we used just a few decades ago. The same is true for serving sizes of meals. Across the board, food and beverage serving sizes have increased tremendously. And so has obesity and...
