Functional & Nutritional Medicine

Many people including doctors don’t believe that people can keep weight off for the long term. A 20 year study has proven this to be wrong. Conducted through Brown University Medical School, the researchers have collected information from 10,000 people who have lost at least 30 pounds  and kept it off for one year to [...]

Recently, a local bariatric surgeon was quoted on the front page of the Arizona Daily Star saying, “no one can diet forever”. Later in the article he said his patients will be on a post surgical diet (presumably forever). Aside from this obvious contradiction, medical research does not support his first statement. This is exemplified [...]

Remember the old commercials: “it’s a breath mint, no it’s a candy mint” or “it tastes great, no it’s less filling”. These were false arguments because both statements are true. The same goes for our FirstLine Therapy program because it’s both a weight reduction program and a disease reduction program. Leading health organizations and medical [...]

Ingredients: 

1 tablespoon fresh lemon juice
1 Fuji apple
2 small or 1 medium fennel bulb, trimmed, quartered, cored and very thinly sliced
2 Belgian endives, very thinly sliced crosswise
2 teaspoons chopped fresh tarragon
2 ounces feta, crumbled (about 1/2 cup)
1 tablespoon sherry vinegar
Salt and freshly ground pepper
3 tablespoons extra virgin olive oil

1. Peel the apple, and grate into a wide [...]

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