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Lean Doc Diaries, a great start to 2013

by Dr. Karl Nadolsky on 29 Apr, 2013

By Dr. Karl NadolskyIt has been a very successful year thus far for many of my patients in their quests to lose that belly fat and significantly improve their health. I picked out just two of the many stories to give an example of what working with your physician and other health providers along with a motivated approach to changing your lifestyle towards a Leaner Living lifestyle

Olives and olive oil are a staple of Lean Mediterranean diet.

A Lean Mediterranean-style Diet Can Prevent Diabetes & Heart Disease

by Dr. Karl Nadolsky on 10 Mar, 2013

It should be definitively clear that our clinical focus is helping patients prevent or treat cardiometabolic disease including diabetes, metabolic syndrome, and subsequently atherosclerotic cardiovascular disease. So when we see patients in clinic, we focus on lifestyle changes like diet, exercise, sleep, and other miscellaneous components of non-pharmacologic treatment because

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The Essential Exercise for High Blood Sugar

by Dr. Spencer Nadolsky on 1 Mar, 2013

by Dr. Spencer Nadolsky All of our patients who are diagnosed with type 2 diabetes or pre-diabetes find out immediately that in order to lower their blood sugar, exercise must be a part of their lifestyle. While we go over this in the clinic, the reality is that starting an exercise program, when one wasn’t in place beforehand,  is a VERY daunting task. We find that most

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Buff Brownies

by Rachel Nadolsky on 3 Feb, 2013

Reflecting back on Super Bowls past, I remember when my Colts played (and beat!) the Bears a few years ago during my college years.  I got to thinking about what food my roommates and I served at our party.  It was pretty much chips and dip and one of those giant cookies from the grocery store with tons of icing, as well as my favorite- cupcakes (also with icing)!  Since that

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Lean Docs Talk: Cholesterol and Statins

by Dr. Karl Nadolsky on 17 Jan, 2013

by Dr. Spencer Nadolsky and Dr. Karl Nadolsky A common question we get asked by patients and friends is whether or not they need to lower their cholesterol and/or take a statin. It is quite a complex topic since there is a massive amount of research that has been done … and it just keeps coming! As clinicians we have to dive into the data and interpret it to treat our patients