My 10 favorite TED talks
Finding inspiration in the stories of other people.
Ketones and Carbohydrates: Can they co-exist?
Can you “carb-load” and stay in ketosis?
How to make a fat cell less not thin: the lessons of fat flux
Does being in ketosis automatically translate to fat loss?
My Quantified Self, Part I
My 2013 presentation at the Institute for Human and Machine Cognition (IHMC): An Advantaged Metabolic State: Human Performance, Resilience & Health.
Is sugar toxic?
I remember one of my mentors in surgical residency made a very important distinction for me. He said, “Peter, never forget what you are getting paid to do, and what you are doing for free.” You see, there are some aspects of being a surgeon that are not particularly enjoyable. The hours are long. Sometimes…
TEDMED 2013…now I get it
I just got back from the 2013 TEDMED conference at the Kennedy Center in Washington, DC. I’ve always enjoyed watching TED talks online, but I’d never been to the actual conference. I was told the experience is very different. That was an understatement. I don’t even know where to begin. I don’t think anything I…
Is a Mediterranean diet best for preventing heart disease?
This week an article titled Primary Prevention of Cardiovascular Disease with a Mediterranean Diet was featured in the New England Journal of Medicine. The study received a considerable amount of attention, including an article in the NY Times. Study design The objective of this study, as its name suggests, was to study the impact of…
Thank you, Woody
I’m probably one of the few people my age who still stays in touch with his high school teachers and guidance counselor. But if you experienced what I did in high school, you might, too.
Ketosis – advantaged or misunderstood state? (Part II)
When I wrote part I of this post, I naively assumed this would only be a two-part series. However, so many great questions and comments emerged from the discussion that I realize it’s worth spending much more time on this important and misunderstood topic. In terms of setting expectations, I suspect this series will require at least…
Is a low fat diet best for weight loss?
I know many of you are awaiting Part II of the mini-series on ketosis, but I’d like to digress briefly to comment on a study published last week, which a number of you have asked about. In this study, by Hooper et al., titled Effect of reducing total fat intake on bodyweight: systematic review and…