by Chester Tam | May 13, 2019 | Research, Resource
Recent press as well as a small study or two has hinted that intermittent fasting is metabolically superior to standard dieting and subsequently intermittent fasting has taken off as the current “diet du jour.” In this study by Shubel et al, a randomized controlled...
by Chester Tam | Jan 24, 2019 | Opinion, Research, Resource
Comments on article NASH rapidly overtaking hepatitis C as cause of liver cancer BY BIANCA NOGRADY FROM THE JOURNAL OF CLINICAL AND EXPERIMENTAL HEPATOLOGY I recently read this article and it struck me as something we should be paying more attention to. Definitions...
by Chester Tam | Jan 24, 2019 | Research, Resource
For years doctors have been telling their patients to cut out 3500 calories and they will lose 1 pound of fat. By cutting 500 calories daily, one should lose a pound each week. The calculation came from simple thermodynamics: If one burns a pound of fat in a bomb...
by Chester Tam | Jan 24, 2019 | Resource
Very few people get the 7 hours of sleep required for optimal health. They likely do not understand how sleep deprivation is affecting their health. As healthcare providers, we have an opportunity to make a significant impact in our patients’ lives without prescribing...
by Chester Tam | Jan 24, 2019 | Resource
What about intermittent fasting? It has been a hot topic in recent years and not an uncommon question in our clinics. Public information on the topic is abundant and purported results are nothing short of miraculous. However, in the medical literature, good data can...
