Tag: weight loss

  • Blogpost: Is Bariatric Surgery as good for Patients as Hospitals?

    The first hospitals were Almshouses. They were run predominately by Catholic nuns. No one was turned away, and caring for the sick and the needy was the only focus. Hundreds of years later, and mainly in the last forty years, insurance companies came on the scene and a game began that turned hospitals into corporate,…

  • Podcast Episode 162-The Incredible Shrinking Bearded Man

    Welcome and thank you for listening. Today I am honored to have Jeff Koettel on the show. Jeff has struggled with his weight most of his life trying numerous fad diets and hitting a maximum weight of 500 pounds. Today, Jeff attributes adopting a simple plant based nutrition plan to his ability to maintain his…

  • Podcast: Episode 152-Do you have a game plan?

    Welcome and thanks for listening. I would love to meet you at the 3rd Annual Charlotte County Plant Based Nutrition Conference March 24, 2018. Doug Lisle, PhD, Timaree Hagenburger, RD, Addie Majnaric, RD and myself along with fabulous food and positive energy. Check out doctordulaney.com for more details and a link to buy tickets. Traveling…

  • Blogpost: Sometimes we get in own way

    I watched two of my favorite basketball teams play this past weekend. Both lost their games not because they did not have the physical skills but because of their mindset. The first team was leading the whole game and lost in the closing minutes the same way they have lost to several other teams that…

  • New Year’s Resolutions: A word on how to succeed at living your best year yet from your plant based dietitian! 

    The New Year brings on the dreaded (or hoped-for) season of resolutions. Are you someone who sets these high levels of unrealistic goals for yourself, year-in and year-out, falling to failure and feeling defeated? Before you get down on yourself, let’s ponder the idea that may not be the problem in this equation. The problem…

  • October Member Spotlight: Meet David! 

        This month, we would like to highlight David, a true plant strong rockstar who has made some incredible nutrition & lifestyle changes within the past 3 months. Since beginning a whole food, no oil, plant-based diet, he has been able to eliminate all of his diabetic medications, as well as significantly decreasing his…