I am interested in taking HCG (do I have the correct letters?) for weight loss. My neurologist wants me to lose 150 lbs. following a stroke I had in January. He actually wants me to have lap banding which I’m leary of and would like to try this first. I have tried to find it [...]

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I would like to know if Dr Gardner has a diet that will help me to lose weight (100+), help my hypothyroidism get better, maybe with Armour ( I take Levothyroxin 175mcg), and consequently get rid of Metformin 100mg that I started taking about 1 year ago now.
Keys to Healing Medical Center treats hypothyroidism and [...]

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I am new to the website and have read about the short bursts of exercise and the “Ease on Down” but cannot find what these short bursts are. Where can I read more? Do you run or walk fast for a minute? Jump up and down? What are the movements?
Although Ease on Down was [...]

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Will I keep the weight off? I have a fear of gaining all the weight back, and more.
Most diet programs are difficult to stay on as a lifestyle, and when the motivation is gone, a regression back to the original habits take place.  This program is a lifestyle that just makes sense. Obviously, if no [...]

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I need to change eating habits as well as exercise more to better control my weight and health. I have been reading your articles posted on Meridian Magazine and now wonder how big a part of my weight issue is my fibromyalgia and thoracic outlet syndrome issues. For years I have felt bloated and [...]

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I’d really like to settle the controversy between low carb and low fat.
You and about a billion other people :)  Let’s get to some basic principles (by the way, this is at the core of why Ease on Down is so valuable: you learn the why behind how things work in your body!):
I take [...]

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Do you do private consultations? What is the cost? Where are you located? I just want to feel good, and have enough energy to exercise and keep up with my family. I wouldn’t mind losing 30 to 40 pounds.
Although things have been in a bit of an upheaval (I just accepted the position of Medical [...]

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I need to change eating habits as well as exercise more to better control my weight and health. I have been reading your articles and now wonder how big a part of my weight issue is my fibromyalgia and thoracic outlet syndrome issues. For years I have felt bloated and like I was retaining fluid [...]

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Would weight loss help my other physical problems, even though I have been told I may have to have back surgery for degenerative disc disease?
If you are overweight or obese, weight loss will help you in many ways, especially if you have back problems. Assuming you are overweight, let’s talk about how less weight should [...]

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Is it possible that there are some bodies who do not adequately digest certain foods because of a lack of certain chemicals or enzymes?  Am I trying to make up excuses?
There are at least 5 separate steps that have been identified in our body to assist in the digestion or breakdown of food. It starts [...]

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