Author: Dr. Tro

  In our Group Coaching meeting held November 24, we had the pleasure of being joined by Dr. Cate Shanahan. Dr. Cate is a leading authority on nutrition, a board-certified Family Physician with over 20 years of clinical experience, and NY Times bestselling author of The Fat Burn Fix, Deep Nutrition and Food Rules. Her… Continue reading 11/24/2020 – Group Coach Meeting – Special Guest Cate Shanahan

Kellie Logsdon is the founder and creator of TheKellieKitchen.com, a website specializing in low carb cooking, as well as a ketogenic and intermittent fasting lifestyle. She is well known for her popular 21 Day Accountability Coaching Program and Workbook. In the Group Coaching meeting Kellie discussed the diet and health struggles that led her to… Continue reading 11/10/2020 Group Meeting – Special Guest Kellie Logsdon

At the November 3rd Group Coaching session, Dr. Tro, Amy, and Brian opened up November with a discussion on preparing for the holidays, sharing tips and strategies to getting through gatherings, and staying on track after falling off. Discussion: How to advocate for yourself to friends and family that may be misinformed or don’t support… Continue reading 11/3/2020 – Preparing for the Holidays

At this week’s Group Coaching meeting we were joined by a special guest speaker, Jayne Steele. Ms. Steele is a food addiction interviewer and recovery coach from Victoria, Canada. She shared an overview of Bitten Jonsson’s SUGAR interview assessment and showed us how she utilizes it in her clinical practice. Ms. Steele was kind enough… Continue reading 10/20/2020 – Sugar Assessment & Guest Speaker Jayne Steele

At this week’s group meeting, the team discussed the effects of “dirty” & “lazy” keto products on appetite and how & when to use them. Main topics discussed at the meeting: The benefits of using a CGM to monitor the effects of foods, sleep, stress, and exercise on your glucose levels. How using keto treats… Continue reading 10/13/2020-Dirty Keto Tips & Strategies

At our weekly group meeting, the team discussed what is “dirty” & “lazy” keto. The team discussed the various positive and negative effects of employing a dirty/lazy keto approach. Main topics discussed at the meeting: Should you try dirty/lazy keto? What are the positive and negative effects? How to safely incorporate this appraoch into your… Continue reading 10/6/2020 – Dirty Lazy Keto

The team discussed preparing for some of the upcoming holidays including Canadian Thanksgiving and Halloween. Main Topics: Appetite Suppression & Food Addiction Main Suggestions: Fall back on asking yourself the most pertinet questions, like; Are you hungry? Why are you eating? If you are hungry, what is the best way to handle it? The team… Continue reading 9/29/2020 – Appetite Suppression & Food Addiction

Fasting:    Intermittent Fasting (IF), Time Restricted Eating (TRE), Extended fasting (EF);  Various time protocols: 16:8, 18:6, 20:4, one meal a day (OMAD), alternate day fasting (ADF);  What breaks a fast?;  Fat-fasting;  How to break a fast;  Fasting and metabolism   Dr. Tro, health coaches Brian Wiley and Amy Eiges and group participants discussed some… Continue reading Fasting Tips and Strategies

The online group coaching meeting held Tuesday, September 8, hosted by Dr. Tro’s Medical Weight Loss & Direct Primary Care, continued its discussion around metabolic health. Dr. Tro Kalayjian shared studies with participants about the effects of a ketogenic diet on satiety. Dr. Tro, and Health Coaches Amy Eiges and Brian Wiley then focused the… Continue reading 9/8/2020 – Ketosis as an Appetite Suppressant

Last week’s online group coaching meeting (August 31), hosted by Dr. Tro’s Medical Weight Loss & Direct Primary Care, continued its discussion around metabolic health. Dr. Tro Kalayjian shared studies with participants about appetite-suppressing hormones. The effects of a low carbohydrate ketogenic diet on hunger were also explored. Dr. Tro, Amy and Brian then focused… Continue reading 8/31/2020 – Understanding Hunger & Appetite Suppression

Last week’s online group coaching meeting, hosted by Dr. Tro’s Medical Weight Loss & Direct Primary Care, continued its discussion around metabolic health. Dr. Tro Kalayjian shared studies about supplements and electrolytes which included some points on the importance of staying hydrated, ways to get magnesium through both foods and supplements, and the dietary effects… Continue reading 8/25/20 – Remembering Your “Why”

Last week’s online group coaching meeting, hosted by Dr. Tro’s Medical Weight Loss & Direct Primary Care, centered its discussion around the metabolic effects that stress and sleep have on glucose, insulin, weight gain, and circadian rhythm. The more than 65 participants on last week’s Zoom call listened to Health Coaches Amy Eiges and Brian… Continue reading 8/11/20 – Metabolic Health, Stress & Sleep

At last week’s online group coaching meeting, hosted by Dr. Tro’s Medical Weight Loss & Direct Primary Care, Dr. Tro and health coach Amy Eiges answered a wide range of participant questions. The meeting was attended by more than 70 people. Some of the topics covered included: How to know if you’re metabolically healthy and… Continue reading 8/18/20 – Weight Loss and Metabolic Health Questions