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it's a team effort!
is your family on your side? Are you drooling while you watch your husband eat a greasy hamburger? Are your teenagers rolling their eyes...

Dr. Roxana Cham
Jan 28, 20212 min read


3 reasons to check your labs now
Reason #1: You are considering a new diet and want to know if you have a hormonal, metabolic, or genetic cause of weight gain. You want...

Dr. Roxana Cham
Jan 28, 20212 min read


metformin: the low down
what to expect with metformin and other fascinating info.

Dr. Barbara Chen
Jan 28, 20212 min read


pillarMD plan: avoid the keto flu
Once you’ve decided to start a new way of eating, it can take your body a few days, weeks, or even months to adjust. Most of us don’t like

Dr. Nastaran Safdarian
Jan 21, 20212 min read


your waist circumference
your waist circumference

Dr. Barbara Chen
Jan 20, 20212 min read


we love the mediterranean diet.
we love the mediterranean diet

Dr. Barbara Chen
Dec 28, 20201 min read


intermittent fasting made easy
intermittent fasting made easy

Dr. Barbara Chen
Dec 21, 20202 min read


pillarMD grocery list
After reading several articles, you are ready to take the next step, but what is that next step? What should you buy this weekend to start

Dr. Roxana Cham
Oct 1, 20202 min read


pillar practice: pay attention
Hey! Slow down...be mindful. Are you running out the door with breakfast in hand? Finally getting some downtime after a stressful day to...

Dr. Roxana Cham
Sep 24, 20203 min read


one week plan to eat out less than 3 times a week
In this post, we will give you 7 days of educational tips about the importance of eating out less and 1 thing you can do every day to help

Dr. Nastaran Safdarian
Sep 24, 20202 min read


pillar practice: avoid eating out more than 3 times per week
Did you know the average American eats 4-5 meals outside of the home every week? And, this does not even include all the snacks and coffee

Dr. Roxana Cham
Sep 24, 20202 min read


pillar practice: eat your vegetables
Do you like rabbit food? Let’s rephrase. Do you like food with no flavor? Not many of us do. So you’ve decided to get healthy by increasing

Dr. Barbara Chen
Sep 23, 20202 min read


one week plan to increase vegetable intake
In this post, we will give you 7 days of educational tips about the importance of vegetable intake as well as an Agenda with 1 thing you can

Dr. Nastaran Safdarian
Sep 22, 20201 min read


pillar practice: sleep at least 7.5 hours each night
One of the best feelings at the end of the day is curling up in bed, putting your head to the pillow, relaxing, and drifting off to...

Dr. Barbara Chen
Sep 17, 20202 min read


pillar practice: keep moving (especially after meals)
We’ve all heard the advice “no swimming after eating” but we might be taking it a bit too far. Many Europeans take a short stroll after meal

Dr. Roxana Cham
Sep 3, 20202 min read


pillar practice: no eating within 2 hours of bedtime
“Eat your breakfast alone, eat your lunch with your friend, give your dinner to your enemy." Even though this is an old Russian proverb,...
Dr. Barbara Chen
Aug 31, 20203 min read


one week plan to increase water intake
In this post, we will give you 7 days of educational tips about water as well as an Agenda with 1 thing you can do every day to help you...

Dr. Nastaran Safdarian
Aug 30, 20202 min read


pillar practice: drink water
Nothing tastes better than water--ice cold water when you are parched or a tall glass of water after an intense workout. Water is necessary

Dr. Nastaran Safdarian
Aug 30, 20202 min read


pillar practice: no sugary drinks
Think you don't drink sugary drinks? You may want to think again. Let's see if you have any hidden sugar in your drinks and discuss the top

Dr. Nastaran Safdarian
Aug 29, 20202 min read


the lowdown on low calorie sweeteners
There is not much controversy that sugar is bad for you. The pillars of many diets call for the removal of sugar sweetened beverages, hidden

Dr. Nastaran Safdarian
Aug 13, 20202 min read
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