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I have been writing about health and the human body for over 35+ years. I do this to provide easy-to-understand information on complex topics. I also do this to cement everything I’ve learned in my brain. I hope the information presented on my blog helps you increase your understanding of the body, disease, and health.
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Ultra Lite – Day 17
It's the morning of day (17) on the Ultra Lite program and I'm now down a total of 10 lbs - 164.5 lbs. This is new territory for me. I haven't been here or below since undergrad. As a gauge, I graduated high school at 157lbs, though with not much muscle. It will be...
Ultra Lite – Day 16
It's the morning of day (16) on the Ultra Lite program and I'm now down 9.5 lbs - 165 lbs, my marriage weight of June 2003. I would be down more but tried a 24hr experiment that failed miserably. So, I wanted to see how my body would respond to a cheat day, as I know...
Ultra Lite – Day 12
It's the morning of day (12) on the Ultra Lite program and I'm now down 9lbs - 155.5lbs. .5lb more and I will be at exactly where I was at when I got married, in June of 2003. This is the easiest program I have ever tried and I fell more energetic than I have in...
Vitamin D and Integrative Medicine
I love vitamin D, and I personally feel everyone should be taking it. From this day forward I will put a link to every vitamin D report I read. My favorite Vitamin D supplement is, Liquid Vitamin D Forte by Biotics Research. Each drop provides 2,000Iu's of Bioactive...
Ultra Lite – Day 9
It's the morning of day (9) on the Ultra Lite program and I'm now down 8.5lbs - 166lbs. This is the (7th) day of ketosis, and I lost another .1% of body fat, down to 13.5%. At this point I expect about 1/2 fat loss very 2-4 days, depending on activity level. The...
Orange County UltraLite (weight-loss) Program – Day 7
Orange County, CA. January 24, 2010 - It's the morning of day seven on the Orange County UltraLite (weight-loss) Program and I'm now down 8lbs - 166.5lbs. This is the fifth day in ketosis, and I lost another .1% of body fat, down to 13.6%. All of my excess...
Orange County UltraLite (weight-loss) Program – Day 5
Orange County, CA. January 22, 2010 - It's the morning of day (5) on the Orange County UltraLite (weight-loss) Program and now down 7.5lbs - 167lbs. This is the third day of being in ketosis, and I lost another .3% of body fat. Now down to 13.7%. I just got a new...
Orange County UltraLite (weight-loss) Program – Day 4
Orange County, CA. January 21, 2010 - It's the morning of day four on the Orange County UltraLite (weight-loss) Program and now down 6lbs - 168.5lbs. This is the second day of ketosis, and as expected, I lost 1% body fat. Now down to 22% (home scale) 14% *(Omron...
Orange County UltraLite (weight-loss) Program – Day 3
Orange County, CA. January 20, 2010 - Morning of day three on the Orange County UltraLite (weight-loss) Program and I'm already down 4lbs - 170.5lbs. This is the first day of *ketosis as well, so now I expect the body fat to start dropping too. *Ketosis is determined...
Orange County Ultra Lite (weight-loss) Program – Day 1
January 18, 2010 - This is day one on the Orange County UltraLite (weight-loss) Program that my wife and I will be doing, for the next five weeks. My going on the Ultra Lite program will serve two purposes: one, I am an UltraLite (weight-loss and pre-diabetes)...