Weight Loss | Dr. Chad Edwards

Weight Loss – Is It Really As Simple As A + B = C?

September 20, 2010 By Doc 1 Comment

Weight loss is dependent on numerous factors and cannot be simplified to calories consumed vs calories burned.

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How Resistant Starch Helps Weight Loss

March 1, 2010 By Doc Leave a Comment

Weight loss success can be increased by a greater intake of resistant starches. Here are 4 reasons that resistant starches assist with weight loss.

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Resistant Starch: What Is It??

February 26, 2010 By Doc 2 Comments

Resistant Starch shows promise for numerous health benefits. These benefits include blood sugar, colon, insulin, weight loss, fat loss, and decreased calories.

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Exactly What is the Paleo Diet?

January 26, 2010 By Doc 2 Comments

You may have been wanting to improve your health and fitness or lose weight and stumbled across the “paleo diet.” So what, exactly, is the paleo diet? Good question and I hope I can give you a good introductory overview in a few hundred words. Let me start by saying that the scientific evidence supporting [...]

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New York City Agrees with Me

January 8, 2010 By Doc Leave a Comment

I found it VERY interesting that I had just posted my article ‘Don’t Drink Your Calories‘ when I saw a TV News report that showed this video. Play it now… WOW! Hard to argue with that – I thought that video added some great emphasis on what I was trying to say! That video is [...]

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Don’t Drink Your Calories

January 8, 2010 By Doc 1 Comment

Cutting out calories in liquid form can result in a big change in your weight over time.

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Fish Oil Is A Great Source of Omega-3 Fatty Acids

I have discussed this topic multiple times in the past and believe that there are significant benefits to supplementing with Omega-3 fatty acids. Omega-3′s & Fish Oil are some of the most common supplements that I see patients using. The problem is that they aren’t getting the right stuff. There are 2 fatty acids that [...]

Tensegrity Tip – 2 Ways To Increase Vitamin D

Dr. Chad Edwards recommends ensuring adequate Vitamin D levels. Most patients will need some supplementation in order to ensure these appropriate levels. Here are 2 ways to supplement…

Tensegrity Tip – Gut Health & The Paleo Diet

Dr. Chad Edwards is one of the few doctors in Tulsa, Oklahoma practicing Functional Medicine. Functional medicine seeks to identify the source or root cause of the problem and focus efforts on treating that issue. When that issue is fixed then the subsequent problems will take care of themselves. The Tensegrity Tip for today is [...]

Tulsa Prolotherapy – Is It Right For You And How Do You Know?

Prolotherapy is, without question, one of the greatest procedures I have ever seen or experienced. Before I moved to Tulsa, I started looking for prolotherapy physicians in the Tulsa area. Now, I know a lot of drug reps and physicians in Tulsa. I found 1 pretty quick but it took months to find the second. [...]

Are diet drinks really helping?

When it comes to drinking sweet tasting substances (soda, coke, coca cola, pop, tea, etc) there are no free rides! I’ve seen extremely overweight people drinking a 44 oz ‘diet coke’ and just had to chuckle. Now, I’m not saying that drinking any diet drinks make you fat but it reminds me of a comedian [...]