Doc Mac's The PAUSE Blog Live Long! Live Well! “Doc, is there a best time to eat breakfast, lunch, and dinner?  THE BELL TOWER Once upon a time, when I was a little boy, living in a small village in Mexico's Yucatan, the church had a bell tower and, within it, an enormous bell, so huge it always made me wonder how it didn’t fall; it had to weigh tons. Three times a day, the priest would ring the bell, and it could be heard maybe a hundred miles away. When the bell chimed, eve

Doc Mac's The PAUSE  Blog Live Long! Live Well! “Doc, I love your first rule about eating God-made food so that I can live a long and healthy life by losing my excess weight and feel great. It just makes sense. I can't wait to hear your second rule. Please, tell me what it is? EAT LIKE CAROL You remember Tom, the solitary forager who cooked his omelette straight from the land? Good. Now meet Carol. On the 44th floor of a Manhattan high-rise, a Michelin-starred chef wakes on h

“Doc, if you had to name the single most important rule for eating to optimize one's weight, what would it be?”

The PAUSE A Hormone, Weight, Health, and Mind Optimization Blog "Doc, I often hear how the gut is associated with our hormones, therefore, our weight. How is that so?" More than you can ever imagine. Your Gut and Hormones You’ve probably heard the saying, “You are what you eat.” But here’s the truth I’ve seen play out in tens of thousands of patients over my 45 years in practice: "You are about as happy as your gut is." Your gut isn’t just a digestion machine. It’s a hormone