A new podcast with Rachel Varga, an expert on skin health, on how sugar activates the aging process, causes dehydration and may affect skin health. Listen to it here.
Podcast – The biology of obesity with mindfulness expert Lucia Hawley
A great conversation with Lucia Hawley on the biology of obesity, switch that turns on and off, and the importance of mindfulness in stopping craving and reversing the switch. Listen to the podcast here.
Podcast – What Causes Obesity? with Dr. Richard Johnson – JJ Virgin’s Ask the Health Expert Podcast
An interview with JJ Virgin on the cause of obesity, the role sugar plays in food allergies including gluten and peanuts, the unexpected role of salt in causing fat and weight gain, and the benefits of hydration. Listen to the …
Video – At Loyola University, New Insights into the Epidemic of High Blood Pressure: Role of Salt, Sugar, and Uric acid
This is a video of my Medicine Grand Rounds Lecture to the Loyola School of Medicine in Chicago on the 4th of October, 2022. High blood pressure is the most common disease in humans, and affects over 30 percent of …
Video – The Biggest Cause of Fatty Liver Disease & Insulin Resistance With Richard Johnson, MD, FACP
A talk with Morgan Nolte from Reshape Your Health about what drives fatty liver and obesity, as well as dementia and ADHD. Not only sugar, but other carbs, salt and umami foods also play a role. Watch the video here.
Summit – Welcome To The World’s Largest Sugar Summit™
This is part of an exciting summit that has brought many speakers together to talk about how sugar has a major role in not just obesity, but also in diabetes, heart disease, gout, and many other diseases. My congratulations to …
Interview – Mindfulness-based Weight Loss with Lucia Hawley
This is an interview with Lucia Hawley, an expert on sugar craving. Here we discuss both the biological and psychological factors driving sugar craving and food intake. We also discuss the power of hydration as a way to help prevent …
Podcast – Shape Shifting Summit – Create The Body & Mindset You Need To Succeed In Life And Dating
A great discussion with Alan Nissman at the Shape Shifting Summit about fructose and what are good and bod foods for physical and medical health. View the podcast here.
Article: The Sweet Pain of Gout
While not well know, sugar, and especially the component of sugar known as fructose , makes uric acid when it is metabolized. One soft drink can raise your uric acid significantly. Here we talk about the relationship of sugar, sweet …