“The Diet Doctor changed my life!”

November 28 2017 by , medical review by in Diabetes stories, Success stories

We received a short but happy note from Rachel, whose life has been changed since embarking on her keto journey:

Former borderline diabetic. The Diet Doctor changed my life! I got my numbers under control and lost 40 lbs (18 kg). I absolutely could not have done it without the articles, recipes and videos on The Diet Doctor website!

Thank you so much!
Rachel

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In this presentation from Low Carb Denver 2019, Drs. David and Jen Unwin explain how physicians can finetune the art of practicing medicine with strategies from psychology to help their patients reach their goals.
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