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Pearls of Wisdom From Dr. Joe

It’s the new year. The new year brings renewed hopes, aspirations and resolutions. Alongside these resolutions can come some judgement, truth bombs and proclamations. One thing I’ve noticed about proclamations...

You CAN with Candid combines one year of coaching with Dr. Joe with 1 year of lifestyle medicine!

One of the greatest gifts is to have a life full of purpose and meaning along with the health to enjoy that life. Choosing to take care of ourselves is...

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We all know that simple truth about weight loss: to lose weight, we must eat fewer calories than we burn. To achieve this goal, we have all tried the lifehacks...

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I’ve been discussing nutrition and weight loss for over 20 years now. During my conversations I have covered a range of strategies: paleo, the Zone, Atkins, vegan, whole food plant...

Hello, folks! I promised an update on my fish oil journey.  I have discussed it on my YouTube video, link here. First, fish oil at high doses has been found...

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Want to live to 100? What if your focus is less about longevity and more about a life full of purpose and meaning? Well, guess what? The most important aspect...

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I’m advised by lawyers and insurance companies to put a disclaimer on my voice mail, “If you are experiencing a life threatening emergency, call 911.” Most people already know to...

So, Dr. Joe… If you’re a Lifestyle Medicine doc, why do you keep talking about work and teams? Here at Candid Medical, I do a lot of advocacy work with...

Hello there! Today we are talking vitality… Men’s vitality! This is a popular topic here at Candid Medical. Men check in with me because their energy is low, they find...

We hear a lot of talk about fats. Some fats are fatty acids. It turns out  your brain is made up of over half fatty acids. The good type of...