Dr. Rangan Chatterjee

That was a threat to survival a few hundred thousand years ago, right? If your blood sugar is dropping rapidly, you don't just feel hungry. It elevates stress hormones like adrenaline and cortisol. So it really is a stressor on the body. That makes sense. So if instead of that, for example, you had...

That was a threat to survival a few hundred thousand years ago, right? If your blood sugar is dropping rapidly, you don't just feel hungry. It elevates stress hormones like adrenaline and cortisol. So it really is a stressor on the body. That makes sense. So if instead of that, for example, you had...

some eggs and some avocado, these kind of one-ingredient foods, you'll find that it's less likely to happen. Yes, sometimes your blood sugar will still go up, but it's a bit more gentle.

some eggs and some avocado, these kind of one-ingredient foods, you'll find that it's less likely to happen. Yes, sometimes your blood sugar will still go up, but it's a bit more gentle.

some eggs and some avocado, these kind of one-ingredient foods, you'll find that it's less likely to happen. Yes, sometimes your blood sugar will still go up, but it's a bit more gentle.

I had a patient once, he was in his early 40s, and he came in to see me, and he had a bit of weight around his belly, he was struggling in the day with his mood, and he said, Doc, you know, I always feel like eating, and there was all kinds of things going on, but in essence, he was starting his day with sugary cereal, okay? Hmm.

I had a patient once, he was in his early 40s, and he came in to see me, and he had a bit of weight around his belly, he was struggling in the day with his mood, and he said, Doc, you know, I always feel like eating, and there was all kinds of things going on, but in essence, he was starting his day with sugary cereal, okay? Hmm.

I had a patient once, he was in his early 40s, and he came in to see me, and he had a bit of weight around his belly, he was struggling in the day with his mood, and he said, Doc, you know, I always feel like eating, and there was all kinds of things going on, but in essence, he was starting his day with sugary cereal, okay? Hmm.

And I could track his day and his mood and his energy and his fatigue and his focus. And I thought, I'm pretty certain that the way he starts his day is impacting the rest of his day. And he doesn't realize this, okay? So we did an experiment. I said, okay, you've been starting your days for years with this sugary bowl of cereal. You've read the marketing, you think it's healthy.

And I could track his day and his mood and his energy and his fatigue and his focus. And I thought, I'm pretty certain that the way he starts his day is impacting the rest of his day. And he doesn't realize this, okay? So we did an experiment. I said, okay, you've been starting your days for years with this sugary bowl of cereal. You've read the marketing, you think it's healthy.

And I could track his day and his mood and his energy and his fatigue and his focus. And I thought, I'm pretty certain that the way he starts his day is impacting the rest of his day. And he doesn't realize this, okay? So we did an experiment. I said, okay, you've been starting your days for years with this sugary bowl of cereal. You've read the marketing, you think it's healthy.

Would you be interested in doing something that I call eat dinner for breakfast? And he said, what do you mean? I said, what do you have for dinner? He goes, well, you know, I like a good dinner. So he was pescatarian, Mel, and he would eat salmon and roasted vegetables in the evenings. I said, okay, could you make extra in the evening and then have the leftovers for breakfast?

Would you be interested in doing something that I call eat dinner for breakfast? And he said, what do you mean? I said, what do you have for dinner? He goes, well, you know, I like a good dinner. So he was pescatarian, Mel, and he would eat salmon and roasted vegetables in the evenings. I said, okay, could you make extra in the evening and then have the leftovers for breakfast?

Would you be interested in doing something that I call eat dinner for breakfast? And he said, what do you mean? I said, what do you have for dinner? He goes, well, you know, I like a good dinner. So he was pescatarian, Mel, and he would eat salmon and roasted vegetables in the evenings. I said, okay, could you make extra in the evening and then have the leftovers for breakfast?

He goes, well, yeah, I could do that. I haven't done that before. I said, this is just an experiment. And this is... A big principle of my entire approach, Mel, I offer them to my patients as experiments, not as prescriptions. What I want to do is inspire that patient to go, hey, listen, you know what it feels like to start your day like this. Right.

He goes, well, yeah, I could do that. I haven't done that before. I said, this is just an experiment. And this is... A big principle of my entire approach, Mel, I offer them to my patients as experiments, not as prescriptions. What I want to do is inspire that patient to go, hey, listen, you know what it feels like to start your day like this. Right.

He goes, well, yeah, I could do that. I haven't done that before. I said, this is just an experiment. And this is... A big principle of my entire approach, Mel, I offer them to my patients as experiments, not as prescriptions. What I want to do is inspire that patient to go, hey, listen, you know what it feels like to start your day like this. Right.

What does it feel like for you when you start your day with something else? So then for the next week, he literally did this. And, you know, it would be often in the morning, he'd have salmon and roasted vegetables like sweet potatoes and Brussels sprouts, whatever. One ingredient. One ingredient foods. The salmon protein, which is satiating, okay, can keep you full for longer.

What does it feel like for you when you start your day with something else? So then for the next week, he literally did this. And, you know, it would be often in the morning, he'd have salmon and roasted vegetables like sweet potatoes and Brussels sprouts, whatever. One ingredient. One ingredient foods. The salmon protein, which is satiating, okay, can keep you full for longer.

What does it feel like for you when you start your day with something else? So then for the next week, he literally did this. And, you know, it would be often in the morning, he'd have salmon and roasted vegetables like sweet potatoes and Brussels sprouts, whatever. One ingredient. One ingredient foods. The salmon protein, which is satiating, okay, can keep you full for longer.