Dr. Bill

Will Fasting Hurt My Weight Loss Efforts

Today's question comes from a reader who has started on the road to fitness, by employing a number of different strategies to make it happen. So far, he is down 12 pounds, which is a fine start. He is exercising a minimum of five days a week and tries ... Read >

Why Michelle Should Get Oprah To Slim Down

If you haven't been living under a rock, the last week or so, you know that the Packers won the Super Bowl, Keith Nowhereman was fired at MSNBC and Michelle Obama wants to have the government force restaurants to reduce their portion sizes. The first t... Read >

Why Most Diets Don't Work

Today, I learned about a study done a couple of years ago, called the A to Z weight loss trial. I had never heard of it, even though I try and get my hands on as much weight loss information as possible. In this study, over 300 female Lardassians were ... Read >

Are Six-Pack Abs And Buns Of Steel A Good Thing

Before I get to this burning issue, I heard a great joke today. Here it is: A three year old boy is in the bathtub, examining his genitals. He is particularly fascinated by his testicles. He asks his mother, "Mom...are these my brains?" His mo... Read >

Where's My Invitation

The invitations are out, the crying has begun and the accusations are flying. I'm not accusing anyone of anything (Except overlooking yours truly...Esquire.) I had a tux, new shoes and some thoroughly starched British drawers. I even had some botox (jus... Read >

Want Some Diet Food For The Future

Those green eco folks are some sly dogs. Since their anti meat campaign doesn't seem to be going anywhere, in spite of their best efforts... and outright distortions, they have done what any good liberal does when cornered...and that's open a new line ... Read >

Is Organic Food Cheaper

That's a good question, and my best answer is: maybe. The truth is that we don't know how organic food stacks up against non organic food in the long run. This is a tough issue to sort out and since I'm not a food scientist, let me analyze it from... Read >

Am I Too Mean To Fat People?

About half of what we do here revolves around the weight loss business. The other half revolves around getting people to take world class supplements, to make sure they stay put together, better than the average guy. Both things sort of go hand in hand. ... Read >

Dr. Bill Gets A Free Breakfast

I got an email the other day from Bob Evans, well not exactly Bob Evans, but Bob Evans Restaurants, promising me that I could get a free breakfast by just sending them my email and zipcode. (Nothing else, no surveys, other offers, or having my name sent t... Read >

The Healing Food From Gilligan's Island

The first thing that comes to my mind when you say "ginger" is Gilligan's Island, where "Ginger" was played by Tina Louise. The second thing that I remember is ginger ale, which was my mother's cure for whatever ailed you. If you told Mom you didn't feel ... Read >

The Glenn Beck Rally

A friend of mine attended the "Restoring Honor" rally in Washington, D.C., over the weekend. Here is his report from the event: "Bill, Being a veteran of Washington, I drove in Saturday morning against the advice of the mainstream media. I knew tha... Read >

Sometimes The Simplest Ingredients Are Unbelievable

I stopped into a joint in a strip mall the other day, a very ordinary place at first impression. What surprised me is that it was full, and after a few minutes, I could see that it was very busy. It also had a number of things on the menu, with which I... Read >

What I Know About Horizontal Bopology

I have a folder full of questions about Falstaff again, or what you might call questions about how to get the arrow to the quiver. Falstaff is what you have if your arrow is no longer straight and true, which is an increasingly common occurrence, aft... Read >

Who Is More Likely To Cheat

There, I've gone and done it, writing a headline any tabloid would be proud of. As a British friend of mine would say, "Ev'ry now and then I enjoy a little bit of tripe, don't you?" Okay. I confess to reading a tabby ev'ry now and then. But this ... Read >

Why Vegemite Is Bad For You

I subscribe to a good number of newsletters, some from physicians, some from financial experts (if there is such a thing) and I get a number of health and fitness letters. Lately the health and fitness dudes (and dudettes) have been sounding the alarm b... Read >