Dr. Brian’s Blog

Is Peanut Butter Good For Weight Loss?

Natural, unsweetened peanut butter tends to have the highest protein content of all the nut butters. It’s also a keto friendly option.

LeanBean is essentially an overpriced glucomannan fiber supplement. Most of its ingredients are too low to be useful for weight loss.

Research suggests that L-Carnitine appears to be most helpful as an exercise aid, helping to improve the intensity and duration of exercise.

PhenQ is nothing more than a fancy caffeine pill that’s more marketing than substance. Far cheaper and more effective alternatives exist.

Wegovy is currently one of the strongest GLP-1 agonists for weight loss. However, it also has the strongest side effects and highest costs.

Chia seeds have more soluble fiber than flax seeds, hemp hearts, or psyllium husk per weight, making them a great fiber for appetite control.

If you have insulin resistance problems, chromium may be helpful for your condition. However, it won’t really help you lose much weight.

Plenity forms a gel in the stomach, and much like any soluble fiber supplements, it helps to manage appetite by bulking the stomach.

Standardized white kidney bean extracts like Phase 2 can act as a weak carb blocker, helping to reduce the absorption of carbs you eat.

The use of a secret “enzyme” in enzyme coffee is a merely a buzzword. The enzyme may refer to L-carnitine or one of the B vitamins.

It would be very difficult for Mike Pompeo to naturally lose 90 pounds in 6 months himself, without the help of medical interventions.

Capsaicin supplements only have very weak evidence for weight loss, and you might get a better effect just by eating more spicy food.