Welcome to the “True or False with Dr. TJ” series! Dr. TJ Williams is the Founder and Clinical Director of The Institute of Natural Health. With his unique insights on functional medicine, Dr. TJ has a noteworthy approach to understanding the human condition and the natural treatments needed to heal the body. In this True or False series, Evie and Dr. TJ will be debunking some popular myths you may have heard about nutrition and health.

In this episode, Evie and Dr. TJ dive deeper into a subject they are constantly asked about: is a caloric deficit necessary for weight loss? Tune in as they dispel the calorie in/calorie out model and reveal the two true foundational aspects to overall health and weight management. 

KEY POINTS:

– Why you may actually gain weight in a calorific deficit! 

– All calories are not the same 

– Hormone balance and gut health 

– Start with real food!

– How many calories are you consuming a day?

QUOTABLES:

“The human body is like a fire. Our metabolism is a fire. And how do we make a fire bigger? We make a fire bigger by adding fuel to it.”

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