This manual describes the practical details of how to follow a low carbohydrate ketogenic diet as used by trained professionals in the Adapt Your Life (www.adaptyourlife.com) and HEAL Diabetes & Medical Weight Loss programs (www.healclinics.com). For best results, use in combination with the Adapt Your Life or HEAL program.
Dr. Eric C. Westman is an associate professor of medicine at Duke University Health System and director of the Duke Lifestyle Medicine Clinic. He combines clinical research and clinical care to deliver lifestyle treatments for obesity, diabetes and tobacco dependence. He is an internationally-known researcher specializing in low-carbohydrate nutrition. Dr. Westman is currently the vice president of the American Society of Bariatric Physicians and a fellow of the Obesity Society and the Society of General Internal Medicine.