David Medansky, Nutritionist
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David Medansky

Dietitian-Nutritionist | Nutrition, Education

18641 W Alice Ave Waddell AZ, 85355

About

David Medansky, a non-practicing lawyer, is an international best-selling author, and known as "The Overweight Person's Best Greind" and the "Anti-Diet Advocate." At age 61, David was fat and told by my doctor he had a 95% chance for a fatal heart attack. David's doctor told him to find a new doctor because he did not believe David could lose weight and he did not want him dying on his watch.

During the next four months David shed 50 pounds, 25% of his total body weight. He learned how to reduce weight without going on a diet, counting calories, or exercising. David understands your frustrations if you ever failed to lose weight on a diet because he tried every diet imaginable without success. And, if he did lose weight on a diet, he could not keep it off.

As a lawyer, David spent his career seeing both sides of the fence. Honest people and dishonest people. And when it comes to the food and weight loss industries, sadly there are more dishonest people than there are those telling the truth. That’s what makes losing weight so difficult. We see labels telling us it’s low fat but that same food is high in sugar. While it’s true that sugary foods are “fat free,” what the label fails to tell you is sugar causes fat to form inside your body later. Then there’s all these vegan friendly foods. Sounds healthy but they are filled with chemicals, dyes and artificial preservatives. Oreo Cookies are a vegan food! Just like he had to read the fine print when he practiced law, he is now reading and exposing the fine print on food labels and diet programs. 

Now David feels great, has more energy, and improved his overall health. And, that's why he wrote Break the Chains of Dieting. So, your patients too can have more energy, feel better, and improve their overall health.

David has taken all the guess work out. This book gives you everything you need to know about healthy and maintainable weight loss. Your patiwnts will never need to go on another diet again.

The 9 Principles in this book will help you reduce your risk for heart attack, stroke, and type 2 diabetes. The best part is you don't need all 9. You just need the first 2 to improve your overall health. After all, who doesn’t want to have more energy, feel better, and improve their overall health.

Medansky has received an education on and advises people on matters of food and nutrition, considering how they both impact health. Nutritionists help clients choose the right things to eat, help them plan menus, and advise them on the health effects of certain foods. Nutritionists assess a client's current dietary habits and needs, educate them on healthy eating habits, follow up to ensure the menus are working, and write reports that document a client's progress.

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David Medansky's Expert Contributions
  • The Cumulative Effect of Processed and Manufactured Foods as it Relates to Today’s Chronic Illnesses and Diseases

    Positive action can change every negative situation. – Darren Hardy, New York Times best-selling author of The Compound Effect.In 1995, the average grocery store carried about 15,000 products. Today, it’s over 50,000. Now, I don’t know about you, but I haven’t heard of that many new...

  • Why Weight Reduction Goals Are Important

    Well done is better than well said. – Benjamin FranklinDo You Have Written Goals?In this article, you will learn the importance of setting goals for reducing weight. It is vital to understand that getting rid of weight is a process. There is no instantaneous solution to sustainable weight...

  • An Epidemic Nobody Seems to Notice or Care About - Being Overweight

    Americans spend over $66 billion on weight loss products each year ranging from swanky gym memberships, to meal plans, to weight loss pills and products. Yet, with all this money being spent…...

  • What's in Your Food?

    Capital One Financial promotes its credit card services by asking “What’s in your wallet?”. William Devane in his commercials for Rosland Capital gold and silver asks, “What’s in your safe?”. Perhaps the better question to ask yourself is, “What’s in your food?” Do you read the...

  • Americans Are Getting Heavier

    Socially acceptable body weight is increasing. Why? Because individuals are content with their weight. They are not aware their lifestyles are killing them or that being overweight has severe health-related consequences. They are less motivated to shed those unhealthy pounds now. Let’s face it,...

  • What is the best diet to follow for type 2 diabetes?

    Read Dr. Neal Barnard's book Reversing Diabetes and/or Anna I Jager's book Reverse Diabetes Naturally. READ MORE

  • What foods have a lot of vitamin C?

    Lemons, limes, oranges, kiwi, cantaloupe, mango, papaya, pineapple, and berries such blueberries, strawberries and raspberries. READ MORE

  • How much water should I drink daily?

    A minimum of 64 ounces of pure water or one-half of your body weight in ounces. Pure water does NOT include flavored waters. READ MORE

  • Are oats a healthy breakfast option?

    To answer your question, "Are oats a healthy breakfast option?" the answer is yes. But, with a caveat. Quick oats or packaged instant oats are NOT healthy. The best oats to consume are steel cut oats. It takes about 12 minutes to cook. I only add ground cinnamon and about 1/4 cup of chopped walnuts. Hope this answers your question. As a side note, eating steel cut oats is best at lunch instead of breakfast. The reason being that it's better to start your morning with protein than a carbohydrate. READ MORE

Awards

  • Weight Reduction Specialist 2019 Worldwide Leaders in Health Care 

Articles and Publications

  • David is an international bestselling author. He has published two novels and several books

What do you attribute your success to?

  • Persistence and that he is willing to be open minded.In July 2016, David\'s doctor told him he must lose weight due to his high risk of a heart attack or he\'d have to find another doctor, because this one wasn\'t going to watch David die under his watch. David lost 50 lbs. in four months and now shares the insights and knowledge he gained from his journey. It\'s his personal experience with weight loss and the information he\'s acquired since that inspire him to help others.

Areas of research

Weight Reduction behavior

David Medansky's Practice location

David Medansky Inc

18641 W Alice Ave -
Waddell, AZ 85355
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