Have you ever had the pleasure of having someone who continuously asks for your advice only to turn around and do the exact opposite of what you told them?

And low and behold, when their situation results in the exact consequences which you tried to educate them about, they will act surprised that it did. To make matters ever more aggravating is when you ask why, they’ll respond with – “Well, I didn’t know”. Of course my response is to immediately inform them they damn well did know because “I told you what would happen”.

Back before I retired from driving semi trucks for a living, I had a driver enquire about taking a more direct route to the destination we were both hauling freight to. I told this driver that if he went the way he was wanting to go, he would encounter a bridge that would not accommodate an eighty thousand pound truck pulling a fifty three foot trailer. I left our distribution hub about ten minutes after this fellow, so I had no idea if he was going to stick to the designated route or not.

About four hours into an eight hour drive, my cell phone rang. It was that other driver calling me with a huge problem. After informing him that he would encounter an impassable bridge, this dummy went that way anyhow. Sure enough, Joey Bagofdonuts was calling to tell me that sure enough he had found the bridge that I had warned him about, and he wanted to know what to do since he could not get past it.

“Well, I guess you could call the Highway Patrol and have them come to your assistance”. “Or, you could turn on your flashers, and then back your rig down the shoulder of the road until you can find a place where you can safely get it turned around”.

These people who will ask for my advice only to do exactly what I advised against, I refer to as “Ask Holes”.

Why ask for advice when you are not going to follow it anyhow?

Why become upset when you do not follow directions and the consequences turn out to be exactly what you were warned of? At David’s Way to Health and Fitness, we encounter these types pretty regular too. They will contact us for healthy weight loss advice only to get into a huff when we tell them what they do not want to hear.

It really is no wonder why ninety five percent of all dieters fail…

Dr. Kellyann’s Weight-loss Products

First off, I take exception to people using the title of Doctor when they are not a medical doctor, and to some extent when they are a PHD.

Dr. Kellyann is a not a medical doctor. From her website:

“Dr. Kellyann is a naturopathic physician and certified nutrition consultant with over 20 years of clinical experience with a mission to bring her advice to a wider audience in order to help more than just her patients”.

The use of the titles “doctor” and “physician” infers that she is able to practice medicine and is in the healing arts when in reality, she is nothing more than a “nutrition consultant”. While I understand that she is legally entitled to use the title of “doctor”, I feel it is a misleading inference to greater education and qualifications. but I digress…

I really would have never paid this lady any mind, except that I kept getting her advertisements on my Facebook and YouTube feeds. Being the inquisitive type that I am, I checked out her website to see if she was selling Snake Oil or legitimate products. It turns out the nature of her products lie somewhere in between.

“Dr. Kellyann Petrucci had a mission of bringing her advice to a wider audience in order to help more than just her patients and that mission resulted in her New York Times best selling book Dr. Kellyann’s Bone Broth Diet.” “Dr. Kellyann’s innovative diet plan took intermittent fasting, or mini-fasting as she calls it, to the masses by adding bone broth to the mix.” “The brilliance of using bone broth when fasting has made fasting, along with its bounty of benefits, an accessible health and weight loss tool for countless people.” 

“Dr. Kellyann applies this same innovative approach to all her books and programs as well as her line of products.” 

Herein lies the problem, while bone broth is indeed good for you, and intermittent fasting does help with weight-loss, the dieter has to stop and consider if the weight-loss will be healthy, and permanent in nature. If the diet does not provide permanent results, it fails the dieter in the end. By following her Ten Day Belly Slim Down the claim is:

You’re going to look younger and SEXIER in no time!

You’re going to BLAST YOUR WRINKLES…

And, you’re going to make your HAIR and NAILS, thick, healthy, and STRONG!

Even better, you’ll get rid of the evil belly fat that puts you at risk for obesity, diabetes, high blood pressure, and heart disease.

In The 10-Day Belly Slimdown you’ll discover it’s not only what you eat, but when you eat that matters. As you heal your belly from the inside out, you’ll feel younger, happier and lighter than you thought possible.

Yes, with weight-loss you’ll feel younger, happier and lighter than you thought possible.

Complete with daily meal plans, captivating testimonials, and more than 80 delicious recipes, THE 10-DAY BELLY SLIMDOWN offers a sensible, approachable weight-loss solution that allows you to take control of your health journey.

And, in a test panel run by an independent clinician, participants lost up to 13.4 pounds and over 5 inches around their bellies, improved their joint pain, lowered blood sugar, and experienced less belly bloating and discomfort.

The problem with the claim above is this plan is not something that you will follow for the rest of your life. With healthy weight-loss, you must also be able to maintain that loss for life. I promise, once you finish this ten day program, most of the weight that you will lose will be water weight. Water weight does not matter, you need to lose body fat. Additionally, with rapid weight-loss, along with lost body fat and water weight, you will also lose lean muscle mass which will slow down your metabolism even more than it might have been before beginning this kind of foolishness.

The Bone Broth Diet

In Dr. Kellyann’s Bone Broth Diet, you’ll discover the most effective ways of pairing delicious bone broth with powerful fat-burning foods and fasting methods, so you can achieve spectacular weight loss and more youthful-looking skin in just 21 days. The Bone Broth Diet also focuses on improving gut health, reducing inflammation through balanced nutrition, and detoxing from sugar, grains, and other toxins.

With more than 100 recipes, easy fitness routines, lifestyle tips, and mindful meditation exercises, this book makes an ideal tool for taking off those pesky pounds and staying slim, sexy, and healthy forever.   In just 21 days, you too can achieve these miraculous results!

Now face it, you did not develop a weight problem in twenty one days, and you for sure are not going to fix your weight problem in this short period of time. If Dr. Kellyann were an actual doctor, she would know this. Additionally, as a nutrition consultant, she should still know better than to entice you with the miraculous results!

Cleanse and Reset

The stupid runs thick with this one. It’s like wisdom has been chasing her, but she has always been faster. No legitimate individual or business is going to sell you this load of dung…

Have you been battling fatigue? Are you feeling unmotivated and uninspired? Does your body feel beat up and run down? Can’t seem to keep the extra pounds from showing up and sticking around? Maybe you’ve been wondering who the reflection in the mirror belongs to lately? Dark circles. Dull, lifeless skin. Hair that’s less than luxurious. If you haven’t felt like YOU in quite some time, today’s the day we change that.

With my rejuvenating five-day cleanse, you’ll learn the exact steps I took to cleanse my body of the toxins that were slowing me down and holding me back. In my new book, I’ll fill you in on the months leading up to my crash and burn wake-up call. You’ll learn how and why I developed a cleanse and reset that my body and mind were so desperately in need of.

Seriously, do you understand what you get with a five day cleanse?

If not, here goes – you will spend the next five days sitting on the toilet with a burning anus from all the diarrhea that you will be experiencing.

You have now been warned!

Kellyann’s  bold claim: You’re going to; lose the extra belly fat, firm and tone your skin while restoring its healthy glow, bring healing to your unhappy gut, banish the toxins, heighten your mood and enjoy your life again!

Please, I know that even if you are desperate to lose weight, you are not this dumb to believe such utter nonsense. Now, here are a few words from their disclaimer:

THIS SITE OFFERS HEALTH, WELLNESS, FITNESS AND NUTRITIONAL INFORMATION AND IS DESIGNED FOR EDUCATIONAL PURPOSES ONLY. YOU SHOULD NOT RELY ON THIS INFORMATION AS A SUBSTITUTE FOR, NOR DOES IT REPLACE, PROFESSIONAL MEDICAL ADVICE, DIAGNOSIS, OR TREATMENT. IF YOU HAVE ANY CONCERNS OR QUESTIONS ABOUT YOUR HEALTH, YOU SHOULD ALWAYS CONSULT WITH A PHYSICIAN OR OTHER HEALTH-CARE PROFESSIONAL. DO NOT DISREGARD, AVOID OR DELAY OBTAINING MEDICAL OR HEALTH RELATED ADVICE FROM YOUR HEALTH-CARE PROFESSIONAL BECAUSE OF SOMETHING YOU MAY HAVE READ ON THIS SITE. THE USE OF ANY INFORMATION PROVIDED ON THIS SITE IS SOLELY AT YOUR OWN RISK.

NOTHING STATED OR POSTED ON THIS SITE OR AVAILABLE THROUGH ANY SERVICES ARE INTENDED TO BE, AND MUST NOT BE TAKEN TO BE, THE PRACTICE OF MEDICAL OR COUNSELING CARE. FOR PURPOSES OF THIS AGREEMENT, THE PRACTICE OF MEDICINE AND COUNSELING INCLUDES, WITHOUT LIMITATION, PSYCHIATRY, PSYCHOLOGY, PSYCHOTHERAPY, OR PROVIDING HEALTH CARE TREATMENT, INSTRUCTIONS, DIAGNOSIS, PROGNOSIS OR ADVICE.

Yet, by using the title Dr. Kellyann, and by stating that she is a physician (naturopathic physician) the inference is that she is a doctor!

This claim of being a doctor/physician is very misleading for those who may not understand the difference between a medical doctor and a naturopathic physician. The naturopath does not practice in the healing arts but for advising you to eat foods that are good for your health.  The title adds credibility and integrity where none exists in this case.

Program education and information is intended for a general audience and does not purport to be, nor should it be construed as, specific advice tailored to any individual.

We assume no responsibility for errors or omissions that may appear in any program materials.

Every person has unique experiences, exercise and nutritional habits, eating habits, and applies the information in a different way. Thus, the experiences that we share from other people may not reflect the typical purchaser’s experience, may not apply to the average person, and are not intended to represent or guarantee that anyone will achieve the same or similar results.

My Philosophy:

• I treat the whole patient—not just the symptoms.
• Getting healthy is a partnership between my patient and me.
• I’ll take as much time as you need.
• I’ll answer all your questions and explain all your treatment options.

Together, our goal is to get you:

• Feeling younger, healthier, happier, and more alive.
• Moving beyond trends and fads to discover a way of life that works for your body and mind.

Above all, I focus on techniques for transforming my patients naturally. As a board-certified naturopathic doctor, I offer alternatives to pharmaceutical pills and surgeries. My prescriptions range from anti-aging foods and bio-identical hormones to nutritional supplements and stress-reducing meditation.

When one reads all of this crap above, it would be ever so easy to see them going to Dr.Kellyann’s website and products when maybe they should be going to an actual physician. Most people with weight problems either currently have weight and nutrition related health problems, or they will have them sometime in the future.

Yes, it might be cheaper for you to follow her nonsensical weight-loss plans while consuming her expensive products, but all that you are going to accomplish is to set back your health problems by some additional time. You are better served by seeing your physician, and a nutritionist if they feel that is necessary.

Actually, here is my best advice to you, especially if you are on a fixed or low income. Follow us here at David’s Way to Health and Fitness. For no charge whatsoever, you can access over 1275 educational articles to help you with healthy and permanent weight-loss. Begin by first reading our David’s Way Plan. I will also advise you to share the educational information that you have direct access to with your doctor before beginning our way.

Neither Brenda Sue nor myself are doctors. We are certified Nutrition Consultants. We do not give special diet plans for any illness or ailment. We do not write out cookie cutter diets for anyone, as we have been asked to many times over. We do not tell you what or when to eat. We tell you to eat only healthy foods within your daily caloric needs, and to not eat foods with added sugars and as few processed foods as possible.

When you eat healthy, you become healthier and you will obviously feel better than before. Our focus at David’s Way is on helping you to get healthy through good nutrition and physical fitness (but only that which your doctor allows for you).

Weight-loss is actually not our focus either. Weight-loss is the benefit that you will derive from following our free plan. Our main focus with your health is to get you eating healthy, moving your body, and losing excess body fat. Instead of stressing over achieving weight-loss to some random number you picked for your weight, we want to see you get to a healthy body fat percentage where you may be heavier than you thought you wanted to be.

With a healthy body fat percentage, your body is going to look fit and healthy.

That is because you will be more fit and healthy.