Dr. Bruce Fife

Obesity, Weight Loss and Becoming Healthier

"Dr. Coconut", Dr. Bruce Fife, author, certified nutritionist, naturopathic physician and expert on the health benefits of coconuts joins the show to discuss “low fat lies”, why low-fat diets don’t work. He will also talk about why we need saturated fat in our diets and how coconut oil, can actually be considered a low-calorie fat that can aid in weight loss.

Dr. Bruce Fife, C.N., N.D., is an author, speaker, certified nutritionist, and naturopathic physician. He has written over 20 books including, "Coconut Water for Health and Healing", "The Coconut Oil Miracle" and "Eat Fat, Look Thin". He is the publisher and editor of the Healthy Ways Newsletter and serves as the president of the Coconut Research Center, a nonprofit organization whose purpose is to educate the public about the health and nutritional aspects of coconut.

Dr. Fife is recognized internationally as the foremost authority on the health and nutritional aspects of coconut and related topics. He travels throughout the world educating medical professionals and laypeople alike on the wonders of coconut. He has appeared as a featured speaker at many institutions and events around the world including The International Food Exhibition (Philippines), Natural Health Expo (USA), University of the South Pacific and the Fiji School of Medicine (Fiji), University of Queensland (Australia), and Piyavate Hospital (Thailand), to mention just a few.

Dr. Fife was the first one to gather together the medical research on the health benefits of coconut oil and present it in an understandable and readable format for the general public. For this reason, he is often referred to as the “Coconut Guru” and many respectfully call him “Dr. Coconut.”

Dr. Derrick DeSilva

8 / 16 / 2010