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Dr. César Lara, MD

Founder at Cesar A. Lara, MD Weight Loss and Wellness
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Dr. Lara is board-certified in Obesity Medicine, and a fellow of the Obesity Medicine Association (OMA). OMA fellowship is an honor that is awarded only to physicians who fulfill advanced requirements and continue through education and participation to work on the forefront of obesity medicine. In addition, he has an Advanced Certification in Bioidentical Hormone Replacement Therapy (BHRT). Dr. Lara regularly contributes to the Tampa Bay community through publications like Panache Vue and has appeared on many television networks like Bay News 9 en Español and WTSP-TV Studio 10 as a leading voice on all topics related to health and wellness. He frequently participates in corporate health fairs promoting an active lifestyle and healthy weight loss options. Dr. Lara founded St. Michael’s Free Clinic and Weight Away Tampa Bay, both charitable organizations that provided free medical treatment to community members in need.

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  • ”Preparing mentally [to change your health or fitness routine] is probably even more important than preparing physically when starting a new health journey, because what you think, you become,” says Lara. “Getting mentally prepared is an opportunity for you to not only visualize what you want to achieve, [but also] how you want to achieve it.”

  • "Intermittent fasting works specifically by decreasing the glucose, which then subsequently decreases the insulin, which then sends the SOS signals to the mitochondria to self-destroy so they can regenerate," Dr. Lara explains further.

  • "I think that it is more important to recognize that rice water does have some potential benefits in supplements with some of the vitamins that come with the rice," Dr. Lara says. "But when it comes to the rice water, I think we also need to recognize that rice can potentially be a high source of arsenic. That is a toxin that could be potentially poisonous and is associated with developing cancer and type 2 diabetes."

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