Updates from Troy Willis

How to Heal Your Metabolism Before Trying to Lose Fat

Tue, 14 Jul 2026 08:41:00 CDT

Overcoming Stress

Mon, 20 Feb 2023 13:48:20 CDT

Diabetes is not an Overnight Disease

Wed, 23 Jun 2021 15:58:00 CDT

You don't go from healthy to disease overnight even if your symptoms did.

A while back, I had a patient who had been coming to see me for years walk in one day, visibly disturbed. I asked what was up and he reported, "I just came from the doctor, I was diagnosed with Diabetes"

Hopefully he didn't see me crack a smile as I navigated how to respond. You see, this guy had been heavy the whole time I had known him, frequently described gluttonous meals, and generally lived a fairly type 2 diabetic life.

I decided, sarcasm would be my angle, I said, "you know you had Diabetes yesterday too, right?"

Thankfully he got my joke and provided the opportunity to discuss the lifestyle factors that contribute to Diabetes and poor health in general.

Why You Feel Like You Have to Poop Before Leaving the House — And What It's Really Telling You

Thu, 25 Mar 2021 12:44:00 CDT

What is the Precautionary Poop? I thought you'd never ask.

If you force yourself to try to go #2 out of fear before leaving the house — or if you've ever thought "I'll just try to get rid of all the diarrhea so that I'm safe" — I call that the Precautionary Poop. And I did it for years.

It sounds like a quirky habit. It's actually a signal that something deeper is going on, and understanding it changed the way I approach gut healing entirely.

GLYPHOSATE - SCARY NEW RESEARCH

Mon, 01 Mar 2021 12:46:00 CDT

You may notice I don't often write about research studies or complicated scientific analysis. It's not because it's unimportant, but for most of my audience, data and research articles only add to the overwhelm.

However, I do want to discuss a recent study on the effects of Glyphosate, an herbicide (definition: a chemical agent that destroys plants or inhibits their growth ) used on crops such as wheat and corn. This herbicide most commonly goes by the name Roundup and is now the most used agricultural chemical ever. Since its inception in 1974, 10 million tons have been sprayed on the crops used for your food and the food eaten by all the animals you eat. It's pervasive even in organic crops due to runoff and over-spraying. It's even been found consistently in breast milk. Simple fact, it's everywhere.

Why is this such a big deal? Because a new study has found that glyphosate disrupts our gut microbiome and blood chemistry...at levels regulators claim to be safe. So we all know too much of anything can be harmful but this study proves that even small amounts of this stuff IS harmful.

I GUESS I'M JUST TOO GOOD LOOKING!

Mon, 01 Feb 2021 12:48:00 CDT

While I have gotten some recent compliments about my quarantine beard, my rugged handsomeness is not really what I'm talking about here.

Through the years there have been multiple instances in which doctors, friends, family, and others underestimated the extent of my digestive issues - because I “looked” OK.

I remember going to my pediatrician and sharing with him how frequently my stomach hurt. He looked me up and down and in all his medical knowledge, declared “well you’re taller than me, you don’t look sick!” Thanks.