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👨‍⚕️ Internal medicine physician & nutritionist 🔬 Evidence-based, referenced 🗣️ Plain patient language 🆓 Free tools since 2007
Physician-Written Programs

Practical Guides for Real Change

No hype, no fads — structured, referenced programs you can actually follow, written the way I explain things to my own patients.

Type 2 Diabetes Remission Guide

$39 digital download
  • What remission means, and who can realistically achieve it
  • Food strategies backed by remission trials — explained simply
  • How to work with your doctor as medications are reduced
  • Meal patterns, movement, sleep and stress — the full picture
  • Plain language: written for patients, not for doctors

📅 Launching October 2026

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$39 $59 founding price — rises at launch

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Delivered October 2026. Full refund within 30 days of delivery.

21 Days Biblical Diet Program

$29 digital download
  • A 21-day guided return to the original plant-based diet
  • Day-by-day meals, simple recipes, and shopping guidance
  • Scripture-rooted reflections pairing faith with health
  • The modern science behind plant-based eating
  • Designed for individuals, families, and church groups

📅 Launching late 2026

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$29 $44 founding price — rises at launch

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Delivered late 2026. Full refund within 30 days of delivery.

Nutrition Apps

Data-Driven Tools for Your Phone

Built on the USDA food database and NIH Dietary Reference Intakes. Free to download, with an optional Pro subscription that unlocks the complete nutrient set.

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NutriRank
Nutrient Finder

Pick any nutrient — vitamin, mineral, protein, fiber, amino acid or fatty acid — and see every food ranked from highest to lowest, with % Daily Values tailored to your age, sex, and life stage. Filter by diet or by any of 16 food groups.

Free · Pro from $2.99/mo, $19.99/yr, or $39.99 lifetime
Download on theApp Store ▶ Get it onGoogle Play
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VitalFill
Nutrient Tracker

Are you actually getting enough of what your body needs? Log your food and VitalFill tracks calories plus 40+ nutrients against your personal targets — showing, at a glance, which ones you have filled and which still fall short.

Free · Pro subscription unlocks the full nutrient set
Download on theApp Store ▶ Coming toGoogle Play
Health eTools

Free Calculators Used by Thousands

Simple, accurate tools for the numbers that matter to your health.

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Diabetes Remission Calculator

Is remission realistic for you? See where your profile sits against the trials — and the weight loss the people who got there actually achieved.

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Ideal Weight & BMI

Find your body mass index and a realistic healthy weight range for your height and frame.

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Basal Metabolic Rate

How many calories do you burn just staying alive? The starting point of every effective weight plan.

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Food Calorie Calculator

Search the USDA database and get calories and full nutrition data for any food, in any quantity.

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Exercise Calorie Counter

Over 800 activities: see exactly how long you need to walk, swim, or garden to burn a target number of calories.

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Six-Minute Walk Test

The standard functional test in heart and lung conditions. Compare your distance against predicted normal for your age, sex, height and weight.

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Adult Height Predictor

How tall will a child end up? The mid-parental genetic estimate, with an honest range and what really influences growth.

Predict height →
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Rockport Fitness Test

Measure your aerobic capacity and VO2max with a simple one-mile walk, using NIH and ACSM norms.

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Calories Burned by Activity

A comprehensive calculator covering everyday activities, sports, and occupations.

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Educational Articles

Learn From a Doctor Who Writes Like a Human

Referenced, honest, and occasionally opinionated — on weight loss, prevention, nutrition, and the state of modern health care.

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The Ten Commandments of Weight Loss

A memorable series on what actually works for lasting weight loss — genetics, plateaus, metabolism, and all.

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Lifestyle & Prevention

Why fruits and vegetables prevent disease, how nutrition needs change with age, and why prevention beats treatment.

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On Vitamins & Supplements

Fifty billion dollars a year, and the trials have now reported — including the ones stopped early for harm. When less really is more.

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Dr. Gily Ionescu, MS MD
About

Hi, I'm Dr. Gily Ionescu

I am an internal medicine physician and nutritionist with a master's degree in nutrition. For nearly two decades I have been building free tools and writing practical articles to help people take charge of their weight, their blood sugar, and their long-term health.

My approach is simple: take the best available evidence, strip away the hype, and translate it into plain language and concrete steps — the same way I counsel patients in my own clinic every day.

MS, MD Internal Medicine Physician Nutritionist Lifestyle Medicine