As a young boy, Dr. True suffered from what hundreds of children have to deal with during their childhood years: he was overweight! He was raised in an Italian family and ate lots of pasta. For him, unfortunately, healthy eating habits were not on the menu! His siblings were thin, but he was not. Because of this, his self image was always poor and his ability to do physical activity was limited. And of course this simply continued into a cycle of eating more, exercising less, and becoming more overweight.

During high school, he became more aware of his weight problem and felt compelled to change his lifestyle. Therefore, he began learning about better nutrition and exercise through motivational books. After school and work, he began an exercise program called the Royal Canadian Air Force Exercise Plans For Physical Fitness where he simply did a series of exercises every day for eleven (11) minutes a day. Surprisingly, the pounds simply came off, and he has continued this philosophy by eating the right foods and by exercising regularly.

As a physician since 1980, he has encouraged and taught patients to eat correctly and exercise daily. He has always kept foremost in his mind the concept of “Prevention is the best medicine”. Eating a nutritious and balanced diet with lots of fruits and vegetables, combined with a regular exercise program is known to help prevent medical problems. This has been an integral part of his practice and will always continue.

Over the years, Dr. True has seen the effects of what poor nutrition and inadequate exercise can do to people. When a person is overweight or obese for a long time, they have a much higher chance of developing serious medical conditions such as heart disease, diabetes, cancer, and many orthopedic problems, to name a few.

The most frequent complaint from his patients has been, “How do I lose the weight?” Dr. True’s goal has always been to try to help and encourage people to lose weight and stay fit. Not only would this help prevent multiple potential physical problems from occurring, but also so people could live healthier and more productive lives.

Lugging around extra pounds of fat simply makes people fatigue more quickly. They become less active, which perpetuates and increases the problem. It’s no wonder that so many overweight patients complain of fatigue. During visits with his patients, he encourages these people to lose the weight for their health, to feel better, and to get more energy.

However, just encouragement has not been an adequate inducement for most people to lose those extra pounds. Most people rationalize and make excuses for not being able to eat right or to exercise appropriately. They simply did not place these lifetime goals into the high priority list for them.

Dr. True thought that creating some type of diet plan that would create incentives and motivation for better health was necessary. Only when people are motivated to want to do something will they do it. With incentive rewards, people will tend to do the right thing.

Thus, he created the concept of The True Diet to incorporate all three topics:

Dr. True has been in active practice of Obstetrics and Gynecology since 1986, after his residency in OB-GYN was completed at Charity Hospital in New Orleans, LA, under the Tulane Medical University system. During that time he also practiced as an emergency room physician for two full years, and part time for three more years.

He received his Medical Doctorate degree in 1980 from the University of Nevada Medical School, in Reno, NV. He was a pharmacist prior to being a physician and had received his Registered Pharmacist degree from Idaho State University in Pocatello, Idaho, where he spent his childhood.

For more than 20 years, Dr. True and his staff have been committed to the health and well-being of their patients in the Dalls - Fort Worth Metroplex area. His goal has always been to provide health information, new and up to date therapies and procedures, nutrition and exercise programs to improve patient’s health and help them achieve a better quality of life.

"Never stop learning" and a natural talent for surgery and medicine, plus a good bedside manner are the reasons why Dr. True is able to assist his patients so well. Training for OB-Gyn under the Charity Hospital System in Louisiana gave him a multitude of exceptional skills for surgery and bedside medicine.

Over the years, he has developed his weight-loss concepts by reading and studying motivational, nutritional and exercise sources. He has combined this information with the observations and lessons he has learned from his medical practice experience of observing the habits of thousands of patients. He created his diet plan to try to correct the fitness problems that he has seen on a daily basis.

After the extra weight is gone and patients continue to have small areas of fat they want to reduce, he also offers body contouring procedures in his office. He is well trained and performs liposuction body contouring procedures so people can look great. And when a person looks great, they feel great!

Dr. True is married and has two children. He donates time and financial resources to the Pregnancy Crisis Center and does charity work for local hospitals. He enjoys gardening, traveling, and most importantly, continuing his education!