Childhood obesity is one of the most serious public health challenges of the 21st century. In the US, obesity affects 19% of children between the ages of 2 and 19. This rate has tripled over the past three decades, and today, our country has some of the highest obesity rates in the world. Obesity can […]
In the past year, the number of people requesting new patient appointments has exploded. We have been slowly and steadily growing to accommodate all of these new patients. We are actually moving to a new office next month so that we can make it all work. This is a great problem to have – and
The only thing my 13-year-old son wanted for his birthday last month was a virtual reality headset – something called an Oculus Quest 2. A few days before his birthday, as I was debating spending a big chunk of money on yet another electronic device, one of my patients started telling me about her new
Peter Attia is a very smart, very nerdy physician that is obsessed with finding ways to improve lifespan (how LONG we live) as well as healthspan (how WELL we live). He hosts a weekly podcast and always has really interesting topics and guests. He isn’t focused solely on weight loss, as obviously, losing weight isn’t
There is no way on earth that any one person could know everything there is to know about nutrition. It’s just not that simple. And there’s way too much crap out there to sift through. Even if learning “it all” is hopeless, you can still learn some. Most of the time some is enough. If
Unlike my children, a lot of my patients like homework. When the subject matter is relevant and people are trying desperately to improve something, it doesn’t seem like as much of a chore as doing 20 algebra problems. This is an exercise I have rolled out with patients lately and it’s proven to be pretty
The world of academic medicine puts out a lot of really great stuff every year. The problem is that either it’s really difficult to read it (it’s written like the instruction manual for your leaf blower) or it’s so sensationalized that you discount it as media hype and you ignore it. We as a profession
I love this analogy. Stephen Covey was a business author who popularized the ‘big rocks’ approach to productivity. In summary, your total available time for the next week is represented by a jar. You can fill the jar with any combination of big rocks, pebbles and sand. You have limited space in the jar, so
The Journal of the American Medical Association (JAMA) recently published an article tabulating the leading causes of death in the US in 2020. Although there has been plenty of misinformation claiming that the COVID-19 pandemic hasn’t changed the overall death rate, the number of death certificates filed simply doesn’t lie. The number of total deaths
Most of the time I use this platform to talk about metabolic health and weight. It’s what I live and breathe day in and day out. However, there is lots more to health than achieving and maintaining a healthy weight. Although nutrition plays a huge role in our overall health, eating well isn’t a cure-all