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 […]
Homework
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What can mice tell us about behavior?
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 […]
What do Rocks Have to do With Health?
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 […]
Causes of Death in 2020
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 […]
Get a Colonoscopy – please!
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, […]
Arguing in Circles
There is so much debate today about the process of weight loss. Some people claim it’s all about calories and others claim it has nothing to do […]
Dietary Fats
With all the information out there, I doubt there is anyone that doesn’t know what dietary fats are. Underneath that umbrella, however, there are a few nuances. […]
Stop Cheating
I’ve probably written about this before but I’m going to do it again – because it’s one of my pet peeves. At least one person every day […]
Identity Change
I started diving into the field of behavioral change last year and found it fascinating – and so applicable to the field of Obesity Medicine. Consequently, we […]
Emerging
I’m not one to look back over my shoulder very often. It’s not necessarily a good thing all the time, but I tend to stay focused forward […]