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 with calories altogether. The fact that not all health professionals have the same opinion means that we don’t have it all figured out yet. It probably doesn’t surprise […]
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. There are lots of different types of fats and honestly, I struggle to keep them straight. I don’t talk to my patients about polyunsaturated and monounsaturated fats –
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 comes into my office and begins a conversation with, “I’ve been really good except for the two times that I cheated.” First of all, eating healthy food doesn’t
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 spent the whole month of March in my office focusing on this concept and how to apply it to achieve successful, long-lasting weight loss. I’m not going to
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 – always searching for what is over the horizon. Which means I don’t often dwell upon the way things used to be or lament the good old days.
Preventing disease is usually fairly straightforward. Prevention is never perfectly guaranteed to work (nothing in medicine is), but most of the time, we can prevent lung cancer by avoiding smoking and air pollution. We can prevent pregnancy by using reliable contraception. We can prevent paralysis from polio by getting a polio vaccine. However, preventing disease
Just about a year ago, the country shut down. Kids were pulled from school and businesses closed. We hunkered down in our houses, fearful of what was to come. We have lived with this pandemic for a year, and during that time, we have learned a lot. We have been bombarded with messages about washing
I hear from patients all the time that they think their metabolism is “broken”. In fact, metabolism is not simply one thing. The definition of metabolism is the sum of the processes by which a particular substance (energy) is handled in the living body. Everybody’s metabolism is different and is composed of 4 primary things:
Obesity is a disease that affects all of us. If you don’t struggle, chances are really high that someone you care about deeply suffers from this disease. In addition to affecting the individual health of people, this disease is costing our country billions of dollars. Billions of dollars in direct healthcare costs. Billions of dollars
It might seem odd to be getting a lesson about microorganisms from someone trying to improve weight and overall health, but bear with me. There is tons of emerging science linking health to creatures that live in our guts, so it simply can’t be ignored. Your large intestine is a haven for trillions of microbes