Dr. Kushner

It’s Saturday Night! 5 Healthy Nudges to Help You Stay on Track

By Dr. Kushner / September 11, 2019 /

One of my patients called her regular Saturday night outing “Faturday” because it was the day of the week when she let her guard down and didn’t pay much attention to what or how much she ate. She shared how surprised she was to realize how this one day of the week could undo all…

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Do This ONE THING for More Healthy Lifestyle Motivation and a Better Mindset

By Dr. Kushner / September 11, 2019 /

Do This ONE THING for More Healthy Lifestyle Motivation and a Better Mindset At a recent Obesity Action Coalition Your Weight Matters Convention, research psychologist Dr. Jason Lillis, gave a great talk titled, Using Your Values to Empower Healthy Changes with Acceptance-based Therapy. Dr. Lillis began his presentation unconventionally by talking about death. He asked…

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Not a Health Club Fan? No Problem – Do These 4 Things Instead!

By Dr. Kushner / September 11, 2019 /

Not a Health Club Fan? No Problem – Do These 4 Things Instead!   You may relate to some of these comments I get from patients: “I joined a health club once but didn’t use it enough to get my money’s worth.” “Doc, I just don’t have the time or money to join a health…

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3 Simple Ways to Start Eating Better – Today!

By Dr. Kushner / September 10, 2019 /

3 Simple Ways to Start Eating Better – Today! One of my goals as a clinician is to make healthy living easier for people. With so much conflicting advice in the media, there’s a lot of confusion about what to eat and more importantly how to build better eating habits into your lifestyle.  Sometimes, it’s…

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