3 Mindset Tweaks to Manage Weight Better
When managing body weight, you’re probably laser-focused on how your weight is changing day to day or week to week. This most likely applies whether or not you’re also taking...
Self-Care is Not Just for Weekends!
Self-care is your ability to give your mind and body what they need in order to stay healthy and feel well. This includes eating well, being active, de-stressing, getting enough...
Social Prescriptions to Enjoy Better Health
What does it mean to be healthy? According to the World Health Organization (WHO), “health is not merely the absence of disease but is a state of complete physical, mental...
Put Health Goals into Action
Having health-related goals is one thing. Being able to follow through with them is another. To help my patients put health goals into action, I encourage them to think about...
Obesity Care Rx Considerations
Effective obesity care management begins with lifestyle modification (healthy eating patterns, increased physical activity and health behavior modification) for everyone as this is needed for optimal health. For select patients...
Get Support for Obesity Care
If you struggle with overweight or obesity, you’re probably aware of the mixed messages in the media that surround the disease of obesity as well as its treatments. In support...
Understanding New Medication Treatments for Obesity Care
Obesity is a chronic, progressive disease associated with multiple complications and co-morbidities, like type 2 diabetes, cardiovascular disease, stroke and some forms of cancer. Because the disease of obesity is...
Keep Healthy Lifestyle Focus with these Tips
A high stress level can quickly impede your healthy lifestyle routine. In my practice, stress and coping are topics I regularly address. I try and help patients see the connection...