Be Strategic in Your Quest for Better Health

Improving your lifestyle to get healthier and manage weight better requires good intentions. You also need to know the strategies to follow that will give you the most bang for...
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Eat Better, Boost Health in the New Year & Beyond

If you’re looking for information and inspiration to help you eat better and get healthier, you’ve come to the right place. My approach is to recommend using skillpower to help...
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Why You Need to Know about ‘Diabesity’

I recently added a lecture on ‘diabesity’ to the medical student curriculum at Northwestern University Feinberg School of Medicine. Here’s why. Over 90% of people with diabetes also struggle with...
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Weight Loss that Fits Your Lifestyle

Improving one's lifestyle habits is foundational to all weight management treatment modalities, whether you’re taking a new weight loss medication or even undergoing bariatric surgery. I spend a lot of...
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4 Tips to Overcome Healthy Eating Challenges this Holiday Season

We all struggle with eating temptations over the holidays. The key to healthy holiday eating is to plan ahead so you feel in control to enjoy the foods you love...
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Track Weight in a Healthy Way

Monitoring your weight, diet and physical activity are some of the most successful strategies seen across multiple weight-loss studies. Self-monitoring keeps you accountable and aware of how key behaviors are...
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Fall into Healthier Habits with the Change of Seasons

Falling leaves and cooler weather can signal a change of seasons but it can also indicate it’s time to change up your healthy lifestyle routine. A change of seasons is...
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3 Tips to Make Healthy Eating Easier at Home

Though your home is the one environment you have most control over, my patients often struggle to take charge of the foods that are available at home. I tell them...
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