Is Lifestyle Modification for Weight Management Still Worth Your Time and Effort?
With all the exciting new drugs being developed to help people better manage weight, you may wonder if the time you’re spending on improving health habits are still worth your...
Rethinking Weight Goals
In my practice, patients often have high hopes of losing a large amount of weight in a short period of time. I tell them that it’s important to have realistic...
Nutritional Nudges to Improve Your Health
I am a firm believer that making small changes to what you eat and how you prepare foods can help improve your health. That’s because small diet changes are easier...
Tips to Improve Health Care Encounter when Talking about Weight
If you’re someone who struggles with weight, you may also struggle talking about weight with your health care provider. I know this because for the past 40 years I have...
Different People, Different Struggles, Targeted Weight Management
I recently gave a webinar presentation for The Obesity Society on personalization in weight management. I shared the latest research on the importance of taking into account each person’s traits,...
What’s Your Movement Portfolio?
In counseling my patients to improve their health and better manage weight, I always ask about each person’s physical activity habits. More specifically, I ask, “On a typical day, what’s...
Better Sleep, Better Health
As a physician specializing in weight management, I always take a sleep history from my new patients. The quality and amount of daily sleep have emerged as major factors in...
Create Daily Self-Care Health Rituals
Self-care is your ability to give your mind and body what they need in order to stay healthy. This includes eating well, being active, de-stressing, getting enough sleep and engaging...
