Make Your Weight Management Practice a Judgement-Free Zone
One of the greatest barriers to accessing care for people with overweight or obesity are patients’ feelings of being judged by others because of excess weight. As I educate health...
50 Ways to Build More Fun & Fitness into Your Busy Life!
For the past 35 years, my wife and Six Factors to Fit co-author Nancy and I, have had a Fun Club. Basically, we formed a social group of 6 couples...
Social Exercise is Good for Your Health
The more you enjoy being a physically active person, the more likely you’ll stay a physically active person. One way to do so is to make time for social exercise....
Improve Social Connections, Improve Health
Surgeon general Dr. Vivek Murthy recently warned that loneliness and a lack of social connections are having negative effects on both the mental and physical health of Americans. And surprisingly,...
Bridge the Gap between Body Positivity and Weight Management
With 5 hours of presentations, the Your Weight Matters 2023 Virtual Convention reached more than 1500 people around the world. I’d like to share some highlights from one of the...
Boosting Your Energy Level can Make Weight Management Easier – Here’s How
Many people know that to manage weight better, you also need to manage your time so you can take better care of yourself; this may involve making time to stay...
Improve Your Health – One Self-Care Behavior at a Time
One of my yearly medical student classes I teach is helping our future physicians practice improving their own health, one self-care behavior at a time. You may be surprised to...
Be the CEO of Your Weight and Health
A common refrain I hear from patients is, “Dr. Kushner, I know what to do to lose weight, I am a smart person. I just can’t seem to do it...
