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Take a Closer Look at the Advancing Field of Lifestyle Medicine

Dr. Robert Kushner June 10, 2025 No Comments

Lifestyle medicine is the nonpharmacological and nonprocedural management of chronic diseases that is practiced across many specialties in healthcare, as discussed in Lifestyle Medicine: Closing Research, Practice and Knowledge Gaps, our just-released book for health care professionals edited by Jeffrey Mechanick and myself. We were fortunate to have industry leaders author cutting-edge information in each

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Are You Doing this One Essential Strategy for a Healthy Lifestyle?

Dr. Robert Kushner May 6, 2025 No Comments

We live in an obesogenic environment where high calorie foods are plentiful and physical activity has been engineered out of our daily lives. Despite your best intentions, this makes it hard for you to carry out your healthy lifestyle behaviors. In my 40+ year career helping patients manage weight and boost health, PLANNING AHEAD has

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Rotate and Repeat: A Healthy Meal Planning Strategy

Dr. Robert Kushner April 1, 2025 No Comments

Planning your meals and snacks is a proven strategy for eating better and improving health. Though this does take some time, it doesn‘t have to be time intensive. In this blog, I share some tips to help you and your family eat more healthfully: 1-Make a Rotate and Repeat Plan Did you know that most

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Be Better, Not Perfect – a Lifelong Healthy Eating Strategy

Dr. Robert Kushner January 7, 2025 No Comments

Seeking perfection in your diet plan is a set-up for failure. A common misperception my patients struggle with is thinking they have to strive for perfection in order to eat more healthfully. Whether it’s banning all carbs, sugar or fat from one’s diet, extreme food restrictions are hard to maintain for the long run. They

Can Your Cell Phone Help You Eat Better, Move More, Stress Less?

Dr. Robert Kushner December 9, 2024 No Comments

One of my yearly medical student classes I teach at Northwestern University is helping our future physicians learn behavior change strategies to improve their own health. Examples of targeted health behaviors may include not exercising regularly, not eating enough fruits and vegetables, eating too many sweets or fast food, not getting enough hours of sleep

Eat Healthier this Holiday Season

Dr. Robert Kushner November 22, 2024 1 Comment

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 in moderate portions. Here are some tips that have worked for my patients and can work for you too: 1-Don’t Go to the Party Hungry

It’s Saturday Night! 3 Healthy Eating Nudges to Help you Stay on Track

Dr. Robert Kushner November 16, 2024 No Comments

Your Saturday night outings may be the one day of the week when you let your guard down and don’t pay much attention to what or how much you eat. Though weekends are a time to unwind and have fun – they don’t have to derail all the progress you’ve made during the week. Dinners

Healthy Eating Shortcuts

Dr. Robert Kushner October 10, 2024 No Comments

Healthy eating requires planning ahead. Though this does take some time, it doesn‘t have to be so time intensive. In this blog, I share some time-saving tips that help my family eat better and healthier. 1 – Try Convenient Apps for Shopping No time to go to the grocery store? Check out your neighborhood for

Ease into Healthier Eating

Dr. Robert Kushner September 7, 2024 No Comments

As new Fall schedules get underway, you may also be looking toward a healthier eating routine. If you want to eat better and get healthier, you’ve come to the right place. Instead of a one-size-fits-all, restrictive diet approach, I recommend making small lifestyle changes. If you’re ready to change your lifestyle for the better, I

Self-Care is Not Just for Weekends!

Dr. Robert Kushner May 7, 2024 No Comments

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 sleep, and engaging in leisure-time activities that bring you joy and help recharge your batteries. In my 40 + years treating patients, I’ve found that those