weight management tips

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Do GLP-1 Medications Hold Promise for Older Adults?

Dr. Robert Kushner December 3, 2025 No Comments

Obesity affects nearly 40% of Americans age 65 and over, leading to an increased occurrence of heart disease, arthritis, high blood pressure, and impaired mobility among many weight-related diseases and complications. Though using a GLP-1 medication in this age group is an effective treatment for weight reduction, these drugs can also cause reduced muscle mass

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New Treatments for Often Unrecognized Health Complications of Obesity

Dr. Robert Kushner June 11, 2025 No Comments

Recently published papers and news articles are covering exciting findings related to obesity complications, co-morbidities and treatments. There are over 200 such complications that are related to obesity. Three of the complications may go unnoticed but have been shown to improve with treatment by one of the new highly effective obesity medications: Sleep apnea, a

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Personal Weight Struggles Require a Personalized Approach

Dr. Robert Kushner January 1, 2025 No Comments

I learned long ago that generic weight loss advice doesn’t work well for most people. That’s because managing weight is personal, influenced by your likes and dislikes, health goals and personal challenges. This applies whether or not you’re taking one of the newer anti-obesity medications. I wrote my book, Six Factors to Fit: Weight Loss that Works

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

Staying Healthy When Life Gets Busy

Dr. Robert Kushner September 20, 2024 No Comments

Your daily routine directly impacts your health behaviors. But what happens when you daily routine gets so busy, you have trouble maintaining your healthy lifestyle? As your daily routines change, so can your health behaviors. Eating healthfully and exercising may be challenging with a stressful work or school deadline or new family obligations. Much of

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

Managing Weight is Personal

Dr. Robert Kushner August 18, 2024 1 Comment

I learned long ago that generic weight loss advice doesn’t work well for most people. That’s because managing weight is personal, influenced by your likes and dislikes, health goals and personal challenges. Different people have different struggles managing weight, depending on who they are and how they live their life. This applies whether or not

Can a Flexible Mindset Help Improve Your Health?

Dr. Robert Kushner July 16, 2024 No Comments

Do you approach improving your weight and health with a more flexible or inflexible mindset? If you’re unsure, here are some questions to ask yourself: Are you someone who has strict rules you tell yourself you must follow? Do you have a long list of forbidden foods that you must not eat? Do you feel

Take a More Active Role in Your Weight Management Care

Dr. Robert Kushner June 24, 2024 No Comments

As a weight management expert, I’ve been encouraging my patients to take a more active role in their care for years. If this is something you’re interested in doing, engaging in shared decision making with your health care professional can be helpful. Shared decision-making is a process whereby health care professionals and patients come to

3 Mindset Tweaks to Manage Weight Better

Dr. Robert Kushner June 5, 2024 No Comments

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 obesity medications. Though I advocate tracking body weight as a good self-monitoring tool, weight is only 1 metric of health. If you’re someone who loses motivation easily