Comprehensive Medical Weight Loss
Fall is a great time to rethink your lunchtime habits. Are you getting fast food or chain restaurant food for most mid-day meals? Sending kids to school with commercial pre-packaged “lunch boxes?” Making lunch at home with whole foods can…
New published research from the University of California, San Francisco, appears to validate what patients have told me they’ve observed for years. Sugar, particularly fructose, works to cause “habituation” and “dependence,” similar to the effects of alcohol and some drugs.…
Did you know that the average American adult spends 5 hours per day watching television? With the colder weather around the corner, don’t contribute to this statistic! In a study in Archives of Internal Medicine, 2009; 169:2109-2115, researchers looked at…
I have been working with more and more patients at CNC who have lost the ability to be active. Knee arthritis / knee replacement / hip replacement. Lousy ankle. Too short of breath. Heart disease and chest pain. Emphysema. Diabetes.…
Perhaps the most common question I get every day is this one: “Well Doc, what about diet soda. I have to have one every day. I’m addicted!” Well, first of all, there is no physical addiction to diet soda. If…
Below is a list of 10 foods surprisingly high in sodium. Most of them don’t even taste salty! Kellogg’s Eggo Pancakes: You might want to Leggo this Eggo. At 580 mgs per 3 pancakes, you’re consuming quite a bit of…
1) Don’t Starve during the day 2) Drink plenty of water 3) Eat dinner at the same time each day 4) Dinner should be the smallest meal of the day 5) Brush your teeth right after dinner 6) Chew sugarless…
It’s easy to eat healthfully in the summertime! Cooking outside is a wonderful seasonal treat. How to make it good for you?…think vegetables and fruits! Once a week make a trip to your local Farmer’s market (check the site, www.coloradofreshmarkets.com…
New Book Recommendation from CNC Do you have a problem with wheat? My friend Elizabeth did, and in the process of figuring it out for herself, she compiled all the information to publish a wonderful little book for the rest…
A recent study by the University of Florida published in the International Journal of Behavioral Medicine looked at the longtime question, which is better, slow and steady weight loss vs. rapid weight loss. A popular notion is that rapid weight…
