Lifelong Weight Loss Success
Have you ever thought about why you eat what you eat? Is it simple? Do we choose what we put in our mouths? If only life was so easy! It’s now thought that there are actually three separate pathways influencing our eating behavior: A story I hear often is “I’m good all day, but then […]
For the first time in the history of obesity medicine, a drug has been shown to lower the risk of heart attack and stroke by 20%. For decades, doctors have helped patients reduce their cardiovascular risk by prescribing medications for hypertension and high cholesterol. We now know that treating obesity with medication is similarly compelling. […]
The Disease of Obesity 10 years ago, obesity got recognized as a disease. This means that obesity is a medical problem, and that comprehensive treatment involves a lot more than simply losing weight. Obesity Medicine Physician I am frequently asked, “What is the difference between a doctor certified by the American Board of Obesity Medicine, […]
Make Sure Everything that Happens in Vegas Stays in Vegas! Now is the time of year everybody is getting ready to travel: Mexico, Europe, South America, and yes, Vegas. People keep coming to the office not wanting to get on the scale because of their recent trip. Read on to learn tips and tricks to […]
Most people I work with have a goal to lose a certain amount of weight, to “get back” to a previous weight from our past, often a high school or college weight. It seems like every day, there is a new TikTok, Instagram or Facebook story about a movie star who lost 50 pounds with […]