Comprehensive Medical Weight Loss
While it might seem like it will take years to understand what is healthy and what is not, this isn’t the case. Luckily for you, there are simple cheat sheets posted on every package of food and drink sold in the United States. All you need to do is learn how to read a nutrition label and you will be able to start making educated decisions about what to eat and what not to eat.
One of my favorite topics to lecture both to doctors and to the community about is myths and facts about obesity. For example, I love seeing the look in physicians’ eyes when I tell them that instructing their patients of weight to eat less and exercise more is not effective advice, and in fact may ultimately do more harm than good.
There are two important pieces of information that need to be realized about our working habits, especially as you shift your focus to a medical weight loss program in Denver. One is that most of us are fatigued, overworked and willing to take the easiest route possible when it comes to eating habits. The second is that where we work is pretty much a second home, so eating habits there need to be assessed just as heavily as they are in our own kitchens.
Just when we think we're out of the woods (Halloween, Thanksgiving, Hanukkah, Christmas, Kwanzaa, New Year's, Valentine's!), here come Easter and Passover! How in the world are we supposed to fit into those nice summer shorts, dresses and swimsuits with these huge caloric events ahead?
Have you ever wondered why the way we feel has such a profound effect on our appetite and eating behavior? Happiness, loneliness, depression, boredom, fatigue, stress and guilt are more powerful appetite stimulators than being "physically" hungry.
In 2012, a new board, the American Board of Obesity Medicine (ABOM) was formed to establish the Medical sub-specialty of Obesity Medicine. The goal of this organization is to define what body of knowledge an Obesity Medicine specialist should be competent in, and then to establish standards for a doctor to become certified in Obesity Medicine.
Healthy Steps for Healthy Kids We are thrilled to announce a new kids weight loss program for residents of Denver, CO and…
If you have made New Year's resolutions to lose weight in the past only to find that you have to make the same resolution the following year, then this article really is for you. Instead of a resolution to lose weight this year, don't you think it's time for something different? Because the resolution to lose weight often results in a short term weight loss followed by even more weight gain. All to often I see patients with a well-intended weight loss resolution end the year higher than when they started. Let's get off this merry-go-round and try something different for a change.
Over the past couple months, I published several articles on important updates regarding medical weight loss. In case you missed them, I wanted to give you quick links to each article:
