Comprehensive Medical Weight Loss
We already know that 300,000 people a year in the USA die from diseases of over-consumption: Diabetes, heart disease, lung diseases, cancers, high blood fats, strokes, osteoporosis and broken bones are caused or exacerbated by excess weight. How many of these deaths could be prevented if our grocery stores had a plethora of healthy foods and a paucity of purposeful crap?
Following an eating plan for long periods of time can be boring. So many of us use "just a little extra" food for entertainment, as a pick-me-up, to fill time, or as a reward for good behavior in other areas of our lives. Where do snack foods fit in? A healthy snack, ( in the perfect world), would fit into our daily food plan rather than blowing our calorie limits out of the water. It would be satisfying, but not lead us into more unplanned calories. What works for you?
For many years, Dr. Lazarus and the staff at CNC have utilized low carbohydrate diets to achieve weight loss. This remains a common practice among medical weight loss doctors. But what about long-term maintenance of weight loss?
As part of the American Society of Bariatric Physicians medical weight loss update in Orlando this month, one lecturer, Chris Melby, presented a discussion on Fructose metabolism that is very interesting. Is High Fructose Corn Syrup the culprit behind our obesity epidemic? Is it safe? Should we be worried about consuming foods with HFCS?
A little bit of pre-planning will help you stay focused on healthy eating throughout the Thanksgiving Holiday. Here are some tips to remember for Thanksgiving, and throughout the Holiday Season:
The days are already shortening and (thankfully) cooling. What are you going to do with your exercise plan through the late Fall to early Springtime this year! Warmer weather lends itself to outdoor activity in Colorado: Hiking, biking, mountain climbing, gardening, lawn work, camping (sigh - oh Summer!). Do you usually hibernate during the cold months? How can you maintain the fitness level you've achieved this summer season?
In my opinion, a person's best resource for a nutritional intervention is a Registered Dietitian ("Dietitian" is the preferred spelling over "Dietician"). Registered dietitians are Denver's food experts. They have undergone specific nutritional training to learn how to help people not only make the best dietary choices, but to implement behavior changes to turn these choices in to habits.
Web MD ran an interesting article about a study that followed individuals in their 70’s for nearly two decades. Getting regular exercise, staying engaged with friends and family, and abstaining from smoking were all associated with longer life, even for…
It’s everywhere. The “gluten-free” label is now on foods that haven’t ever even shared a shelf with bread or barley. The term is so pervasive that we could be forgiven for thinking that EVERYONE should avoid gluten. Is this true?…
I was lucky enough to attend a presentation on Vitamin D and Calcium research in early May this year. The presenter, Dr. Robert Heaney, has spent the majority of his life both compiling and researching the metabolic mechanisms of both…
