Weight Gain after Quitting Smoking
It is not uncommon for people to gain weight after quitting smoking. This can be due to several factors, such as an increase in appetite, changes in metabolism, and the …
Weight Management
Weight Gain with Shift Work
Shift work can misalign our internal circadian rhythms —or shift our metabolic rhythms away from our sleeping rhythms.When our external world doesn’t match our internal body cycles, our metabolism gets …
How long do I need to take weight loss medications for?”
This is the number one question I get asked from patients every day. The short answer is the same: whatever we do to lose weight, we must continue doing life-long …
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Weight Loss is the Goal for Type 2 Diabetes Treatment
Weight loss is now considered a primary management goal for the treatment of Type 2 Diabetes in adults. This is in accordance with a new joint consensus from both the …
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How much Weight do I need to Lose?
What is the goal of weight loss? Among weight loss Physicians, the goal of reducing excess weight is to improve the complications created by excess weight. We know that just …
Navigating private insurance to get necessary weight-loss medications covered
Knowing what medications (e.g. Saxenda or Contrave) are covered by your private insurance or what you can do if they are not covered can help you and your medical team …
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We need to take ADHD seriously if we want to tackle Obesity
If we’re going to be serious about preventing and treating obesity, we’re going to also need to be serious about diagnosing and treating ADHD. ADHD in not an obscure condition …
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Do calories matter? Does calorie-counting work? No, let’s stop the insanity.
There has been a lot of debate about the accuracy, usefulness and relevance of calorie counting recently. This is in thanks due to the emergence of the Carbohydrate-Insulin Model which …
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Going Low-Carb: Harmful or Healthy for the Heart?
Thinking about reducing your carbs for weight loss but are worried about how it might affect your heart? Maybe you’re worried your cholesterol will sky-rocket? First, let’s settle why we …
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How Sleep Deprivation Sends Fat to the Belly
Ever notice how groggy but also snacky we feel after we’ve had a poor night’s sleep? Well, it’s not just our imagination. We do get more snacky and eat more. …
