With so many people losing significant amounts of weight thru diet or bariatric surgery, there is always the potential for some serious issues that may result from this. The term Ghost Fat has been coined as one of these issues. READ ON to learn more about this important aspect of [...]
Weight often gets pushed to the background as our lives take over. Perhaps you have tried a few diets and didn’t succeed in losing what you wanted and got discouraged and gave up. The more weight you need to lose the harder it is to do it. Now more than [...]
Cellulite seems to be the most common body issue in women and it is always a topic for lamenting! It is formed from multiple factors including inheriting the predisposition from your parents, geez. Thanks mom and dad! It’s amazing that it doesn’t matter your size, your weight, how much you [...]
My new patient questionnaire includes the symptom of brain fog. Many people comment that they never really thought of what to call it but when they saw it written it was a resounding YES, I have brain fog! The first time I experienced brain fog was in my late 30’s [...]
When I am working with patients on weight loss, cholesterol, blood sugars and high blood pressure diet is a big topic I explore. Often I hear “I don’t eat that bad and I should be able to lose weight, control my blood sugars”, etc. Studies are showing if we just [...]
Thanksgiving is usually filled with food, food and more food. Many of you might be suffering a post-Thanksgiving food hangover. Symptoms like bloating, joint pain, headaches, swelling fingers, bottom of feet hurting when you first get out of bed, diarrhea, and constipation can be related to what you eat. Take [...]
Hmmm. A hormone that by design is to keep us fat. At first your knee jerk reaction is “no thank you” but when you learn that this hormone is released by your fat cells with the main goal of maintaining fat stores for survival during times of starvation we have [...]
I’m sure you grew up being taught to be as “fat free” in your diet as possible. I remember hearing that fats were bad for you and naturally concluded that fats in general were among the top five worst foods to eat. Recent studies are proving that fats are not [...]
I can’t believe it is already December! I literally just finished the last of my gluten free/dairy free cake that for some reason I thought I needed a piece for breakfast, lunch and dinner! Does anyone else do that? Ugh. I usually give December a bye since it is more [...]
I find it fascinating that thyroid disease is one of the most under-managed as well as poorly managed conditions. I cannot tell you how many times I have someone with a known thyroid condition, ON thyroid medication that still has every thyroid symptom in the book. Low energy Cold hands/feet [...]
