Food Addiction – It’s Real
They come into my office. Their guard is down and they are ready to finally take the steps necessary to change their life around and start being healthy, happy, fit and functional. This typical case repeats itself with individuals who may be obese and have other comorbidities such as type 2 diabetes, heart disease, high [...]
Different This Time (part 2) – Follow the PATH
In part one of this article, we talked about the total failure of dieting and how the focus needs to shift to food quality. A focus on lifestyle changes will bring about good health and permanent weight loss. This includes proper eating, activity and exercise, good sleep habits, and managing stress. Let’s work together to [...]
Different This Time
We’ve been through this before—you and me both! It’s after Pesach, and this time it’s also after more than a year of pandemic lockdowns. Everyone is thinking about weight loss and dieting—and the failure that will result. This isn’t because you don’t want to succeed or because you can’t be successful. It’s because diets, by [...]
Passover: Making a Plan (Part 2)
In part 1 of this article we mentioned different reasonable and attainable weight loss goals for Pesach. We also covered how to maintain our health during the Pesach preparations. Pesach There are essentially three areas where we all tend to get into trouble: the amounts of food we consume at our festive meals the types [...]
Passover: Making a Plan (Part 1)
Pesach is upon us… by now you have it all down to a good routine--which rooms get cleaned first, who is in charge of what, and when to kasher the kitchen. There’s the grocery shopping, butcher order, and the fresh produce. How many guests are coming to the Seder(s) this year? How many for the [...]
One year into the Corona Pandemic
One year ago, I issued an open letter about The Wellness Clinic’s advancement of the principles of Lifestyle Medicine and how we are successfully using Lifestyle Medicine to prevent and reverse chronic disease. This was exactly 2 weeks before the Coronavirus infected the Western World and changed our lives in ways we didn’t think possible. We have learned [...]