We are hard wired to love high-calorie foods. This is the fried chicken, hamburger and fries, roast beef with cheese nation. My temptation is ribs. I salivate at the sight of them. Is it possible to overcome this desire? There is an obvious evolutionary benefit to crave high-calorie foods. In fact, nature created “the reward […]
11 of the Best Books to Help You Lose Weight
Losing weight is tough. Sometimes terribly frustrating. Fortunately, however losing weight does not have to be complicated. In fact, it is really quite simple. What you need is NOT another diet book, but higher quality knowledge. That is where the list comes in. These are the books on my shelf that have helped me and my […]
Study finds iPad and Kindle eReaders wreck your sleep
Recently I had trouble falling asleep. So, I did what I always do and pulled out my iPad to read. Turns out eReaders are a terrible way to get to sleep. A study recently published form the Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences showed that iPads, Kindles and any eReader that emits light will […]
The Couch-Potato Dilemma: Inactivity proven to cause more belly fat
The “couch potato.” A term with universal American meaning coined in the ’70’s. The phrase was originally uttered by Tom Iacino to some close friends. His friend Robert Armstrong, a cartoonist, drew it up and trademarked the term. Robert Armstrong later illustrated The Couch Potato Handbook by Jack Mingo, and drove the couch potato […]
What is the cost of obesity?
Obesity is costly. Obesity leads to heart disease, diabetes, arthritis, sleep apnea, hypertension, heartburn . . . need I go on. These conditions lead to more office visits and treatments like medications, physical therapy, etc. [adsanity id=2529 align=aligncenter /] Here is a common scenario I see in clinic. A patient comes in who is obese, […]