Food For thought: Fresh Versus Frozen Fruit and Vegetables
Fresh is better but frozen is fine! Frozen Food Isle I can remember, as a child, my grandmother telling me that flash foods were better…
August 2024
Recipe: Easy and Healthy Chicken Fajitas
A healthy and delicious version of this popular Tex-Mex dish. Chicken fajitas are one of my family’s favorite recipes. I personally love to make it…
Motivation Tip: Stay Positive
Got Splurge? Don’t get down. Did you overdo it a little last night? Did you have too much cake at a party? Too many buffalo…
Editorial: Weight fluctuation increase the risk of heart disease.
Yo-yo diet may increase your risk of heart disease and premature death. Scale and Tape Measure A number is just a number, but if your…
Myth: Detox is a healthy way to reboot your metabolism
Detox the myth that detox diets are healthy. Fruit and Vegetable Smoothy Detox or detoxification diets are being sold as the cure to all…
Research: Web and Email-Based Support May Help with Weight Loss
Email based support may be superior for weight loss. Support Group Weight loss is tough and difficult under even the best circumstances. Almost every…
Myth: The More I Work Out, the More I Lose
Exercise is not a great means to lose weight. Exercise To lose weight, you can do this two ways: eat fewer calories than you burn…
Myth: Exercise Turns Fat Into Muscle
No amount of exercise will turn fat into muscle. Sit-Ups I remember in high school that guys and my football coaches used this statement. Even…
Research:Hiding Eating Habits in Youth Tied to Obesity
Obesity Tied to Secretive Eating I am not an expert on eating disorders or obesity for that matter, but as a primary care physician, I…
Research: Is overweight Protective or Not?
Being moderately overweight is not protective in overall mortality. Obesity: Belly One of the problems in research is when you oversimplify or unintentionally skew your…