The idea of "stress eating" is not new, and it's understandable. When we're stressed, we crave familiar, comforting things to soothe ourselves, and many of us turn to food for that quick comforting feeling. From the early...
BMI stands for Body Mass Index. It is a calculation that uses a person’s height and weight to identify a weight category for that individual. BMI can be used as a simple measurement to correlate health risk and, when losing...
The old adage “ you are what you eat” dates back to the 1930s (and another version even earlier), but its essence still holds true today. Simply stated, food directly impacts health. Cholesterol is one of the ways your doctor...
Many men experience problems with the prostate gland, with risk increasing as they age. Benign prostatic hyperplasia (BPH), also known as enlarged prostate, affects 40 million American men, and can cause several urinary...
Some people might view adopting a vegetarian or vegan diet in terms of loss. They focus on giving up their favorite...
Dieting is difficult and can often become expensive and cumbersome. Sometimes the best way to keep yourself and your...
Gluten is something we hear about so often in our day-to-day lives - from news stories to menus to food labels. Yet many...
Have you heard this recommendation? Over the years, I’ve had several clients come to me after reading articles about...
Spring and summer are coming up, and for lots of families, that means vacation season. Whether you’re bringing the kids...
Clinicians use many tools to measure your overall health. One is called the body mass index, or BMI. Essentially, it is...
Most people have heard about the many brands of non-dairy milk. You have probably seen the variety of options on...
Intermittent fasting is a dietary approach to weight loss that has recently gained popularity. It focuses on limiting...
If you pay attention to the news, you may be confused about coconut oil. For a long time, we did not hear much about...
You’ve probably heard that you should consume less sodium. And maybe you have read that you should stop using the salt...
It seems like there is always something new when it comes to diet and weight loss. One of those hot topics lately is the...