Special Health Alerts
While the thought of “deep brain stimulation” may bring scary visions to mind of psychiatric patients in straight jackets, it has actually proven to be a helpful treatment therapy for a number of different neurological symptoms. And now, in our current fight against the pandemic of obesity and our personal battles with binge eating and weight loss, there appears to be some evidence that this procedure could offer hope in these areas as well.
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A message from Dr. Alwyn Wong:
Every week, I have clients come into my office and complain about the poor state of their health, and how they find it increasingly difficult to lose weight. I’ve noticed that many of them are addicted to junk foods that are severely harming their health. Many of these patients are from low-income families, and junk food is all that they can afford.
Please read the following message from my friends at Lean On …
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If your husband offers to help with the housework, you may want to think twice before you take him up on the offer. A lack of physical activity is a known contributing factor to weight gain and obesity.
The decrease in the amount of housework being performed by women in recent years compared to decades ago may be contributing to the rising levels of obesity that are being seen in today’s society, according to a recent study published in PLosOne…
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According to a new survey conducted by the NPD group, the amount of women actively trying to lose weight has declined vastly over the past couple of decades. This is problematic because being overweight increases your risk for type-2 diabetes, metabolic syndrome, coronary heart disease, stroke, sleep apnea, certain types of cancer, osteoarthritis, gallbladder disease and fatty liver disease (to name a few).
A healthy body image is a good thing, but taking a complacent approach towards excess weight is …
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