Category Archives: Weight Management

Dr. Victor Marchione shares his views on the Greek yogurt fad You know, I’m all for treating food as medicine. What you take in plays a major role in how the body functions, how we feel and how strong we become in fighting off sickness. Good food and a balanced diet, to me, are the ...click here to read more

The next time you crave some salt on your potatoes (or those fresh garden tomatoes), live a little! Grab that salt shaker for a quick sprinkling. Recommended levels of sodium are now considered lower than what’s necessary, and the lower amounts are even linked to an increased risk of cardiovascular disease. Sodium Guidelines Too Restrictive ...click here to read more

Alright, admit it. How many times have you caved in to the creaminess of a full-fat latte or frozen yogurt? It’s an indulgence you don’t necessarily need to worry about. In fact, if you want to reduce your body fat, you may want to try consuming more whole-fat dairy products. Bring back the full fat! ...click here to read more

Experts have suggested many different causes for obesity, focusing on a lack of healthy food in our diets and lifestyles that keep us sedentary. But here is one possible culprit you probably hadn’t considered: Antibiotics. According to Scientific American, 70 percent of the antibiotics produced each year in the United States are actually given to ...click here to read more

Dr. Victor Marchione shares his views on habits and long-term gains What if I told you that watching TV for two hours takes 30 minutes off your life? We’d all be digging an early grave. A British study looked at how common daily habits can have an impact on your health and longevity, like alcohol ...click here to read more

What do you usually put on your sandwich at the fast-food counter? Maybe some cold cuts, veggies, mayo or hot sauce. Delicious, in moderation. But did you ever think there was a hidden ingredient that you did not order? An ingredient that can also be found in yoga mats? (That’s right, yoga mats.) RELATED READING: ...click here to read more

Did you know that if everyone over the age of 50 followed their grandmother’s advice, thousands of lives would be saved every year? According to the University of Oxford’s Comparative Proverb Assessment Modelling Study – published in the British Medical Journal – an apple per day could keep the doctor away after all. In fact, it could ...click here to read more

Dr. Victor Marchione shares his views on controversial new food theory Here you are, trying to get in your five to 10 fruits and vegetables a day, drink more water and cut down on those Peak Freans cookies with vanilla yogurt cream filling. Tasty! A balanced diet with proper nutrition – and less bad fats ...click here to read more

Feeling guilty lining up at the fast food restaurant counter? Well, that greasy burger and fries won’t be any less detrimental if you wash them down with diet soda. No free pass for you! A new study published in the American Journal of Public Health found that overweight individuals are much more likely to consume ...click here to read more

Curly, straight, frizzy, dyed, treated, thinning or buzzed, your locks often go through a lot every day to look their best. You’ve probably spent hundreds of dollars on your hair (ladies, there’s no crime in hair vanity!) and it may take serious time to tame before you start your day. The importance of your hair, ...click here to read more

Do you read food labels while you’re grocery shopping, looking for grams of sugar and fat? If so, you may soon notice some changes – the first in 20 years –designed to reduce obesity and its related diseases among Americans. The updated labels are part of the White House’s ongoing fight against obesity in Americans. Though ...click here to read more

Whether it is an extra inch or a full-blown spare tire, that extra weight you have around your waist might make for more than a few cringe-worthy moments on the scale. It might also be shaving years off of your life. A study by the Mayo Clinic, and published in the March 2014 Mayo Clinic ...click here to read more

A fifth of American adults take medications that clash with each other, according to new research from Oregon State University and Yale University, underscoring the need to keep all care providers in the loop about each patient’s treatment plan. Nearly 75 percent of older people in the United States have a chronic medical condition, meaning ...click here to read more

Devotees of a high protein diet similar to the popular Atkins diet may want to reconsider their meal plan. New research has found that eating too much animal protein can be as unhealthy as smoking 20 cigarettes a day. Step away from that barbecue! An American study from the University of Southern California (USC), published ...click here to read more