Category Archives: Weight Management

You were always told to drink your milk and have bread and butter with every meal. But what if the very food you’ve eaten for years and years was actually the cause of your health issues? And how would you know for sure? Enter the age of food sensitivity. There’s more to it than the ...click here to read more

Some of it is available from food, but chances are you aren’t getting enough. And it is even possible that you are getting too much. This is the kind of talk that is going to have people who are concerned about eye health (shouldn’t this be everyone?) raising an eyebrow. With diet and nutrition sometimes ...click here to read more

Golden arches. A white-haired colonel. A girl with red pigtails wrapped in blue ribbons. Though seemingly harmless enough, such fast food branding may be affecting your ability to experience happiness, according to new research. In the study, recently published in the Social Psychological and Personality Science journal, the University of Toronto looked at how people ...click here to read more

Put down that donut and listen up! There’s good news to report on the war on fat – news I’m happy to share with you and all my patients. News that could make you want to tweak your diet, pile veggies on the plate and lace up those walking shoes for a heart-pumping stroll. (Remember ...click here to read more

Well, the United States obesity rates may be down in preschoolers, but they’re up for older women, according to new statistics. A recent survey, conducted by the U.S. Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) and published in the Journal of the American Medical Association (JAMA), revealed that obesity rates among children – aged 2 to ...click here to read more

For a lot of us, our diet revolves around convenience food. Out on a small errand? Grab yourself a Big Mac and you’re good to go. Home late from work? Pull out a frozen dinner and pop it in the microwave. No matter how quick and easy, these eating habits damage your health. They expose ...click here to read more

Have you ever noticed that on the weekends, you have a lot more time to go out and eat a chili cheese dog or buttered popcorn? Maybe a flavored milkshake or two — or three. These kinds of end-of-the-week splurges aren’t exactly harmful for you. But to lose weight or maintain your fine form, it’s ...click here to read more

Hey, all of you nut eaters, did you know that you may live longer because of your simple dietary choice? Snack on! Eating nuts frequently is now associated with a lower risk of death, according to a study in the United States, notably the largest of its kind. Researchers found that by eating 28 g ...click here to read more

Move more, more often! Exercise is one of the most important things you can do to prevent heart disease and diabetes, new research shows. It won’t cost you a penny, and it will save you time and money down the road. The health benefits of exercise have been well established in a multitude of studies, ...click here to read more

Feeling a little blue? Lonely, listless and in your pajamas until noon? I can’t blame you. In some parts of North America, we’re in a record-breaking deep freeze. The days are short, dark and pretty darn cold and I feel as though I need to take up ice fishing to make the most of the ...click here to read more

Stop right there: You’re heading out the door into the cold without a coat? You’ll catch your death – pneumonia! (My mom’s voice still has a piercing echo in my head.) Other familiar warnings for behaviors that will leave you dancing with Dr. Death could be going outside in winter without a hat or – ...click here to read more

Eating your yogurt and getting some sun these days? It’s challenging in the winter’s cold and darker days, but worth the effort. In order to lower their risk of falls and fractures, elderly people should receive sufficient vitamin D from a variety of places, the Journal of the American Geriatrics Society (AGS) now advises. Dietary ...click here to read more

There’s no denying that weight loss products boom in the health supplement industry. The market is growing and shows no signs of stopping, with Americans spending an estimated $35 billion each year on weight loss products and programs. In 2010, the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) reported 35.7 percent of American adults as ...click here to read more

Let’s face it, body fat has a bad reputation – something we fret about constantly and try to burn away with regular exercise. Well, here’s something to consider as you try to keep your New Year’s resolution of losing weight: When it comes to age-related obesity, brown fat is simply failing us. New research, conducted by ...click here to read more