Nov 2, 2014 | Blog, Weight Loss, Weight Maintenance
Do you eat when you are feeling stress? You are not alone and there is a very good reason for it. Stress causes the adrenal glands to release the hormone cortisol, which increases your appetite. If stress is persistent, cortisol levels in your body will stay...
Oct 9, 2014 | Blog, Child Nutrition, Cholesterol Management
According to the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, 71 million Americans (nearly 34%) have high cholesterol, called hypercholesterolemia. Even the average adult American has a cholesterol level of 200 mg/dL. This is just at the borderline for being considered...
Oct 1, 2014 | Blog, Child Nutrition, Healthy Eating, Weight Loss
Healthy eating is about more than losing weight or maintaining a certain body weight or slimming down your waist size. In fact, healthy eating can lower the risk for conditions including heart disease, stroke, diabetes, high blood pressure, and even many cancers, not...
Sep 25, 2014 | Blog, Pregnancy, Prenatal Healthcare
Gestational diabetes affects approximately 3% to 8% of all pregnant women in the United States, and can lead to delivery complications and health problems for both the mother and newborn child. Luckily, however, the symptoms and health impact of gestational diabetes...
Sep 18, 2014 | Blog, Weight Loss, Weight Maintenance
Weight has a way of creeping up on us over time but there are several techniques that we can use to adopt a healthier lifestyle and establish a routine for sustainable, long-term weight management. Often, we counsel our weight loss patients to start by using a few of...
Sep 10, 2014 | Blog, Healthy Eating, Preventive Care
Until they start malfunctioning, most people don’t think twice about these two fantastic fist-sized organs that are responsible for so many important functions. We certainly don’t think about kidney health on a daily basis, but if you have certain medical...
