Understanding Your Wellness Exam
When you go to a health screening or to your healthcare provider for a wellness exam, often a lot of numbers are thrown at you. Height, weight, lab results, and blood pressure to name a few. What [...]
Canning and Pickling – our New Jam
Canning and pickling have become our new jam! Last year I had an abundance of cucumbers and tried pickling for the first time. When we ran out of our farm-to-table pickles around mid-spring and had to settle [...]
What is Skinny Fat?
Skinny fat has been a buzzword in the fitness community and is often referred to being active but not having noteworthy muscle mass. For example, I heard a fitness influencer explain how she was skinny fat in [...]
Sleep: The Missing Link in Health and Weight Loss
Sleep quality is one of the most under-appreciated variables when it comes to health. I often describe it as the missing link for those who feel like they’re doing everything right, but not seeing results. When my [...]
I Quit my Diet Soda Habit and Here’s What Happened
In Part 1 of this series, I covered the science behind artificial sweeteners so you can decide for yourself regarding their safety and place in your diet. In Part 2, I’ll share with you the story of [...]
Should I Kick my Diet Soda Habit?
I know hardly a person who doesn’t have a beverage vice, and I imagine if a study or poll were conducted, coffee, diet soda, and wine would top the list. There’s always a fine line between the [...]
Should I Consider Weight Loss Medication?
In my current practice, patients frequently ask about medications to lose weight. If I'm honest, I don't like prescribing them. In my experience, patients beg for these medications and often do lose a few pounds when first [...]
Why You Shouldn’t Skip Breakfast
There’s a good chance any diet advice you grew up hearing probably caused you more harm than good (I'm talking to you, low-fat craze, calorie counting, juice cleansing, etcetera etcetera etcetera). But there’s one tip drilled into your [...]
Can I Drink While Breastfeeding?
I’m not a big drinker, so giving up alcohol during pregnancy wasn’t really a big deal. The risk of drinking alcohol while pregnant are well documented and while there are still debates on whether a small amount of [...]
How to Enjoy Holiday Eating
I’ve seen a lot of tips from other fitness influencers on how to eat “healthy” over 4th of July, so I thought I’d offer mine. Enjoy your food. That’s it. Your body doesn’t run on a 24-hour [...]