Posts tagged obese
Don't Just Diet— Get Weight Management for Life

Over 70% of adult Americans are now overweight, with nearly 40% considered clinically obese. Currently accepted dietary methods, based on the idea of "calories in and calories out,"  often fail to work. Successful weight management strategies and integrative medicine emphasize the need for a nutrient-dense diet with an overall, holistic sense of health.

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Personalized Lifestyle Medicine for Breast Cancer Risk Reduction

Breast cancer is the #1 cancer in women and 2nd cause of death after cardiovascular disease. Men can also develop breast cancer. Learn how integrative medicine customized to a person can reduce your risk of cancer.

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Treating Food Addictions: Your Body Welcomes Loving Kindness

While it’s been accepted for decades that certain substances can hijack the dopamine pathways in the brain, providing a neurochemical reward which fosters habitual, and obsessive consumption, the term “addiction” has historically only been used to apply to narcotics like opioids, alcohol, and nicotine.  A person with a caffeine addiction isn’t generally considered an “addict” in the same sense, since the substance doesn’t burden a user with so many deleterious effects as its more destructive counterparts. There are many foods which cause harm to the body and mind and be addictive.

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How to Prevent High Blood Pressure

High blood pressure affects 75 million people in the U.S. alone. That is a third of adults over the age of 20. More people are dying from hypertension-related diseases than from the next three deadliest diseases combined. It is predicted that 1.56 billion people will be affected worldwide by hypertension by 2025 if we do not start addressing the root cause of this preventable disease.

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Young Love: Why Early Heart Care is Important

When you look after your heart health while you’re young, you’re more likely to feel healthier and live longer. Which means more Valentine’s Days with your loved ones, guaranteed!

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