Exercise for Health, NOT Weight Loss
Patient: “I’m trying to lose weight doc, but the scale barely budges!” Me: “What are you doing to try to lose weight?” Patient: “I run a few miles a day and follow the x3000 super turbo workout plan!” Me: “Changing your diet at all?” Patient: “No” This dialog (or similar) happens every day in my […]
Anti-Fat Shaming is NOT Coddling
In the past couple months there have been two very popular videos (see pics below – not sharing videos here) circulating basically calling all those with obesity lazy human beings (they used much harsher language). I made reference to this on Facebook on how these two are clearly ignorant to the complexities of obesity […]
Tired all of the time? Snore? Check for sleep apnea
Feel miserable every time you wake up? Always tired? Partner mention that you sound like a Harley when you sleep or even look like you stop breathing once in a while? Obstructive sleep apnea is something I screen for in every patient that comes to my office. In North America, up to 30% of guys have […]
Eat Less, Move More: Worst Advice Ever
Look at the cartoon above. Are you really going to willpower your way to weight loss success? I am not a psychiatrist or substance abuse specialist, but I know better than telling someone who is depressed to “cheer up” and an alcoholic to just “drink less” and it didn’t take my medical school degree to […]
The Top 6 Reasons Why You’re Hungry (and how to fix it)
Okay before I get yelled at because people think this is “fat shaming,” I want to make it clear that all of these things will be explained. Hunger is one of the most common reasons that long-term adherence to a diet fails and explains why people eat too much. There are some strong physiologic […]