You may not know it, but obesity is a disease. People who are obese aren’t just “overeating.” Obesity is a complex disease that goes deeper than cosmetic issues and can be life-threatening. Someone who is obese is at a higher risk of getting diabetes, high blood pressure, high blood cholesterol, heart disease, and many types…
Medical Weight Loss
The Obesity Epidemic and What It Means for You
Having too much fat on your body might not seem as dangerous as a virus pandemic, but obesity can be just as damaging as any infectious disease to an individual. The U.S. obesity epidemic is readily apparent, with about 34% of adults and 15% of children and adolescents being obese – and these percentages continue…
How to Boost Your Metabolic Rate
Metabolism is the body’s process of changing food to energy. No bodily functions would be possible without energy. Metabolism is a chemical process that is necessary for maintaining life. Everything we eat and drink is broken down and converted into energy, and contributes to voluntary and involuntary functions of the body. We need energy to…
How Medical Weight Loss Works
It is incredibly hard to lose weight, and it’s even harder to keep it off even if you do lose a pound or two. People often become more motivated to lose weight once the weight has led to health issues, such as type 2 diabetes, heart disease, high blood pressure, or osteoarthritis. If you are…
What Is a Medical Weight Loss Plan?
Weight loss is never easy. Fad diets or those with severe calorie restriction can do more harm than good – more often than not, any weight lost is gained back. This can make it harder to try again when you are serious about improving your health and appearance. You have probably heard that a medical…
Importance Of Understanding Body Composition
How do you assess your health? Is by through checking your weight or body mass index (BMI) measurement? Unfortunately, the weighing scale is not the sole indicator of good health. Not all who weigh less are guaranteed to be of good health. Moreover, the BMI is not accurate in the sense that it doesn’t really…
Weight Management with Type 2 Diabetes
Approximately 85% of people with type 2 diabetes are overweight. In fact, type 2 diabetes and obesity are closely linked: If your pancreas has to keep working hard in order to produce enough insulin to regulate your blood sugar levels, this overexertion by the pancreas can contribute to developing type 2 diabetes. The disease is…
Factors That Affect The Speed of Your Metabolism?
If you’re having trouble maintaining a healthy weight, even after eating healthy and correctly portioned meals, your metabolism may be to blame. Metabolism is the process of converting what you eat into energy, which enables you to function throughout the day. Even while at rest, your body needs energy for all your essential functions, such…
Different Types of Diets to Help You Lose Weight
There are various types of diets out there. There is no single diet that works for everyone. What worked for others’ weight loss journey might not work for you. There are also a lot of fad diets that become popular and seem to work for some people. However, most of them are either unhealthy or…
How Can Medical Weight Loss Improve Your Health?
In medical weight loss programs, health experts supervise patients toward losing weight safely, effectively, and with a better chance of achieving long-term results and keeping the weight off for good. This is done through nutritional counseling, motivational support, and possibly also through weight-loss injections and prescription-strength appetite suppressants. But medical weight loss doesn’t just help…
