In a recent study published in the International Journal of Obesity, researchers found that when foods were labeled as being healthier, people were more likely to eat larger portions of it, even if the calories of both were similar. When a food is perceived as being "healthy," it often seems like an invitation to overindulge.

In a recent study published in the International Journal of Obesity, researchers found that when foods were labeled as being healthier, people were more likely to eat larger portions of it, even if the calories of both were similar. When a food is perceived as being "healthy," it often seems like an invitation to overindulge.

Have you ever heard someone say that they have trouble losing weight because they are stressed out? Maybe you have noticed that you gain weight when you are under a lot of stress? That isn’t an old wives’ tale.

Your skin is the largest organ in your body, so it gets a lot of abuse. If you want it to look good for you, there are a few habits that will be a mainstay of good skin care throughout your life – no matter what your age.

If you love the 80’s & remember singing Madonna’s iconic song: “Like a Virgin”, and although at 50 years old, that feeling for Madonna is long gone – she can still rock it and look fabulous doing it. Of course, she has some good genes but she also leads a healthy lifestyle that includes regular exercise, eating well, and staying out of the sun. Make no mistake about it though – she may have made a lot of money by “feeling like a virgin”, but part of her beauty secrets is that she is no virgin to Botox.

Plain and simple, dieting is about energy balance. That is to say, to lose weight a person must burn off more calories than they take into their body. Simple, right? Well, maybe simple in mathematics, but not always so simple in reality.

The tree is gone and the lights are packed away. You can pick up some of those nifty holiday print zip lock bags for fifty percent off and some wrapping paper and cards for seventy-five percent off. We can all be thankful that those peanut butter trees probably sold out before the sales started. I hope that you enjoyed some great times with friends and family as well as a few lovely days of tasty indulgence. Maybe, like me, you enjoyed a few more cookies than you had planned. If so, forget about it! We are all human and today is a new day!

A firm decision to do or not to do something, Noun
Synonyms: decision – determination – resolve – solution

What is your New Year’s Resolution? What have you decided needs attention in your life? Has this been a recurring Resolution year after year? Or is this a new goal that you are ready to accomplish? Why now? Do you have a plan?

It all starts in October. Reese’s Peanut Butter Pumpkins start to appear everywhere you go. You pay for gas, there’s a peanut butter pumpkin. You pick up a prescription, there’s a peanut butter pumpkin. You buy a pair of socks, there’s a peanut butter pumpkin. And that’s just the beginning.

Most of our patients still have an area or two where the fat just seems to hold on no matter how much weight they have lost or how much they exercise. Previously, the only option you had to get rid of these areas was liposuction but the risks involved with surgery didn’t always sound appealing to these patients. But now – there are options!

With pumpkins exploding in grocery stores across the nation we want to take a minute to explore the benefits of pumpkins and why it’s okay to add it in your fall menus. One of my favorite magazines is Oxygen. Last month they had a great article on pumpkins and their many benefits.