CATEGORY: Stuff in the ‘obesity’ Category
1 out of 2 Americans Over 65 are Considered Disabled
Preventative care is a new focus that is beginning to overtake modern American medicine. American health care has historically been focused on repairing your health after you have broken down. Doctors have been trained to recognize symptoms and to treat[...]
Body Composition – The InBody Machine – Part II of II
The scale alone is not the best way to measure your weight loss progress. This week’s healthcast is a continuation of a discussion we began in our last Healthcast. We are discussing the knowledge and information we can obtain by[...]
Discussion of Workouts and Weight Loss from Scientific American Magazine
An article in Scientific American magazine challenges how we look at exercise, diet, and weight loss. Today we will discuss the truth about the relationship between exercise, diet and weight loss. This discussion is based on an article in Scientific[...]
An Interview With Dr. Rachel Sullivan
Dr. Rachel Sullivan, a Family Medicine Physician, joins our BioBalance Health practice in Kansas City. We welcome Dr. Rachel Sullivan to our BioBalance Health practice in Kansas City. Dr. Sullivan is a Family Medicine Physician, licensed in three states, Texas,[...]
The American Sugar Conspiracy That Is Killing Us
It is not an accident that the US has the fattest sickest adults in the world and our government's paternalistic approach has put the economic interests of an economic segment above the health of private citizens. All Americans have been[...]
The Psychology of Weight Loss and Maintaining Ideal Weight
So many Americans struggle with their weight. Those who are identified as obese experience physical problems and social problems. They are subject to bullying and shaming and often are discounted in job markets and struggle with self-esteem. There is an[...]
Never Diet Again?
Dr. Maupin and Brett discuss "Diet" books, specifically “Why Diets Make Us Fat: The Unintended Consequences of Our Obsession With Weight Loss by Sandra AAmodt” There was an article published by Sandra AAmodt an op-ed piece in the New York[...]
Tanning and Aging
Being able to tan is important and we need to be out in the sun to be healthy. Sometimes there are problems with our abilities to tan that need to be considered. We are not talking about over tanning, tanning[...]
Eating Disorders and Aging
Anorexia, bulimia and bingeing are not only an issue with younger women, it can carry through with aging. There are several conditions identified as eating disorders. Most of us have known and cared about someone suffering from eating disorders. We[...]
Are you Selfish or Selfless?
Find out how Selfishness can be a Good Quality. Being healthy often requires personal Selfishness. Socially we are taught not to be selfish because selfishness does not lead us to be good “citizens”, or functional members of any group—family or social[...]