Dr. Lester Breslow, a renowned public health expert, died early April at age 97. He studied the effects 7 healthy habits, which he himself practiced, on life expectancy. The study followed people over 20 year intervals and strongly found that “a …

Meet Tom Huey, a 78 year old body builder whose love of fitness began at the young age of 20. He started off  doing pull ups on a supporting beam on his porch in a California project before finding a …

Sleep is a vital component of weight loss, and losing out of a couple of hours could be the hindrance to dropping down to that coveted pant size. Lack of sleep increases our craving for salt and sugar, and increases the …

I have a stressful schedule as a physician. and managing this stress is something I worked on during  my weight loss journey. A recent Wall Street Journal article discusses the link between stress and obesity, basically stating that the more …

A recent Wall Street Journal article details a study in the Journal of Personality and Social Psychology that looks at the links between personality and obesity. The study specifically addresses the links between emotion, food, and weight control, links which …

I keep a gratitude list (along with recording weight and exercise routines) on my Google Calendar. I wasn’t surprised to read that women who wrote about positive aspects of their values lost weight, while others did.  Just a simple positive, …

A walk in nature…  Even sitting in the park… We should identify and nurture ways to reduce stress.  Many times after a stressful day in the OR, if it was still light out, I’d drive to the lakefront in Chicago …

I have highlighted the benefits of weight resistance training for women, and this post will cover another weight training exercise. Want Michelle Obama’s arms? This is how Timothy Ferriss advertises the Kettlebell swing exercise in his book, The 4-Hour Body. Not only …

An interesting NY Times opinion article discusses the limits of will power. The article references scientific research which suggests that “willpower is limited and depends on a continuous supply of the simple sugar glucose.” The writers of the article have …

  Women are rapidly dominating the work force, as more and more women are becoming more career driven, and also helping to get our economy back on track. Statistics show that In 2009, the overall labor force participation rate of …