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As a doctor, I can measure to a pretty exact number your weight, your blood sugar, your cholesterol level, your blood pressure, etc. However, there are a number of things that we cannot put an exact number to. Two of these are self-esteem and confidence levels. These...

With Memorial Day and July 4th behind us, we are staring down the hot, humid days of the rest of the summer. There are some times of the year when the motivation to control weight becomes less. For example, when the first warm weather days of the year start occurring...

There is no doubt that genetics play a very large role in the chances of developing certain diseases. For example, a woman that has seen her mother, grandmother, aunts and sister develop breast cancer had a very high chance of developing breast cancer herself....

For those Frank Sinatra fans out there (count me in), one of his famous songs is “All or Nothing At All”. I do not believe the Chairman of the Board was referring to the weight control arena, but please follow me on this one… There are many patients I have seen that...

For many decades, the stock markets have had their ups and had their downs. However, when you look at trends, despite a number of “crashes” along the way, over the years, the stock market keeps making it’s way higher and higher. If a person has many years before...