After years of working with many patients who were struggling unsuccessfully to lose excess weight and keep it off, I concluded that the current weight loss regimens were more ineffective at best and detrimental at worst. It was very disheartening to see, time and time again, a hard-won weight loss followed by the weight all… Continue Reading
How to get the right diagnosis, buy the cheapest drugs, beat your insurance company and get the best medical care, every time. Navigating the labyrinth of the medical establishment can be extraordinarily difficult, especially in the current climate of health care uncertainty. Fortunately, CNN Senior Correspondent Elizabeth Cohen has written The Empowered Patient (Ballantine Books,… Continue Reading
As we age, our bodies are programmed to accumulate excess body fat. There is no single cause. On the contrary, multiple obesity factors predispose us to this age-induced weight gain. The encouraging news is that proven methods exist to correct these obesity inducers. You will not find them, however, in a single pill. For example,… Continue Reading