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Go Green Market Shopping with the Doc – Create Healthy Eating Habits
Green Market Shop with the Doc Join MD Lifestyle Center’s Dr. Hillel Harris and Health Coach, Malissa Owen at the Delray Beach Green Market to learn how to create healthy eating habits for the New Year and life. Meet at the flower stand at 10 am on January 11th. CLICK...
What is Body Composition Testing?
What is body composition testing? Stop weighing yourself. Traditional scales for body weight are limited; they give you a weight, but nothing else. What you really want to know, is how much of your weight is fat, and how much is muscle. Most people want to lose fat....
Potassium – Nutrient of the Day!
Nutrient of the Day! Potassium Found in the highest amounts in beans and greens! This mineral is also found in high amounts in squash, potatoes, avocados, tomatoes, and bananas of course. K+ is the symbol for potassium from the periodic table of elements, taken from...
Healthy Lifestyle Physician
I have noticed a trend in medicine... patients are more interested in what foods they should eat and are less inclined to take medications. This was not always the case. When I began my career in medicine, medication and invasive procedures were, and continue to be...
South Florida’s First Lifestyle Medicine Center – MD Lifestyle Center
South Florida’s First Lifestyle Medicine Center - MD Lifestyle Center Do you want to lose weight, get fit or improve your overall health, all while keeping chronic illness away? Are you already leading an active, healthy lifestyle, but still falling short of reaching...
Breast Cancer Awareness Month – Breast Cancer Prevention
Breast Cancer Awareness Month October is Breast Cancer Awareness Month, an annual campaign to increase awareness of the disease. Join in the cause to help women in need today. Our mission is to help those affected by breast cancer through early detection, education...
Changes in the Body With Aging – All-Natural Anti-Aging Beauty Routine – Anti-Aging Foods for Your Skin
Changes in the Body With Aging The body changes with aging because changes occur in individual cells and in whole organs. These changes result in changes in function and in appearance. Aging cells - As cells age, they function less well. Eventually, old cells must...
Physical Activity is a Key Lifestyle Behavior – How Exercise Can Help You Age Well
South Florida’s First Lifestyle Wellness Program Geared for Better Health – by Dr. Hillel Harris and MD SPORTS, INC. Firstly, this is an individualized program geared towards those who want to take control of their health. You will take part in a complete preventative...
How Does Stress Affect Your Physical Health? How to Reduce Stress
Stress! Don't Let It Make You Sick New research reveals the links between stress and disease... "We are just beginning to understand the ways that stress influences a wide range of diseases of aging, including heart disease, metabolic syndrome, type 2 diabetes and...
Why Eating Processed Foods Might Make You Fat – 10 Processed Foods to Avoid
Why Eating Processed Foods Might Make You Fat People who followed a diet of ultra-processed foods ate about 500 more calories a day compared to when they ate a whole foods diet. In recent years, many nutrition experts have linked the obesity epidemic to the spread of...
Classes & Events – Can the Right Foods Keep Us Healthy?
Can the Right Foods Keep Us Healthy? - Classes & Events Join Dr. Hillel Harris for a discussion about how the right foods can help keep us healthy. Wednesday, May 22 2019 at 10:00AM Can the Right Foods Keep Us Healthy? The best treatment for illness is prevention....
Healthy Living – Your Weekly Exercise Workout Plan – Personalized Lifestyle Medicine
How to Start Exercising and Stick to It Making Exercise an Enjoyable Part of Your Everyday Life You already know there are many great reasons to exercise—from improving energy, mood, sleep, and health to reducing anxiety, stress, and depression. And detailed exercise...
