by Dr. Hillel Harris | Jul 13, 2019 | Health, Lifestyle Medicine, Mental Health
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...
by Rich Benvin | Jun 10, 2019 | Health, Lifestyle Medicine, Nutrition
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...
by Dr. Hillel Harris | May 4, 2019 | Health, Lifestyle Medicine, Nutrition
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...
by Rich Benvin | Apr 21, 2019 | Health, Nutrition
PLANT PROTEIN VS. ANIMAL PROTEIN The average adult person consumes 80 grams of protein per day – far more than is necessary! Excess protein is stored as fat and can lead to weight gain or prevent weight loss. Our bodies benefit from consuming mostly fruits,...
by Rich Benvin | Apr 4, 2019 | Health, Nutrition
Low-Carb Diets Linked to Higher Odds for A-Fib People who regularly got fewer than 45 percent of their calories from carbohydrates were 18 percent more likely to develop a-fib than people who ate a moderate amount of carbohydrates (about 45 percent to 52 percent of...
by Dr. Hillel Harris | Mar 10, 2019 | Health, Medicine, Nutrition
How Lifestyle Medicine Physicians Treat Patients By focusing on lifestyle interventions, physicians seek to improve their patients’ health and prevent future illnesses. Lifestyle medicine uses three main modalities to promote wellness: 1. Nutrition 2. Physical...
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