Enough is enough: the patient population deserves simplicity and clarity
Friday 6th July 2018
THE WOUND CARE supply industry is designed to be a simple, efficient and direct way for patients to receive wound care supplies at home. The supplies are ordered by licensed clinicians based on the medical…
Lessons from around the globe in the fight against obesity
Friday 20th April 2018
OBESITY IS NOT a uniquely American problem. Since 1975, obesity worldwide has tripled, and in 2016 more than 1.9 billion adults aged 18 years and older were overweight. Of these, 650 million were classified as…
Americans are exercising more, but obesity is still rising
Friday 6th April 2018
IT’S OFTEN SAID that you can’t outrun a bad diet. The American Heart Association even adopted it as a slogan and put it on a poster in 2015. The argument goes that even if you…
Striving for consistency, not perfection
Friday 23rd March 2018
WE ALL HAVE friends who espouse nuggets of wisdom that impact our views and our actions. Our entire life, in fact, is filled with these nuggets, and the value of them is often defined by…
Our fear of offense is killing people
Friday 16th March 2018
‘BODY POSITIVITY’ IS one of the buzzwords of the day. It encourages people to adopt more forgiving and affirming attitudes towards their bodies and to the bodies of others, with the goal of improving overall…
Our obesity crisis is a threat to national security
Friday 2nd March 2018
DURING A RECENT visit with a cardiologist, I was told something I hadn’t heard before. The majority of people, he said, aren’t afraid to die––they’re afraid of suffering during the process. That’s why, he told…
The forgotten dangers of diabetes
Friday 16th February 2018
IT ISN’T A secret that obesity can lead to a host of life-threatening conditions, including type-2 diabetes. It’s also no secret that diabetes comes with its own serious implications for health. But these facts are…
Eat slowly, enjoy your food, and stay healthy
Friday 9th February 2018
IN OUR OVERSTIMULATED culture, our attention spans have become so short that we’re always in a rush to find the next distraction. This has a detrimental effect on many areas of our lives, from our…
The ‘good genes’ argument is false
Friday 26th January 2018
TEN DAYS AGO, the results of President Trump’s first full physical by White House doctors made for guaranteed headlines. Despite his exercise being restricted to the golf course, and following a diet that reportedly includes…
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