If you’re trying to lose weight, you’re probably wondering what the “best” diet is for you to eat. Find out why The Center for Medical Weight Loss often recommends a high protein diet for weight loss.

Cheese can be a healthy addition to your weight loss plan. Learn the best cheeses for weight loss and which you should avoid. 

If you’ve ever seen a performance by the Harlem Globetrotters, you may remember one of their tricks where they simultaneously spin multiple basketballs on fingers on both hands, and even their heads! It is an ultimate test in balance. If they let down their guard for one second, they risked dropping all of the balls. In a way, the hormone insulin is like a Harlem Globetrotter, furiously and constantly working to maintain balance of blood sugar in the body, which is critical to maintaining a healthy weight. If insulin drops the ball, your blood sugar levels can get out of whack, leading to some fairly serious repercussions on your weight and health.

What did dear old Mom used to say? Eat your vegetables! And now as an adult you hear the same thing from your doctor and medical providers to support your efforts to achieve and maintain a healthy weight. But what exactly is soooo special about vegetables (and fruits for that matter)? Well, give us all day and we’ll tell you. But if you have a few minutes, we’d like to highlight one of the most special attributes of many fruits and vegetables called flavonoids. 

American eating habits are often referred to as the “Western diet.” The Western diet is generally classified by foods that contain high calorie levels, but little nutrition. This translates into processed food and beverages with excessive sugar, saturated fats, and sodium, 40% of which is not prepared at home. With the Western diet, it can be said you are both stuffed and starved – stuffed full of calories, but starved for the wholesome nutrition a body needs to thrive.