Maintain Weight Loss After Ozempic Once you have achieved weight loss success- then what? What is the ideal way to maintain weight loss after using peptides? Reaching your ideal weight is an incredible milestone, especially after navigating the challenges that often...
Hypothyroidism is common as we age, and a functional medicine approach to optimize the thyroid will help the body with several important body processes. Functions that were normal earlier in life such as hormone production are one of the most important and the thyroid...
National Integrated Health Associates (NIHA) is pleased to announce functional medicine physician Girish Kalva, MD, has joined our integrative medical team. Dr. Kalva is a medical doctor board certified in both Internal and Obesity Medicine. He comes to NIHA with 25...
Low or no stomach acid in medical jargon is called “hypochlorhydria or “achlorhydria” respectively. Low stomach acid can lead to weight gain, among other issues. Common Misconceptions about Low Stomach Acid Symptoms of low stomach acid match those of high...
Mindfulness Practice has been studied and found to be a useful and therapeutic adjunct in weight loss.[1] As a functional medicine physician, one thing that mindfulness can do that I have found to be clinically very helpful is to direct it at eating itself. A lot of people eat by the “chomp and swallow” technique which causes indigestion and gut dysbiosis.
What is Peptide Therapy? Peptide therapy is a newly developed medical treatment that has gained new heights in Functional Medicine for its efficacy, safety and ease of use. These small proteins, or “peptides” are made of a certain sequence of amino acids....
The short answer is…..because we assume it is due to excess calories and not enough exercise. And although these are factors, they are often not THE answer. It is also not about the total calories but rather, where the calories are coming from. In other words, what...
Many dietary fads come and go but intermittent fasting is here to stay. Humans have been using this eating technique for ages in virtually every major religion in the world for cleansing and purification purposes. The ancient Greek writer and historian, Plutarch,...
What Determines Appetite Control? Appetite control is regulated by a complex neuroregulatory system. There are many factors affecting this mechanism to include the composition of your diet, side effect of medications, chronic stress, hormonal imbalances, and even the...
Is it really possible to grow a 6 pack of abs and still eat butter? I had to find out. November 2013: I sat in my NYC hotel room looking into the mirror. I felt swollen in my jeans as my muffin-top was puffing out of them. It was actually difficult to zip them but I...
Updated 9/9/24 Cutting carbs for weight loss may be just the thing to try to promote weight loss. Good health always starts with good nutrition. The effect excess carbohydrates have on the body can include increased risk for disease (heart disease, diabetes), obesity,...
The short answer is “YES!” acupuncture can help with weight loss- but the true answer is much more involved and requires several more questions in order to decide how to best achieve effective weight loss. Acupuncture can be an effective “assistant” to weight loss...
Updated 9/6/24 Diabetes Awareness Month is November Diabetes awareness has become more important every year as according to the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC), as of 2023, approximately 38.4 million Americans (11.6% of the population) had diabetes. ...
In my last blog, “ Is Low Carb for Everyone?”, I spoke about low carb diets and why I believe that everyone can benefit from reducing the amount of carbohydrates in their diet. As a recap, I said that from my unofficial research, it seems as though Americans eating...
Toxic food choices can harm our health over time. Over the past few decades, a lot has changed about food and about our food choices. The food industry is constantly trying to keep up with our changing lifestyles by offering us foods that are easily eaten on the run,...
I’m reading a really interesting book these days….it’s been sitting on my shelf for quite awhile and I finally picked it up. It’s a New York Times bestseller called “Wheat Belly”, by William Davis, MD. I have quite a few people in my life that could benefit from the author’s conclusion that wheat can aggravate a variety of conditions from migraine headaches to diabetes to arthritis. He notes that the average American consumes 133 lbs. of wheat /year which translates in to more than half a loaf of bread daily! Now, not everyone consumes that much bread, but how about cereals, cookies, crackers, cakes, pretzels, pizza, burgers, bagels, muffins, pastries, pasta, wraps………you get the picture.
If you've ever lost weight by dieting only to gain it all back (and then some) upon returning to your previous dietary habits, then you're no stranger to the vicious cycle of yo-yo dieting. Sadly, this roller coaster ride of ups and downs in our weight is more than...