
BY: MARK HYMAN, MD 1. The caffeine in coffee increases catecholamines, your stress hormones. The stress response elicits cortisol and increases insulin. Insulin increases inflammation, and this makes you feel lousy. 2. Habituation to caffeine decreases insulin sensitivity, making it difficult for... Read More >>
Thanks for tuning back in for the second part of our tackling obesity blog. In this 2-part series we are talking about controlling our children's activity and nutrition intake to keep them healthy. Just like activity, kids' nutritional needs are very different from adults and should be... Read More >>
It's a pretty well-known fact that childhood obesity is on a rise in America. The most recent stats say that roughly 1 out of every 3 kids/adolescents are obese. Obesity is caused by 3 factors: Nutrition, Inactivity, and Genes. Since we can't change genetic make-up, we are going to focus on the... Read More >>
As you can imagine, the gym gets pretty crowded around this time of year. Our goal, as a staff, is to help the gym stay full into the Spring and Summer months. We do so by encouraging people not to make resolutions, but instead to make fitness a lifestyle. Let's get to the accountability now. Where... Read More >>
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