Disordered Eating or Eating Disordered?
Here’s how things used to be, at least when I was growing up. You woke up in the morning and you ate breakfast before going to school, or when older, ate...
The Scale
Last week, Yitzchak walked into my office with a half-smile on his face. When I asked him how his week went with his eating and exercise, he gave me a very...
Preventing Dementia
This article is dedicated to the memory of my mother-in-law, Rasha Malca bas Moshe Dovid, who after more than a decade of Dementia, was Nifteres last month. Alzheimer’s disease and...
Fire Safety Revisited
A few weeks ago, I wrote about the devastating Chanukah fire in Brooklyn. In that piece, I discussed the impossibility of deriving a lesson from such a senseless tragedy. The piece...
Dropping Out?
The vast majority of clients that come in to our 10 Week program complete the program and many move on to a continuing program. One thing that they can all tell...
A NEAT idea
You have the best of intentions. After years of sedentary living, you now realize that exercise is really an essential part of healthy living. Besides that, your wife has been on...
When Less is More
As Chanukah is here, my house is quiet. All of my children are married and out of the house. I quickly remembered times when we needed a large table for...
Don’t Be Hungry
The benefits of being a normal and healthy weight are countless. Of course, going about weight loss the proper way, and not “dieting” is essential to keeping your weight off. One...
The Elephant Made Me Do It
We all want to change our bad habits into good and productive behaviors. Whether we are dealing with habits that affect our health, fitness, weight loss, or other poor habits, all...
Turning It Around
It’s over and behind us. It started with preparations for Rosh Hashanah and after three 3-day eating marathons and a festive Chol HaMoed, our Succahs may be down, but the scale...
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