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Mental Health Month, Reminders to Stay Strong

By Allen S. Weiss, MD, FACP, FACR, MBA on May 26, 2022 6:30:00 AM

Our mental health—how we consider the world and our role in it—is every bit as important as our physical health. And just as we must work to stay physically fit, so, too, must we work to keep our minds “in shape.”

Topics: Health Wellness Bulletin
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Weight Loss—What Works and What Doesn’t

By Allen S. Weiss, MD, FACP, FACR, MBA on May 19, 2022 8:00:00 AM

We are the second fattest nation in the world. (Nauru, the third smallest nation in the world, is fatter.) What can we do about this? What diet is best? How can we best motivate people to lose weight, keep it off, or—better still—not become overweight in the first place? Statistics show that in 2017, more than two-thirds of the U.S. adult population were considered overweight or obese. Obesity is the second most common cause of preventable death in our country, ranked just after smoking.

Topics: Health Wellness Bulletin
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Our Amazing Body

By Allen S. Weiss, MD, FACP, FACR, MBA on May 12, 2022 9:00:00 AM

The human body is amazing. We take for granted the underlying, almost autonomous functions that keep us healthy and functional. Most times, with a casual nonchalance, we don’t even realize what goes on second by second inside our bodies as we direct our conscious attention to interaction with the outside surrounding environment. Our bodies are more complex than most computers. Organ system examples are fascinating.

Topics: Health Wellness Bulletin

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