Many of my clients see me because they want to change. There’s something in their lives that is so routine, yet so undesirable or unhealthy. Maybe it’s a poor diet, dating toxic men or women or laziness. They seek change, yet it eludes them. Most behaviors, good and bad, become automatic or habituated over time. For example, tying a shoe is…

Title: Weight-Loss Surgery Can Bring Couples Closer, Small Study Finds
Category: Health News
Created: 6/16/2015 12:00:00 AM
Last Editorial Review: 6/17/2015 12:00:00 AM

Writing in the Journal of the Royal Society of Medicine, specialists said there was little evidence to support claims that the milk – traded via websites in a lucrative market for adult buyers – is some kind of super food that can boost health and fitness and ward off disease. On the contrary, the experts warned, raw and unpasteurized human breast milk bought online can expose consumers to many serious infectious diseases, including hepatitis, HIV and syphilis. It is also potentially very hazardous if used to replace a healthy balanced diet, Sarah Steele, a specialist at the global health and policy unit at Queen Mary University of London, wrote in the journal.

Title: Dieters May Lose Fewer Pounds When They Choose Their Weight-Loss Plan
Category: Health News
Created: 6/15/2015 12:00:00 AM
Last Editorial Review: 6/16/2015 12:00:00 AM

By Kathryn Doyle (Reuters Health) – Though many experts recommend choosing a diet plan that seems appealing, a small new study in the U.S. suggests the results are likely to be the same as being assigned a diet at random. “It definitely is counterintuitive to what a lot of people think,” said lead author Dr. William S. Yancy Jr. of the Durham VA Medical Center in North Carolina. Long term, the diet plans he studied were similarly effective, but it seemed like giving patients a choice might help them stick to the plan, he said.

Researchers say their mouse study of salt content in high-fat diets highlights the effect noncaloric nutrients can have on weight gain.