Stress is fattening.
Dr. Weeks’ Comment: Cortisol is the the hormone which stores things for a rainy day… when stressed, cortisol increases to store fat… so reduce stress …
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Eat Less Taste More
Dr. Weeks’ Comment: At the Weeks Clinic, we encourage those folks wishing to lose weight to “Eat less, taste more”. Fat loss with …
Where have all the young boys gone?
Dr. Weeks’ Comment: Regression to the mean. We all start out as female (X,X) then some become male (X,Y) but by age 70, most married …
Online services aid weight loss
Dr. Weeks’ Comment: We are a mobile electronic community which derives our motivation and information on line, so let’s try and help people lose weight …
Focus and strategy help in weight loss
Dr. Weeks’Comment: No surprise here. The use of Strategy and Mindfulness regarding Accountability are helpful in weight loss, as they are in all walks of …
We lose weight in our sleep
Dr. Weeks’ Comment: We lose weight in our sleep – provided we do not feel stressed when sleeping which leads to elevated night time cortisol …
Go Figure! (pear shaped that is…)
Dr. Weeks’ Comment: These data are reported, I suspect, prematurely for shock value but who knows?? We are reminded of the metabolically active role fat …
Chew away the fat
Dr. Weeks Comment: Pound for pound, the masseter muscles (those that bulge when you chench your jaw), are the most powerful muscles on the human …
Eat, drink and breast cancer comes back.
Dr. Weeks’ Comment: these create more estrogen and that imbalances the estrogen/progesterone ratio. So be good! Obesity, Alcohol Consumption And Smoking Increase Risk Of Second …
Saturated Fat May Save Your Life
Dr. Weeks Comment: I love these paradoxical and bewildering health claims. Love to track down the data, follow the reasoning and learn something new and …