Weight loss is simple: Eat fewer calories than you burn. Doing this in the context of your life is what becomes challenging. By keeping an accurate account of what you have been doing, then tweaking to bring down calories is always a better idea than trying a “diet” or a trying to overhaul your lifestyle starting tomorrow morning.

People ask me all of the time if things are healthy, and while it seems like a simple question, I am not even sure what “healthy” means.

If you are looking to improve your health, following you Body Mass Index (BMI) should be toward the bottom of your priority list.

Doing this interview was amazing. I think this information is invaluable if you’re interested in losing weight permanently.

If weight loss is on your New Year’s Resolutions list this year, here are three things to increase the likelihood of your success.

Here is my interview with 6 ABC Action News talking about the new class action lawsuit that essentially claims that diet soda can cause weight gain.

I frequently emphasize personal experimentation in regard to when, and how, we consume our food. We often hear it is best to consume our last meal of the day at least two hours before we lay in bed. This may work excellently for some… but not for all, and probably not for most.

Is a calorie from an apple the same as a calorie from potato chip? While most people intuitively know that an apple is “healthier” (It has vitamins, fiber and bulk to help keep you full), when it comes strictly to weight loss, the answer is hotly debated.

From television commercials advertising large bowls of morning cereal, to food-pyramid nutrition taught in elementary schools, America is rooted in the idea that breakfast is the most important meal of the day.

Motivational speakers and life coaches love to say things like, “You can write your own story. Now’s the time to make the change!” It sounds great, but if you are struggling with your eating, your exercise, whatever, you may question whether you can actually do it. Add depression and anxiety, and that saying sounds like a daunting task. I promise it doesn’t have to be.

Emily Northington put this guide to Philadelphia’s many summer beer gardens together.

One of my patients gave me a bar from a very well-known multi-level marketing company. Since so many people use these products, I thought I would throw in my $0.02.

The foundation of the Paleo diet is we should only eat what our ancestors were eating in the Paleolithic era. If you do this, say the proponents of this plan, you will feel better, lose weight and be healthier.

I have never posted a lifting video, but I have put my own self-consciousness aside to demonstrate what is possible with the right attitude and a good plan.