Understanding Processed Food Addiction

February is National Snack Food Month, but that doesn’t mean that we’re suggesting you run out and celebrate with your favorite chips, crackers and cookies. This is a month for awareness about how these addicting snacks are triggering compulsive thoughts, adding pounds and leading us back to the cupboard over and over. The consumer-targeted snacks that we love, strategically developed by food scientists and engineers, can act powerfully like a drug, and many snack favorites are widely misunderstood due to the packaging and advertising which are often intentionally misleading.

Big Game Party! Kick off Success!

Going to a Football Watch Party has become quite an ‘event’, even for those who don’t follow sports, but it does NOT have to be a weight gain event.

Check out some of Doc’s Big Game Party Tips and learn how to celebrate, lose weight, and be a winner! You can do it!

Get Back on Track During the 2019 Hurricane Season

The Storm

Hurricane Dorian affected thousands of South Florida residents. Most of us prepared for the intense storm by heavily stocking up on canned, prepackaged, non-perishable food and water, in case the storm eliminated power and the means to leave the area. In South Florida, most homes and families were completely spared from catastrophe, but there is another type of aftermath that does affect individuals’ health habits.