Dr. Ted Feldman, Medical Director of Prevention and Community Health with Miami Cardiac & Vascular Institute, says total cholesterol is the LDL, HDL and triglycerides all put it together: "We're less concerned these days about total cholesterol, because it is driven by the good cholesterol, it has much less significance and risk than if the [...]
According to the National Institutes of Health (NIH), people gain the most weight between mid-November and January. Carla Duenas, Registered Dietitian with Baptist Health South Florida, talks about how many pounds someone can put on during the holidays, and says how to prevent gaining weight on vacation.
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Feelings of shame or a lack of self-worth can lead to a negative self-perception. Dr. Melissa Spann, Psychotherapist & Executive Director with Oliver-Pyatt Centers, describes psychological, biological and social factors that can cause the behavior, especially in children.
Dr. Paula Levine, Psychologist and Founding Director of the Miami Counseling Resource Center, says anorexia is very complex, and there is choice involved and a pursuit of thinness. "Severe anorexia is by choice. We don't get born on the way to anorexia, even though there is a genetic component," she points out.
Lucette Talamas, Registered Dietitian with Baptist Health South Florida, points out dieting is usually seen as something negative, but the reality is that we are all on a diet. "We have to accept that we just need to learn the healthier ways to eat," she says. She explains Fad diets don't work, because after starting [...]
Terry Ochoa, Registered Dietitian with Baptist Health South Florida, explains with social media things go out immediately, people can make fun of an image and self-esteem can start going down if the person is overweight or obese. "Depression will be based on the one becoming isolated. You may become socially awkward, feeling that you are [...]
Pushing overweight children too much to lose some weight can leave them from one step to eating disorders. Dr. Melissa Spann, Psychotherapist and Executive Director with Oliver-Pyatt Centers, explains how adults can help those children to get in shape and be healthy. TranscriptThere is a push we all know this regarding childhood obesity we have [...]
Eating disorders are also family problems. Dr. Bertha Tavarez, Clinical Director at Clementine South Miami, advises not forcing adolescents to eat, because they become more willful. She says it’s important to get support away of the relationship. She recommends having a team of specialists in the field of eating disorders (physicians, nutritionists, therapists, psychologists), who [...]
