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What Is Nutrition Counseling and How it Can Help You Achieve Your Weight Management Goals

Dr. Michael Bazel

Yet, for many people, weight management feels like an uphill battle. Unlike one-size-fits-all diet plans, nutrition counseling focuses on your individual needs. It takes into account several key factors: Health conditions: Properly managing health concerns like diabetes, high blood pressure, or digestive disorders.

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The Role of Lifestyle Medicine in Reversing Early Chronic Disease

Edge Family Medicine

Chronic diseases such as type 2 diabetes, hypertension, and obesity can be effectively managed—and even reversed—through the six pillars of lifestyle medicine: nutrition, physical activity, restorative sleep, stress management, social connection, and avoidance of harmful substances. What is Lifestyle Medicine? Why Act Now?

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How a lactation consultant can help you

Vida Family Medicine

This is where a lactation consultant can be very helpful! How can a lactation consultant help with your breastfeeding journey? A lactation consultant can recognize signs of these problems and refer you to the appropriate physician to diagnose and/or treat these conditions. Who should see a lactation consultant?

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Supporting Healthy Aging With Tailored Obesity Management Strategies

Physician's Weekly

A recent study offers recommendations on how to balance weight loss goals and bone health concerns in weight management programs for older adults. A registered dietitian could be consulted to help develop a comprehensive, personalized plan that aligns with these nutritional targets.

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The Massachusetts Avenue of health reform

The Health Policy Exchange

In contrast to the personality-driven path that Lyndon Johnson took to navigate legislative obstacles to Medicare and Medicaid, former management consultant Mitt Romney charted a decidedly different course to expanding health insurance when he became governor of Massachusetts in 2003. Owning a car is a choice.

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Evaluation of a pre-consultation tool for older adults in primary care: Results from a randomized controlled trial [Geriatrics]

Annals of Family Medicine

Context: Pre-consultation questionnaires designed to provide rapid assessments of the physical, social, mental and cognitive health of older adults may support effective primary care management and improved patient outcomes for this population. Study Design and Analysis: Multi-center, 1:1 individually randomized trial design.

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Personalized Diabetes Treatment Plans: How Connecticut Specialists Approach Care

Physicians Alliance of Connecticut

When you see a Connecticut diabetes specialist, you can expect a personalized treatment plan and individualized support. Have a Diabetes Consultation Your first visit with a diabetes specialist may involve a physical exam. Ask for More Support, if You Need It Managing diabetes can be hard.