The lessons from the past,

and the hope for the future

culminate in the actions of the moment.

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-Dr. Stephen Petteruti

For decades, the simplistic formula for weight reduction has been: reduced calories equals reduced weight. Simply do the math. If one pound of fat contains 3500 calories, all one needs to do to lose a pound a week is reduce 3500 calories out of your diet. 1 pound a week = 4 pounds a month = 48 pounds a year. Seems simple enough. The inconvenient fact is that the body does not work that way.

It turns out we are not machines, but rather biological organisms who have a hormonal and neurochemical response to change of food intake. 

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In our house we talk with our children about food. The usual, what they like, what they don't, but also about macronutrients. This started at a young age because I never wanted them to be an adult, become overweight and have no idea why. When we eat a meal they will pick out the carbs, protein and sugars involved. When we're in the super market they have certain guidelines to follow; cereal has to have less than 10g per serving. It's remarkable to see an 10 and 8 year old in the cereal isle looking at the labels and saying to each other " This one has 15g of sugar and only a 1/2 cup...

I have a patient in my practice who currently weighs 260 pounds and has a body mass index of approximately 36. By any objective measurement this person is morbidly obese and would be perceived as requiring weight loss.
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Spring is here and what a better way to celebrate than with a $50 instant rebate!

From now until May 15th, book your appointment for any Dysport, Restylane or Perlane and receive and instant $50 rebate!. Give your mother, aunt, grandmother, girlfriend or YOURSELF what they really want this spring. But hurry, this special offer won't last. Call us at...

I remember as a child being admonished by my grandmother not to "eat with my eyes." of course what she meant was not to use my visual  perception as a guide toward the volume of food I should consume. It turns out, as so often happens with the age-old advice of our elders, that her advice right on target and has since been validated by modern research.

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Nothing can kill the buzz of a romantic get away quicker than a medical problem. If your travel plans incorporate an expectation of carnal bliss, be prepared to amplify your joy by avoiding some of the ...

In the world of conventional pharmacological medicine, there are two broad categories of medications; generics and brand-name drugs.

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Any man who makes the bold attempt to spend the arc of his life with a woman would be wise to understand menopause. This event is second only
to childbirth in its impact on a woman's body, mind, spirit and sexual energy.

As a loving spouse or boyfriend, for that matter as a caring brother or son, Time spent understanding this phase of a woman's life is an investment in the substance of the relationship itself.

Traditionally,  menopause is defined as a reduction in estrogen and progesterone leading to the cessation of menstrual bleeding for one year.  In actuality, the...

Dr. Stephen Petteruti lays out the facts, and lays to rest a few fallacies, about getting a flu shot.

Does it really make any sense for a perfectly healthy, young person to subject themselves to the discomfort, expense, and potential risk of being immunized against the flu? Frequently in my office a patient will say to me “I haven’t been sick in 10 years, why should I bother?” to which I usually answer “I’ve never been in a head-on collision, but I always buckle my seatbelt.” You just need to run into one bad case of the flu to make you wish you had done more to protect...