HealthCircleNew gyms always seem so intimidating. There are lots of people and machines you don't recognize. It's enough to make you wonder: why bother? Remember: everyone is new to a gym at one point. Even those muscular guys who seem to ...
Yearly Archives: 2012
For those of you that don't know, Allergan -- the maker of Botox Cosmetic, Latisse, and Juvéderm Ultra -- has a rewards program called Brilliant Distinctions. Signing up is quick, easy, and free. It can be done at Brilliant Distinctions' website. Each ...
In case you missed it on Robert S. Tomchik, M.D.'s page, Dr. Tomchik was the head of the Broward County Health Department. During that time skin rashes -- called seabather's eruption -- began to appear on swimmers in South Florida beaches. Doctor Tomchik ...
The over-the-counter weight loss medication business is huge, selling millions of dollars worth of supplements every year, but do the weight loss supplements they sell actually work? The short and simple answer is: no, they do not work. Hydroxycut, Relacore, Stacker 2, ...
This week McDonald's started posting the number of calories of each of their dishes on their drive-thru menus. We applaud their decision, and we wish more restaurants would follow suit. In this spirit we decided to look a little closer at ...
We have added a new section to our site: a special page that just contains news and information relating to dieting and weight loss. You can find it by going to: miramarmedicine.com/weight-loss-program-blog You will continue to receive samples of the updates on Facebook ...
(Image ©Alaa Hamed) On our website we tend to emphasize our weight loss services and cosmetic procedures often at the expensive of our family practice information. So we just want to remind everyone that we are a family practice doctor's office as ...
(Number of calories burned listed above on a treadmill; it is the third number) Everyone who has used a piece of electronic exercise equipment has seen them: the calorie counters that display how many calories you have burned by working out. The ...
Another new study -- unveiled at the annual meeting of the Endocrine Society -- showed that weight loss from dieting alone will improve insulin sensitivity in people with type II diabetes mellitus by 70%. Add exercise to that and you get ...
We're sorry, we know a lot of people hate to take medications. It's unnatural, it's cheating, it's inconvenient, it will have side-effects. We have heard it all. However, we at Health Circle offer Adipex 37.5 mg-- otherwise known as Adipex-P -- ...
We recommend that those of you who are reluctant to take medication, read the controversial new book No Easy Day: The Autobiography of a Navy Seal, by Mark Owen and Kevin Maurer. If you haven't heard about No Easy Day, it ...
(Image ©Pam Roth) A new study -- unveiled at the annual meeting of the Endocrine Society -- showed that half of men, with type 2 diabetes mellitus, showed resistance to aspirin. It turns out the aspirin was not as effective at preventing ...