“Why another medical – lifestyle blog?” An excellent question and one that I’ve been asking myself daily. The answer is that as an experienced physician, a specialist in Endocrinology & Metabolism, I believe I have an obligation to attempt to change the way the medical establishment and patients view disease. In the many years since I graduated from medical school, innumerable advances in medical knowledge and treatment has meant that I’ve had more and more tools to diagnose and help my patients. Despite all these advances more and more of my patients are relying on medications, surgery, all kinds of over the counter supplements and other treatments and fads to achieve control of their medical and emotional conditions. Meanwhile, diabetes, sleep apnea, high cholesterol, high triglycerides, hypertension, heart disease, metabolic syndrome, degenerative arthritis, overweight, obesity, diminished quality of life and mental disorders such as depression are actually increasing, often in epidemic proportions, in my patients and my community. Something is obviously very wrong. What? I believe it’s that most of us either don’t understand or don’t believe that the results of our unhealthy lifestyle – overweight, obesity, and/or physical unfitness – are what’s doing us in. The answer is all of us embracing “Your Weight Management = Your Health Management” (see my previous blog posts which explain this). I do believe that as individuals and communities we can change and I hope through my blog I will help convince you that this is not only necessary but possible. In my next post I will discuss Type 2 Diabetes, the prototypical genetic and lifestyle disease, the progression and outcome of which is profoundly affected by lifestyle habits and behaviors. As always, I look forward to your comments – simply click on “No Comments” below.
Tags: Disease Prevention
