by Abby Bleistein, MD | Nov 10, 2019 | Healthy Eating
For some people, full meal replacement is the right choice. When we look at the data, full-meal replacement not only jumpstarts patients’ weight loss, it also improves weight maintenance outcomes. A recent study compared weight loss results and weight maintenance...
by Abby Bleistein, MD | Oct 3, 2019 | Healthy Eating
Did you know what October 1st marks the start of? Pumpkins on the porch? The time to pull out your Fall/Winter wardrobe? Yes and Yes, but it’s also baking season! With all those sweet treats tempting us, it’s time to talk sugar substitutes with our nutritionist Erica...
by Abby Bleistein, MD | Aug 3, 2019 | Healthy Eating
Recently, Healthful Life MD began offering Robard’s New Direction meal replacement products. Why the Switch from Optifast? Reason 1: Robard’s products, unlike other meal replacements, don’t contain artificially derived aspartame, but instead feature: ...
by Abby Bleistein, MD | Apr 10, 2019 | Balanced Life, Healthy Eating, Weight Loss
Celery juice, the latest trend in the health and wellness industry, seems to have gained extreme popularity. People all across the country are going out of their way to buy juicers, gather large bundles of celery, and drink celery juice first thing in the morning....
by Abby Bleistein, MD | Jul 7, 2018 | Healthy Eating
By Dr. Abby Bleistein, Healthful Life MD It is completely understandable with the fast pace lifestyle of today, people are looking for ways to unwind at the end of the day. Many people chose to unwind by watching television. They come home, make dinner, kick off their...
by Abby Bleistein, MD | Jun 1, 2018 | Healthy Eating
By Dr. Abby Bleistein, Healthful Life MD One of the most common challenges my patients face in their weight loss journey is nighttime eating. Most of my patients are hungrier, note more cravings and eat more calories at night. There are a number of reasons this patter...
