by Abby Bleistein, MD | Feb 4, 2020 | Exercise and Fitness, Uncategorized
What is HIIT? HIIT stands for High Intensity Interval Training. These workouts generally combine short bursts of intense exercise with periods of rest or lower-intensity exercise. Often, the instructor will say things like, “You can do anything for 30 seconds!” These...
by Abby Bleistein, MD | Jan 7, 2020 | Uncategorized
You don’t add sugar to your coffee and you don’t bake so you don’t need to worry about added sugar, right? Wrong. Added sugar lurks in nearly 70 percent of packaged foods and is found in breads, health foods, snacks, yogurts, most breakfast foods and...
by Abby Bleistein, MD | Dec 3, 2019 | Balanced Life, Exercise and Fitness, Healthy Eating
There are countless reasons people resist change. They fear a loss of control, uncertainty, more work, discomfort or a fear of being able to deal with the new reality. This post is for those who have pushed beyond that fear of change and who are ready to make a big...
by Abby Bleistein, MD | Nov 11, 2019 | Healthy Eating
There is an inherent conflict with the impossible burger. We’ve been told that plant based diets are healthy but that processed foods are unhealthy. The impossible burger is both processed and plant based, so is it worth adding to your grocery list? The Short...
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...
