Improve Your Life… Be Trim, Fit, & Healthy! 3 Keys for Weight Loss in the New Year

Dr. Tague, "Improve Your Life... Be Trim, Fit & Healthy! 3 Keys for Weight Loss in the New Year

Is your scale “creeping” upwards? You’re not alone. Unwanted weight gain is common and can be devastating to health and happiness. 80% of Americans are now overweight, with more people joining the ranks each year. Calories from food end up as fat (what we DON’T want), instead of energy (what we DO want). Calories have become a “bad guy”!

What to eat? Wisdom vs Pleasure

Ever hear two voices battling in your mind, fighting over what you’ll eat? A wise and caring angel in one ear telling you how healthy and fit you’ll be if you eat this or that. And a convincing little deceptive demon in the other ear whispering, “Don’t worry, be happy! Eat that burger and fries, the chocolate cake, AND the ice cream. You can diet tomorrow!”

Nutrition, Supplements, and Health

Nutrition, Supplements, and Health

“As long as I cut my calories, does it otherwise matter WHAT I eat?” “Do I need vitamins and minerals?” “Do nutritional supplements really work?” “Is there a nutritional option to my prescription medications?” “If I simply take a ‘one a day’ multivitamin, isn’t that enough?” “My friends are getting cancer and heart disease, can I improve my chances with nutrition?” These are examples of the types of questions I address with patients every day.

3 Reasons You’re Not Losing Weight (And None of Them Are Willpower)

Don’t Blame Your Lack of Willpower for Your Troubles at the Scale

by Emily Farris, Kansas City Enhance Health & Wellness Magazine, Jan-Feb 2011

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HELP!“If only I wouldn’t have had that first French fry…”
“If only I didn’t like pasta so much…”
“If only I could resist the chocolate croissant at the coffee shop every day…”

If any of those statements sound familiar, you’ve probably blamed your willpower, or lack thereof, for excess weight at some point in your life. But Dr. Rick Tague, M.P.H. and founder of the Center for Nutrition and Preventative Medicine in Leawood and Topeka, Kansas, would tell you to stop being so hard on yourself. In fact, he says willpower has very little, if nothing, to do with weight.

Green Tea and Fat Burning

By Dr. Rick Tague

Green Tea: The Ultimate Fat Burning Supplement?

Overweight individuals typically have a “sluggish” metabolism that is far more likely to store fat than burn it.  Green tea enhances “fat burning” by 17-40%.  And there are so many other benefits to Green Tea:

  • High EGCG content of 200 mg per capsule far exceeds most green tea supplements.
  • Improve cholesterol and triglycerides.
  • Enhances appetite suppressant medications effects on metabolism.
  • Enhance weight loss by up to 1/2 to 3/4 lbs per week while dieting.