http://thevisualmd.com/read_guide.php?idc=1438 en-EN The Take a Moderate Approach Health Center includes the following topics: http://backend.userland.com/rss http://thevisualmd.com/health_centers/wellness/take_a_moderate_approach/take_a_moderate_approach_video http://thevisualmd.com/health_centers/wellness/take_a_moderate_approach/take_a_moderate_approach_video Wed, 07 Mar 2012 9:28:04 -0500
“Moderation in all things, including moderation.” This advice for living a balanced life is perfect in theory. In practice, however, too many of us eat ...]]> http://thevisualmd.com/health_centers/wellness/take_a_moderate_approach/the_search_for_balance http://thevisualmd.com/health_centers/wellness/take_a_moderate_approach/the_search_for_balance Wed, 07 Mar 2012 9:31:00 -0500
We are born with many natural mechanisms to help us maintain a stable environment within our bodies. The processes that regulate our body temperature, blood ...]]> http://thevisualmd.com/health_centers/wellness/take_a_moderate_approach/choice_consequences http://thevisualmd.com/health_centers/wellness/take_a_moderate_approach/choice_consequences Wed, 07 Mar 2012 9:38:24 -0500
Humans can make good decisions, but they don't always choose what's best for them PART 1 Your Rational Mind It Adds Up 75% Approximate percentage... It Adds Up The human brain ...]]> http://thevisualmd.com/health_centers/wellness/take_a_moderate_approach/leptin_controls_appetite http://thevisualmd.com/health_centers/wellness/take_a_moderate_approach/leptin_controls_appetite Wed, 14 Mar 2012 14:09:21 -0500
The hormone leptin is your body's built-in appetite control monitor. It sends a signal to your brain's hypothalamus when you have taken in enough energy ...]]> http://thevisualmd.com/health_centers/wellness/take_a_moderate_approach/why_do_we_overeat http://thevisualmd.com/health_centers/wellness/take_a_moderate_approach/why_do_we_overeat Wed, 07 Mar 2012 9:40:59 -0500
We get strong cues from the environment and our own bodies to eat while we can. PART 1 It Feels Good, So We Do It Take 3 Steps Drink ...]]> http://thevisualmd.com/health_centers/wellness/take_a_moderate_approach/hooked_on_sugar http://thevisualmd.com/health_centers/wellness/take_a_moderate_approach/hooked_on_sugar Wed, 14 Mar 2012 14:10:40 -0500
We are conditioned by evolution to seek sugar. When food was scarce, finding calorie-dense sugar was like hitting the nutritional jackpot. Binge-eating sugar causes brain ...]]> http://thevisualmd.com/health_centers/wellness/take_a_moderate_approach/sweetness_is_our_weakness http://thevisualmd.com/health_centers/wellness/take_a_moderate_approach/sweetness_is_our_weakness Wed, 07 Mar 2012 9:43:55 -0500
Regularly flooding your bloodstream with sugar takes a serious toll PART 1 You Might Be Hooked Take 3 Steps Cut out soda Take 3 Steps Sugar prompts the release of dopamine ...]]> http://thevisualmd.com/health_centers/wellness/take_a_moderate_approach/hold_the_simple_starch_ http://thevisualmd.com/health_centers/wellness/take_a_moderate_approach/hold_the_simple_starch_ Wed, 07 Mar 2012 9:45:44 -0500
Highly refined grains and starches make up too much of the Western diet PART 1 Speedy Digestion Just the Facts White Bread Just the Facts White flour, made from wheat with ...]]> http://thevisualmd.com/health_centers/wellness/take_a_moderate_approach/apple_shaped_vs_pear_shaped http://thevisualmd.com/health_centers/wellness/take_a_moderate_approach/apple_shaped_vs_pear_shaped Wed, 14 Mar 2012 14:12:14 -0500
Our bodies are conditioned to store fat, in case we have to live through a famine. The fat that is stored in our abdomens, surrounding ...]]> http://thevisualmd.com/health_centers/wellness/take_a_moderate_approach/what_is_inflammation http://thevisualmd.com/health_centers/wellness/take_a_moderate_approach/what_is_inflammation Wed, 14 Mar 2012 14:25:06 -0500
Inflammation is the body's response to damage. It takes many forms. Chronic inflammation is common in overweight and obese people, because their fat cells manufacture ...]]> http://thevisualmd.com/health_centers/wellness/take_a_moderate_approach/our_fat_helps_keep_us_fat http://thevisualmd.com/health_centers/wellness/take_a_moderate_approach/our_fat_helps_keep_us_fat Wed, 07 Mar 2012 9:48:19 -0500
Getting rid of body fat, called adipose tissue, is harder than we might realize PART 1 Fat Does Not Just Sit There Body fat is not dead weight. ...]]> http://thevisualmd.com/health_centers/wellness/take_a_moderate_approach/the_complexities_of_addiction http://thevisualmd.com/health_centers/wellness/take_a_moderate_approach/the_complexities_of_addiction Wed, 14 Mar 2012 14:14:27 -0500
When you are addicted to a behavior or substance, you continue to do it even though it imperils your health and life. Why? The physical ...]]> http://thevisualmd.com/health_centers/wellness/take_a_moderate_approach/just_socially http://thevisualmd.com/health_centers/wellness/take_a_moderate_approach/just_socially Wed, 07 Mar 2012 9:50:41 -0500
How much is too much when it comes to alcohol, marijuana, caffeine and other mood-altering substances? PART 1 Raising How Many Glasses? Take 3 Steps Count your drinks Take 3 ...]]> http://thevisualmd.com/health_centers/wellness/take_a_moderate_approach/out_of_control_actions http://thevisualmd.com/health_centers/wellness/take_a_moderate_approach/out_of_control_actions Wed, 07 Mar 2012 9:52:55 -0500
Addicts continue to make bad choices, even when it's damaging their life and health PART 1 Whose Behavior Goes Off the Rails? Addiction is part genetic, part behavioral, ...]]> http://thevisualmd.com/health_centers/wellness/take_a_moderate_approach/the_power_of_cravings http://thevisualmd.com/health_centers/wellness/take_a_moderate_approach/the_power_of_cravings Wed, 07 Mar 2012 10:01:57 -0500
Your senses conspire to make you desire things you know will do you harm. Why? PART 1 Sense Memories Take Three Steps Know your craving cues Take Three Steps Your brain's ...]]> http://thevisualmd.com/health_centers/wellness/take_a_moderate_approach/obesity_is_toxic http://thevisualmd.com/health_centers/wellness/take_a_moderate_approach/obesity_is_toxic Wed, 14 Mar 2012 14:15:48 -0500
How does obesity lead to diabetes? Extremely overweight people have high levels of unbound fatty acids floating around in their bloodstreams. The surplus affects the ...]]> http://thevisualmd.com/health_centers/wellness/take_a_moderate_approach/maintaining_a_better_life http://thevisualmd.com/health_centers/wellness/take_a_moderate_approach/maintaining_a_better_life Wed, 07 Mar 2012 10:03:49 -0500
Face the challenges that remain after you have developed more healthful, balanced habits PART 1 Challenge the Conventional Wisdom More exercise and less food is the universal prescription ...]]>