Valerie Sutherland, MDSep 178 minDon’t Waste Your Workout! Top 4 Tips for Results. Some people love exercise, some people do not. But, we all want results and to feel as good as possible when you do exercise. Many common...
Valerie Sutherland, MDApr 30, 20224 minExercise: Balanced is Best!Exercise is very exciting because it so quickly changes how you feel and how your body works. While all types of exercise provide...
Valerie Sutherland, MDMar 12, 20223 minWeek 10: Hitting the WallCongratulations! You have completed 9 weeks on a 12 week journey! You are three quarters of the way there! It is like mile 20 of a...
Valerie Sutherland, MDJan 29, 20226 minWeek 4: Exercise With a PurposeCongratulations! After 3 weeks on the protein sparing modified fast, you are likely fully adapted to using ketones converted from stored...
Valerie Sutherland, MDNov 20, 20216 minPhysical Fitness: More than Your BMIDid you know that physical fitness is so important to your health that the American College of Cardiology recommends that it gets...
Valerie Sutherland, MDNov 6, 20215 minSarcopenic Obesity: The Importance of Body CompositionThe most commonly used metric to define obesity is the body mass index (BMI). Fortunately, weight for height, without accounting for the...
Valerie Sutherland, MDOct 30, 20214 minThe Perfect WeekThe Perfect Week In this week's blog, I am pulling it all together into an example of a “perfect day,” including a weekday and a...
Valerie Sutherland, MDAug 28, 20213 minFitness- the Most "Vital" Vital Sign?We have read in recent blogs about physical activity and exercise training; today we are reading about their end result:...
Valerie Sutherland, MDAug 21, 20214 minLift Weights, Burn FatLast week's blog was about an exercise prescription, which, for adults, is recommended to feature three components: resistance training,...
Valerie Sutherland, MDAug 7, 20218 minExercise Prescription - the Only Prescription You Want. In my old practice, I used to spend most of my time writing prescriptions (many of which the patients did not want!). In my current...
Valerie Sutherland, MDJun 21, 20205 minMisconceptions of Exercise and Weight LossMyth #1: Being active is the same as exercise A common phrase heard by those of us who work in weight loss and obesity medicine is “I...