Emotional resilience is the ability to keep your sailboat steady amid a storm. It is the ability to see adversity as temporary, and use...

Why is the prevalence of obesity increasing so much? Why does it seem like your weight can increase, even if you are not changing...

Many people are using Wegovy and now Zepbound for weight loss. They are incretin mimetics, puportedly treating the incretin defect that...

When we are young, everything is a “first”. Every event, experience, holiday, and new person seems fresh and new. The possibilities seem...

While weight management medications are not new, they have evolved so that more people are taking them and more people will take them as...

Rainier Medical is excited to begin offering the option of Shared Medical Appointments as part of our medical weight management programs....

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...

Many people experienced the benefits of weight management medications, only to find that all the pharmacies are out of them everywhere....

A recent article published in Nature Medicine reported an association between erythritol and cardiovascular events in humans as well as a...

One’s mind is just as important to their overall health as their body. In some cases, a healthy mind is a necessary component for a...

Have you ever been told that you should lose so much weight that it seemed too daunting to even try? Has a doctor ever told you that you...

If humans are mostly creatures of habit, as noted in the acclaimed book, “The Power of Habit”, and much of our health and wellness (and...

There is a recent “news cycle” in weight loss medication. Tirzepatide (Mounjaro) was approved to treat Type 2 Diabetes Mellitus on May...

Preventive and routine care is care that helps prevent health problems or finds them before they become serious. Examples of common...

August is glorious in the Pacific Northwest! Many people enjoy travel and special events. It is hard to believe that Fall and Back to...

After finally reaching a healthier weight after having obesity for decades, some people have unexpected reactions to their new bodies....

Last week, we read about making over the home environment to be conducive to a healthy lifestyle, especially healthy food, limited screen...

Before the pandemic, I would have said that many people spend as many waking hours at work as they do at home. Now, many people spend a...

Alcohol has somehow managed to take a significant place in our society. Primarily in the form of ethyl alcohol (ethanol), it has occupied...

Part of healthcare is preventative, or trying to keep people from getting sick, and another part is treatment once a person is sick or...