Highlights Menopause is associated with increased abdominal and visceral obesity. Abdominal and visceral obesity increases...

We have come a long way in researching and treating obesity as a disease. But, there are actually multiple types of this disease. Now ...

One in eight Americans had taken a weight loss injectable medication as of May 2024 as reported in an article  by CNN.  The article...

A common concern people have before starting one of the new generation highly effective chronic weight management medications is that...

For many people, weight management medications are completely excluded from insurance coverage. Why can treatment for a medical condition...

A common question I get is, “Doctor, I was losing weight great, then it slowed way down and stopped! I didn’t chan ge anything I was...

There are many reasons why the regulation of energy expenditure and storage in the human body is not just a matter of “calories in,...

Have you cut your calorie intake and reached a weight loss plateau anyway? Have you counted your calories and done the math and can’t...

When I left primary care to practice Medical Weight Management full time in April of 2015, there were very few physicians in this...

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...