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...

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 School and the season change is almost upon us. Typically, people get out of routines in the summer and try to get back into routines in the Fall. This includes health routines. At Rainier Medical, we find that many people gain some weight during the summer and would like to get back to their "Peak" before the holiday season comes around again.

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 types, good sleep hygiene, and a clutter-free environment. This week, we will talk about how to makeover your lifestyle to nurture more physical activity and less sedentary time. After all, “Sitting is the New Smoking” and humans do best when they are constantly lightly active. Ironically, the more active you are, the more energy you will h

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 lot of time at home, and many people enjoy it (to a point). Studies tell us that engineering your environment is the most powerful action you can take to realize a change in your actions. While we speak of motivation, the power of habit and your surroundings are hard to overcome, so why not make it work for you instead of against you! We spen

Alcohol has somehow managed to take a significant place in our society. Primarily in the form of ethyl alcohol (ethanol), it has occupied an important place in the history of humankind for at least 8,000 years. In most Western societies, at least 90% of people consume alcohol at some time during their lives, and 30% or more of drinkers develop alcohol-related problems. Severe alcohol-related life impairment, alcohol dependence (alcoholism), is observed at some time during the