Emotional Factors Most people are aware of the significant physical ramifications that comes with being obese.  However, there can also be emotional factors associated with obesity. Patients dealing with ...

PCOS is the most common hormonal abnormality in reproductive-age women.  According current to research, 10% (one in ten) of this population of women have PCOS. The features of PCOS ...

Blood Pressure is measured by two different elements – the amount of blood that your heart pumps out and the amount of resistance your arteries offer against that blood ...

Obesity puts a tremendous amount of pressure on weight bearing joints. Our body is not meant to support this type of excess weight.  Thus, being overweight-obese can lead to ...

Heart disease refers to several disease conditions of the heart. The most common type of heart disease, coronary artery disease can lead to heart attack, heart failure, angina (deep ...

Sleep Apnea is a sleep disorder in which, during sleep, there are periods of shallow breathing or pauses in breathing.  These periods of shallow breathing or pauses are known ...

(Pre-Diabetes) Most people with Insulin Resistance (a.k.a.,Pre-Diabetes) inherited this trait genetically from a relative (their Mom, Dad, or someone in their family lineage).  However, some people also ...

As its name suggests, Fatty Liver Disease is defined as the accumulation of fat in the liver. While this disease is often associated with excessive alcohol consumption, “Nonalcoholic” Fatty ...

Type 2 diabetes is a weight-related health condition that develops when the body becomes insulin resistant and the body’s blood sugar level becomes totally uncontrollable by the insulin produced ...

(Hypothyroidism or Underactive Thyroid) Hypothyroidism is a condition where the thyroid gland, located in the front of neck, produces too little of the hormone thyroxine (also ...