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Holiday Stress and Weight Gain: The Overlooked Link You Need to Know

Delight Medical — Fri, 12 Dec 2025 00:12:20 +0000

‘Tis the Season… For Chronic Stress? While the holidays bring joy and celebration, they also come with a heavy dose of stress. From travel chaos to family dynamics and financial pressure, it’s no wonder many people enter the new year feeling depleted. Unfortunately, all of that stress leads to a hormonal chain reaction—primarily through elevated […]

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Tips to Lose Weight Naturally

Delight Medical — Thu, 25 Jul 2019 18:01:02 +0000

In the reality that we live in, with social media and the need to “keep up with the Joneses”, we feel this pressure to have this ideal image of what perfection is and what society feels is “attractive”. We find ourselves wanting to lose weight but we don’t want to do the work and always […]

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Paleo Diet

Delight Medical — Thu, 13 Jun 2019 16:03:12 +0000

The Paleo diet is a dietary plan that is based on foods that might have been eaten during the Paleolithic time, which dates from approximately 2.5 million to 10,000 years ago. Other names that the Paleo Diet has are, Paleolithic Diet, Hunter-Gatherer diet and Caveman Diet. The purpose of the Paleo diet is to help […]

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Medifast vs. Optifast

Delight Medical — Tue, 28 May 2019 18:13:30 +0000

Medifast and Optifast are two of the markets leading brands of meal replacements for weight loss. They both have the same purpose of losing weight, but are different in some ways. So what sets them apart? Are they the same? And, which is better? In this article, we will discuss the benefits, the differences and […]

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Vitamin B12 Deficiency

Delight Medical — Wed, 15 May 2019 20:38:53 +0000

Vitamin B12 is an essential vitamin that the body needs for normal bodily functions. Vitamin B12 helps your body produce more protein and helps your body use fat and carbohydrates for energy. But the problem with Vitamin B12 is that, it is not produced by the body and the body doesn’t store Vitamin B12 for […]

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Diet Shakes and Weight Loss

Delight Medical — Tue, 12 Mar 2019 17:45:15 +0000

Diet shakes, also known as meal replacement shakes are used to help further assist a weight loss program. Before starting any weight loss program, you should see your primary care provider to assure the safety of your health, or a physician that specializes in bariatrics and weight management so that they can evaluate your health/weight […]

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What is the Best Diet for Diabetes?

Delight Medical — Tue, 27 Nov 2018 20:00:42 +0000

Diabetes is the most common disorder of the endocrine system that can be broken up into two different types; Type 1 and Type 2. Type 1 Diabetes occurs when the body is unable to create insulin and Type 2 Diabetes occurs when the body does not properly respond to the effects of Insulin. Insulin is […]

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Review of the The Hollywood 48-hour Miracle Diet

Delight Medical — Fri, 11 Aug 2017 18:01:47 +0000

As an obesity specialist physician who has been treating obese and overweight individuals for the past 11 years of my life, the term “The Hollywood 48-hour Miracle Diet” makes me upset. The field of medicine has come a long way in recognizing obesity as a medical problem and furthermore the research and the practical aspects […]

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This is Your Body on Fast Food

Delight Medical — Wed, 07 Oct 2015 16:46:10 +0000

The fast food industry has taken over in the United States. In 2012, the International Food Information Council conducted a survey of American eating habits. They found that no less than one in every four American adults eat fast food at least once a day. What is more, they found that more than half of Americans, 52% to be exact, find doing their taxes to be less confusing than figuring out how to eat a healthy diet. [Read more]

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Cooking Healthy to Lose Weight

Delight Medical — Thu, 11 Jun 2015 14:51:05 +0000

There is one realization that many people come to when trying to lose weight in Los Angeles and Bakersfield: eating healthy is much easier to do from the comfort of your own home. While it is perfectly possible to find a healthy meal while eating out, putting yourself in control of the ingredients you are using is a much safer way to ensure you are complying with your medical weight loss diet with each bite you take. [Read more]

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