Whole Health Partners’ Blog
Lower A1C Naturally: A Guide to Managing Blood Sugar Without Medication
If you're concerned about your blood sugar levels, you're not alone. Many of our patients come to us seeking lifestyle changes to manage their A1C levels without relying on diabetes medication. While medications and supplements certainly have their place in diabetes management, we've seen remarkable results through lifestyle modifications alone (side effects not included!).
Strengthen Your Social Network, Strengthen Your Health
Do you have a specific person in mind when you hear the term ‘good friend?’
We’re talking about someone who’s there for you, regardless of whatever is going on for them. Someone who encourages you, and finds the good qualities that you have a hard time seeing in yourself.
Relationships like this are wonderful in their own right—but did you know that friends have a direct, positive impact on your health?
New Year, New You: Setting and Achieving Your Health Goals
New Year's Resolutions Often Fail
Does this sound familiar? You spend the run-up to the New Year making big plans, and committing yourself to ambitious health or lifestyle goals. You're enthusiastic. You feel ready. And you are determined to make a change. And yet, once the new year actually rolls around, your good intentions turn into difficulties as the rubber hits the road.
Surviving the Season: Tips for Healthy Holidays
The holidays can be a challenging time for maintaining healthy habits, especially when it comes to weight loss. However, with a little planning and mindfulness, you can enjoy the festivities without derailing your progress. Here are some tips to help you stay on track:
Reframing Your Thoughts for Weight Loss
Reframing our mindset is crucial for sustainable health and weight loss. We can guide patients toward effective strategies by helping them become more aware of their body and mind’s sensations as they implement changes. Our self-talk plays a significant role; negative thoughts can hinder progress, while positive affirmations can empower.
Why Can't I stay Focused On My Goals?
Have you ever found yourself veering off course from your health goals? It's easy to get sidetracked by Temptations, Rebel against healthy habits, Accommodate unhealthy choices, or strive for Perfection.
These decision disruptors are collectively known as TRAP, and they can derail even the most determined individuals.
Let's explore each of these disruptors in detail, and discuss strategies to overcome them.
Taming the Blood Sugar Rollercoaster: How Reversing Insulin Resistance Can Help You Reach Your Goals
Feeling like your weight loss efforts are hitting a wall? You're not alone. But what if the key to success lies not just in what you eat, but how your body responds to it too? That’s why it’s so important to understand the role that insulin resistance can play in your health journey.
Beyond Calories: The Complexity of Weight Loss
For decades, the prevailing belief has been that weight loss is a simple equation of "calories in versus calories out." While this equation does hold some truth, it oversimplifies the intricate nature of human metabolism and fails to consider various other crucial factors that influence weight management.
GLP-1 Medications: Whole Health Partners’ Approach
We founded Whole Health Partners to serve as a collaborative practice which works closely with our patients’ primary care providers. With the rise in use of GLP-1 medications for weight loss, we thought it was important to share with you how we approach this important but relatively new class of drug.
The Secret of Sleep and Weight Loss
Squeezing in a run before work? Staying up late to hit the gym?
When you’re working toward a health or fitness goal—like losing weight for example—it can be tempting to sacrifice your sleep in favor of physical exercise.
But doing so may be shooting yourself in the foot.