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Post-holiday weight loss club

Dr. Paul | January 11, 2017 | 2 comments
 
Female weighing herself on scale.

During the post-holiday season, lots of folks try to lose the weight they gained or didn’t lose, this last year.  I’m member of this club too. It’s especially challenging with all of those Seahawks game-day gatherings. Those spicy chicken wings are divine!

Despite all of my many efforts, over my adult life, I’m still overweight. Sigh. The comforting news—I’m not alone.

But when I watch TV, read magazines, or go to the movies, all I see are slim, tall, muscular men and women. At my gym, all I see is the parade of slim looking men and women. Unfortunately, I can’t march in... Read More

Staying healthy in the New Year

Dr. Paul | January 14, 2013 |
 
Photo of woman eating salad.

Welcome to 2013! While I am not a big believer in New Year’s resolutions (I have a garbage can full of discarded pledges!), I do think it is good time to consider how to make 2013 a healthier year. Good health enables you to do the things that you want and to feel good while you are doing them!

 The Basics

Choose a primary care provider (PCP) If you are healthy, why do you need a primary care provider? Why not just go to the walk-in clinic if you are sick? There is a value for you to establish care with a... Read More

Making Resolutions Work

Dr. Paul | December 31, 2012 |
 
New year resolution

Amid the confetti and streamers of New Year’s Eve come 2013’s resolutions. While the dark, wet Northwest winter suggests a slower, quieter pace, this year’s self-improvement quest will be in high gear this week.

Despite the cynicism associated with New Year’s resolutions, this inclination is healthy. It expresses the human need to move beyond one’s self—to grow and develop in new ways. Now is a good time to take stock and establish goals for the coming year.

I like to look over the last year and review my successes and failures. I close my eyes and visualize the year, as if... Read More