The number one killer today is heart disease. Number two is cancer. Other, often preventable chronic diseases like dementia, diabetes, stroke, kidney disease, and chronic obstructive pulmonary disease also make the top 10. What can we do about this? Though modern medicine offers many treatments, only lifestyle offers the promise of preventing these conditions in … Read More
Your relationship with food can probably be traced back to your first few days on this planet. When infants in healthy relationships express any kind of distress (whether they are hungry, cold, warm, tired, scared, startled) by crying, they are usually met with a bottle or breast. Thus, it is during the first few weeks in life … Read More
DO! Do track! Something! Anything! Every study on this topic that has ever been done — and every study done at Structure House — tells the same story when it comes to self-monitoring (the fancy term for tracking — logging food eaten, minutes exercised, steps taken, weight, anything). People who self-monitor any variable of their … Read More
Tell Us About Your Background. Structure House is most definitely my home away from home and has been a part of my life since 2007. Up until my senior year of college, I intended to go into psychiatry. I had an amazing psychology professor in my final undergraduate year at Duke University, and I quickly changed … Read More
Over the past two years, starting with the FDA’s approval of Wegovy for weight loss in June 2021, our team at Structure House has been keeping a close eye on the clinical trials that — again and again — suggest that these medications (in the class of GLP-1 agonists) are gaining attention for good reason. Aside … Read More
In 2020, the COVID-19 pandemic had an immediate and profound impact on many people’s lives. People found themselves unable to follow their usual routines when it came to cooking and eating, socializing, and engaging in physical activity. On top of this, the pandemic caused exceptional amounts of stress for many people, which further affected their … Read More
One common headline during the COVID-19 pandemic relates to how obesity is a significant risk factor for suffering complications of the illness. Currently, scientists believe that the virus binds to fat cells. Using that logic, the more fat cells a person has, the more likely they are both to contract the disease and to have … Read More
Which snacks are healthy and won’t sabotage weight loss? Often, healthy snacks for weight loss look more like miniature entrees rather than something to nosh on between meals. So many snack foods are high in calories, fat, sugar, and salt – a tempting combination that keeps you wanting more and more. Below are some examples of healthy snacks that taste great, are packed full of nutrients, and are satisfying in small quantities. Plain, non-fat Greek yogurt (3/4 … Read More
Many people view weight loss surgery as a way to solve or cure their struggles with weight. Some people believe that weight loss surgery will allow them to instantly lose weight with minimal personal effort, keep the weight off long term, and obtain the body that they have always wanted. These unrealistic expectations of weight … Read More
With a growing number of new weight loss trends, many people are looking into liquid diets to learn what they are, whether they are effective for weight loss, and if they are safe to use. The term liquid diet refers to a weight loss method where calories come solely from drinks rather than solid foods. … Read More
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