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Nov 26, 2024 | 
honehealth.com | Ana Residorf |Tzvi Doron |Rebekah Harding |Denise Maher
Midlife weight gain—particularly around the midsection—can feel frustrating, especially when your diet and lifestyle haven’t changed. Hormone therapy and weight loss meds can help—but you might wonder, can supplements make a difference? Most experts agree: supplements for perimenopause need to be highly personalized. Every woman’s perimenopause experience is slightly different and may involve a variety of health effects caused by hormonal changes during this transition.
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Nov 7, 2024 | 
honehealth.com | Tzvi Doron |Dan Marzullo |Dina Cheney |Emily Shiffer
Losing weight may seem as simple as slashing your calorie intake. But restriction has downsides—like increased appetite (making it difficult to maintain the lower calorie intake over time) and muscle loss (undesirable) (). “It’s common to focus on weight loss at the expense of lean muscle,” says Christopher McGowan, M.D. an obesity medicine specialist.
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Oct 29, 2024 | 
honehealth.com | Amanda Capritto |Tzvi Doron |Sydney Bueckert |Stephanie Anderson Witmer
A new medical measurement called the body roundness index (BRI) might predict longevity more accurately than long-held measures like BMI. Unlike BMI, which only measures weight relative to height, BRI focuses on body shape (waist circumference and fat distribution), which researchers suggest could be a key to understanding overall health and mortality risks. Meaning, BRI could be a better predictor of longevity than BMI, which has been in use for more than 50 years (1).
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Oct 15, 2024 | 
honehealth.com | Tzvi Doron |Lindsay Boyers |Karen Robock |Rebekah Harding
Menopause is one of life’s biggest transitions. While some good comes out of it (like saying goodbye to periods), menopause can bring a myriad of symptoms, including hot flashes, irritability, and unwanted weight gain that you just can’t seem to shake. Lots of factors can contribute to this weight gain—often charmingly referred to as a “menopause belly“—but out-of-whack hormones play a role. The finger is often pointed solely at estrogen, but drops in testosterone are partly to blame. The theory?
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Sep 18, 2024 | 
honehealth.com | Tzvi Doron |Lauren Bedosky |Austin Letorney |Stephanie Anderson Witmer
If you’re tired of not seeing the results you’ve been tirelessly working toward, it can make you think, is it time to turn to weight loss medication? There’s no shame in asking your doctor about these drugs. They may be the helping hand you need if diet and exercise changes have not done the trick. But with so many options on the market—from injections to capsules—it can feel overwhelming knowing where to start.
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Aug 29, 2024 | 
honehealth.com | Tzvi Doron |Elizabeth Millard |Jill Corleone |Sydney Bueckert
If you’re eager to lose weight, popular weight loss medications like Wegovy and Zepbound can be intriguing. But they’re not magic. They can be costly, cause side effects, and require a doctor’s prescription. If you feel overwhelmed or skeptical about these drugs, natural alternatives to Ozempic may sound pretty good. The short answer?
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Aug 28, 2024 | 
honehealth.com | Tzvi Doron |Stephanie Anderson Witmer |Sydney Bueckert |Shawn Radcliffe
If reruns of the cringe, early 2000s reality weight loss shows taught us anything, it’s that people will try just about anything to lose weight—including downright dangerous measures. However, most people long to lose weight in a safe, and ideally, quick way. Cue weight loss patches. While slapping an adhesive piece of plastic to your skin every day sounds like an appealing alternative to cutting calories and sweating in the gym, you can’t help but wonder, is it too good to be true?
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Aug 20, 2024 | 
honehealth.com | Tzvi Doron |Rachael Schultz |Paul Schrodt |Austin Letorney
In a world where convenience is king, at-home thyroid tests are revolutionizing how you monitor your health. As you age, you may be wondering if your thyroid is still functioning optimally, and an at-home test can be a great way to see if you need to book an appointment with a specialist. Or, if you already have a thyroid condition and just want to get a quick read on how well your medication is working, an at-home test can help with that too. Why does this option work so well for some people?
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Aug 13, 2024 | 
honehealth.com | Tzvi Doron |Rachael Schultz |Kelsey Kloss |Karla Walsh
In a world where convenience is king, at-home thyroid tests are revolutionizing how you monitor your health. As you age, you may be wondering if your thyroid is still functioning optimally, and an at-home test can be a great way to see if you need to book an appointment with a specialist. Or, if you already have a thyroid condition and just want to get a quick read on how well your medication is working, an at-home test can help with that too. Why does this option work so well for some people?
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Aug 8, 2024 | 
honehealth.com | Jill Corleone |Tzvi Doron |Amy Capetta |Rebekah Harding
Eat when you’re hungry, stop when you’re full. Simple, right? Advice like this is why “normal” people think using willpower and making smarter food choices is all you need to do to lose weight. But, if you’re always thinking about food to the point that it influences most of your daily decisions, you can’t trust your hunger cues to help you shed pounds. Constant inner chatter about food and eating is one of many obstacles for people trying to lose weight.
