As doctors we see first hand the toll illness and disease can take on our patients. 

We see them:

• missing out on work and income due to chronic pain
• taking medications with various side...

One of my favorite things to do is celebration calls with my clients when they come to the end of my Mama Docs Weight Loss Accelerator.

While some of the transformations they make on the inside of...

Ever thought about what it costs to be out of shape and not at your ideal weight? 

For me, it was at least $20,000.

How? Let me share a couple of examples.

In my 30s, I was carrying extra...

Recently, I was discussing self-care in our Thrive Rx community. I know the term self-care is thrown around a lot and is often thought of as the occasional pedicure, massage or...

I have this rule for when both my kids are in the car and we are driving somewhere. 

I created it because they would often argue about what kind of music should be played.

And, of course,...

“Your actions speak so loudly, I cannot hear what you are saying.” - Ralph Waldo Emerson

Ever held back on improving your nutrition because of your family? I used to. 

My husband...

Something happens to doctors in our training process, we stop listening to our bodies. We learn how to disconnect from our bodies.

I remember being a 3rd-year medical student scrubbed into an...

Stress eating is a learned behavior and is one of four bad habits I picked up when I became an emergency physician that made it hard for me to lose weight and keep it off. 

Whenever the ER...

I recently went to my mom’s favorite Italian restaurant to celebrate her birthday. I was about to order my usual - eggplant parmesan – when I noticed their updated menus now shared the...

Ever heard the one about intermittent fasting being the weight loss godsend for busy professionals?

'Skip some meals and melt the fat' is the mantra. If only weight loss was as simple as a catchy...

They say that there are three things that change a person forever. One is going to war as a soldier. The second is becoming a doctor, and the third is becoming a parent. 

While I’m not a...

I remember when I got a personal trainer back in residency. I had just gotten married and had gained a bit of weight in the honeymoon phase of marriage and wanted to get back in shape.

So I did...