Age Management of West Michigan Blog

Feb 212 min read

How GLP-1 drug (semaglutide) promote weight loss

The search for effective and safe weight loss treatment seems never-ending. But the newest anti-obesity medication, semaglutide, is...

Feb 72 min read

Guide to Meal Planning and Prepping

Meal planning and prepping are important aspects of a healthy eating lifestyle. Meal planning is the act of thinking ahead about meals...

Feb 22 min read

Why timing is important for weight loss

‍‍One of the most often overlooked aspects of a diet when trying to drop weight is not what to eat, but when to eat. Meal timing plays a...

Nov 22, 20233 min read

Maintaining Weight Loss Success

Weight loss is tough because it means changing how you behave and the ways you think or feel about food—after all, there is a reason you...

Aug 22, 20232 min read

Uncomfortable Symptoms: Could it be Your Hormones?

Hormones play a vital role in your overall health and well-being. They are responsible for regulating various body functions, including...

Aug 2, 20232 min read

The Power of Digestion

One of the main functions of the GI tract is to digest food and absorb nutrients from it. Digestion actually begins in the brain; when we...

Jul 24, 20232 min read

Weight Loss Nutrition Step One: Remove processed foods

Getting started with losing weight can be very overwhelming, confusing, and down right intimidating for most people. With so much...

Jul 14, 20232 min read

Toxic Food: A look at the chemicals allowed in our food

Currently, more than 10,000 chemicals are allowed to be used in the foods that are sold in the US. Some additives that are added to food...

Jul 11, 20233 min read

The Benefits of Detoxification

Have you been feeling tired or weak lately? Do you often have itchy skin? Do you feel more forgetful or confused than usual? Perhaps...

Jun 20, 20232 min read

The Power of Protein

Protein is a macronutrient your body needs to grow and repair cells, and to function properly. Protein is found throughout the body—in...

May 31, 20232 min read

How Sugar Affects the Stress Hormone Cortisol

Food is not just nutrients. It also contains information to help regulate systems in the body. How much, how often and what types of food...

May 23, 20232 min read

Wellness Tips for Aging

Aging affects all of us in different ways. Some of us lose our eyesight, others our hearing. Loss of taste is common and usually...

May 16, 20232 min read

Weight Loss: Strategies for Success

Fad diets, weight-loss programs and other questionable methods promise quick and easy weight loss. However, the foundation of successful...

May 10, 20232 min read

Understanding the Gastrointestinal System

The role of the gastrointestinal (GI) tract and its contribution to health and disease has gained much momentum over the years and has...