Exercise for Weight Loss? Maybe Not
While exercise is essential to maintain health, our family practice doctors at Cohen Medical Associates in Delray Beach regret to inform you that there’s one thing it probably won’t help you do: lose weight. Every year, one of the most popular
8 Easy Ways to Party Without the Weight Gain
There are so many wonderful things about the holidays: the lights, the decorations, the traditions, and, of course, the parties. And the food, which is not only present in abundance, but loaded with sugar and fat. This is a recipe
Red Meat Study Raises Red Flags
Our family practice doctors in Delray Beach try to keep you abreast of all the latest news on medical research, and we often cite studies in bringing you this information. We do try, however, to ensure the research is based
Keeping Your Food Safe On Your Labor Day Picnic
Labor Day is the last blast of summer, and one of many ways people will celebrate it is with one final picnic. But our family practice doctors at Cohen Medical Associates in Delray Beach want you to keep food safety
The Benefits of Cutting Just 300 Calories
The health benefits of calorie restriction have been known since the 1930s. Now a new study from Duke University, published this month in the journal, The Lancet Diabetes & Endocrinology, provides further evidence that when even healthy people cut just
Welcome To Summer, aka Kidney Stone Season
Along with the many joys of summer come some things we don’t appreciate so much: sunburns, kids who won’t go to bed on time, and kidney stones. The excruciating pain they cause has been compared to that of childbirth. According to
Surprise Finding About Chicken and Cholesterol
When it comes to eating for heart health, researchers have spent decades warning about the dangers of consuming red meat, because it raises cholesterol levels in the blood. Now a new study has implicated chicken—one of the go-to alternative meats—in
Think Twice About a Keto Diet
It’s human nature to look for shortcuts to anything. That’s why lotteries are so popular. But when it comes to losing weight, the “latest and greatest” diets aren’t always the most sensible approach. Our family practice doctors in Delray Beach have
Processed Meats Increase Your Risk of Colon Cancer
Some foods are better for you than others. Often it’s a judgment call about whether to indulge in so-called “bad” food if you enjoy it. But our family practice doctors in Delray Beach want to make you aware of a new
6 Ways To Grill Healthier This Summer
Memorial Day kicks off the unofficial start of summer, with its picnics, fireworks, and barbecues. That last activity is what our family doctors in Delray Beach want to focus on now. The danger of grilled meat First, a bit of background. It