VIDEO

FindCenter AddIcon

Reasons For Your Weight Gain (8 Surprising and Often Missed Causes!)

2020

Dr. Majd reviews 8 surprising and often missed causes of weight gain. Make certain to rule these medical causes out before you blame excessive intake and/or lack of exercise as the culprits.

06:46 min

Hunger: A Memoir of (My) Body

“I ate and ate and ate in the hopes that if I made myself big, my body would be safe. I buried the girl I was because she ran into all kinds of trouble. I tried to erase every memory of her, but she is still there, somewhere. . . .

Book
Roxane Gay
2018
FindCenter AddIcon

8 Medical-Related Reasons for Unexplained Weight Gain

Eating healthy? Working out? Still struggling with unexplained weight gain? One of these medical problems might be the reason.

Article
Elizabeth Bacharach
2020
FindCenter AddIcon

Stress and Weight Loss: What’s the Connection?

For many people, stress can have a direct impact on their weight. Whether it causes weight loss or weight gain can vary from person to person — and even situation to situation.

Article
Natalie Silver
2018
FindCenter AddIcon

6 Surprising Health Benefits of Hypnosis

“In healthcare, hypnosis can be used as a psychological treatment to help you experience changes in sensations, perceptions, thoughts, or behaviors. It’s done in a clinical setting and performed by a trained, licensed healthcare professional, like a psychologist or a physician,” says Alison T.

Article
Penn Medicine Staff
2019
FindCenter AddIcon

How to Use Mindfulness to Lose Weight

First things first. Not everyone who might be categorized as overweight needs to lose weight or can lose weight. In addition, for medical reasons, some people need to eat whenever they’re hungry.

Article
Toni Bernhard
2018
FindCenter AddIcon

The F*ck It Diet: Eating Should Be Easy

Not long term. In fact, our bodies are hardwired against it. But each time our diets fail, instead of considering that maybe our ridiculously low-carb diet is the problem, we wonder what’s wrong with us.

Book
Caroline Dooner
2021
FindCenter AddIcon

How Stress Can Cause Weight Gain

Stress can significantly impact your ability to maintain a healthy weight. It can also prevent you from losing weight.

Article
Elizabeth Scott
2021
FindCenter AddIcon

BMI Is More Useful for Fat-Shaming Than Calculating Health, Study Finds

Nearly half of overweight people are actually healthy.

Article
Vera Papisova
2016
FindCenter AddIcon

The Dos and Don'ts of Talking to a Loved One About Weight Loss

If you think your partner needs to lose a few, approach 'the talk' with caution. Here's what to say — and what to skip.

Article
Everyday Health
FindCenter AddIcon

How to Talk to Kids about Weight

In today's culture, weight can be a sensitive subject, especially for children and teens. The desire to be thin is reaching school-aged children, as girls as young as 6 years old express concerns about their body image and gaining weight.

Article
Kids eatright.
2019
FindCenter AddIcon

EXPLORE TOPIC

Sudden Weight Change