by Dr. Peter McIlveen | Oct 18, 2016 | Dr. Peter McIlveen, Type 2 Diabetes, Weight & Wellness
A little while back, I wrote a blog post that gave some suggestions on how to swap out high sugar foods for healthier alternatives. A little sugar here and there isn’t bad. The danger is that sugar comes in so many processed foods that the effects of it can be...
by Dr. Peter McIlveen | Oct 3, 2016 | Dr. Peter McIlveen, Type 2 Diabetes, Weight & Wellness
Did you know that sugar is addictive? Sugar is ubiquitous in the modern day grocery store. It’s in cereals, crackers, cookies, chips, soda, juice, milk, fruit, and even vegetables. It’s gotten to the point that we need to try really hard to think of...
by Dr. Peter McIlveen | Sep 27, 2016 | Dr. Peter McIlveen, Technology, Weight & Wellness
If you walk through your local supermarket, chances are that you’ll spot someone with the unmistakable black band of a fitness tracker wrapped around their wrist. Fitness trackers aren’t just for professional athletes. They’re for anyone who’s...
by Dr. Peter McIlveen | Aug 23, 2016 | Dr. Peter McIlveen, Type 2 Diabetes, Weight & Wellness
The American Heart Association recently reported that the majority of children are currently eating too much sugar in their daily diet. For a while, we’ve known the damages of excess sugar. Not only can it lead to obesity and diabetes, excess sugar can also lead...
by Dr. Peter McIlveen | Jul 10, 2016 | Dr. Peter McIlveen, Type 2 Diabetes, Weight & Wellness
One of the ways that the internet and healthcare intersect is telemedicine i.e. making use of medical services from a distance. Telemedicine has proved especially effective for giving individuals remote access to counseling tools for conditions like depression and...
by Dr. Peter McIlveen | Jun 22, 2016 | Dr. Peter McIlveen, Weight & Wellness
Gaining weight is perfectly natural. It’s nothing that anyone should ever be ashamed of. But there comes a point where weight can lead to unhealthy side effects: diabetes, high blood pressure, lethargy, and more. The list goes on. One of the easiest ways to gain...
by Dr. Peter McIlveen | Mar 12, 2016 | Dr. Peter McIlveen, Weight & Wellness
Close your eyes and imagine your grocery store routine. Perhaps you hit the fresh produce isle first before picking up a few healthy grains like quinoa and buckwheat, and then soon enough, you’ve reached the dairy isle. After settling on a dozen or so eggs,...
by Dr. Peter McIlveen | Jan 11, 2016 | Dr. Peter McIlveen
As the euphoric feelings of the holidays settle, vacations come to an end, and we all go back to work, the guilt washes over. All those cookies, cocktails, and buffets of savory delights have completely diverted you from your diet–it’s time to lose that...
by Dr. Peter McIlveen | Dec 16, 2015 | Dr. Peter McIlveen
We have long linked the consumption of high-calorie foods that are low in nutrients, like sodas, sweets, and french fries, with obesity. But recent studies are challenging what we know of this relationship. In a recent study by the Cornell University Food and...
by Dr. Peter McIlveen | Nov 17, 2015 | Dr. Peter McIlveen, Type 2 Diabetes
There are two types of Diabetes. Type 1 This occurs when the body, more specifically, the pancreas, produces little or no insulin. There is no known way to prevent it and it is prevalent among children; 18,000 youth were diagnosed in the years of 2008 and 2009. Type 2...
