With our contemporary lifestyles of office work, sitting in traffic, and a proliferation of electronic media, it is no mystery that many people have some degree of chronic low back pain! Fortunately, alleviating low back pain with appropriate movement is also not a mystery!
Whether you’re approaching menopause, having current menopausal symptoms, or it is long past, these normal phases in a woman’s life have profound effects on how you feel day-to-day and on your weight management. Dr. Renu Mansukhani will be holding a special workshop on this hot topic for women in March.
It’s a new year and many of us are already overwhelmed with the constant balancing act of work, life, and family.. The busy-ness of our lives can impose serious demands on our emotional and physical well-being. So how do we find time for ourselves that won’t affect our hectic schedules and postpone our everlasting “to […]
What You Won’t Learn at the Gym By Susan Silver, HFS There are lots of misconceptions about how much physical activity we are “supposed” to get and what it means if we get less than the news media says we should. For example, many people think, “If I don’t exercise every day – or most […]
See what Dr. Scott Kahan and others have to say in this article on why we should not be so hard on ourselves during the holidays.
These two-hour workshops will offer practical lifestyle interventions for maintaining health and wellness. Participants will sample tasty food items and receive a resource binder with recipes, meal and snack ideas, dining out resources, and information on supplements to reduce risk for chronic diseases.
What meditation is not: a practice that requires a huge daily time commitment; something that only hippies do; a time when our mind must be completely “blank;” another “should” on your list; a skill to be mastered and perfected.
The Insight Meditation Community of Washington defines meditation as “a training of mental attention that awakens us beyond the conditioned mind and habitual thinking…”
Dr. Kelly Theim is a psychologist at NCWW who patients may initially meet during the behavioral psychology assessment or during the Stress and Coping group on Saturdays. Dr. Theim is passionate about helping you achieve your health and wellness goals. She approaches behavior change in a collaborative manner using a variety of tools, rather than […]
If you are reading this blog post, you likely know how hard it can be to manage weight and health. Perhaps the only thing more difficult is talking to our kids about weight. A recent survey found that parents of teens find it more difficult to talk about weight with their child than talking about sex, drugs, alcohol, or smoking!
Weight and sleep are bidirectionally related —that is, people who weigh more tend to sleep less and people who sleep less tend to weigh more. Did you happen to catch last month’s New York Times article “Harming Our Health with Eyes Wide Open” by Jane E. Brody?
Anxiety is one of the most important contributors to the difficulty in managing weight. Anxiety can be paralyzing and is one of the most common causes of emotional eating. Next month, Dr. Bill Picon will hold a new workshop specifically aimed at understanding and addressing anxiety in the context of eating and weight management.
Led by Dr. Robyn Osborn, “From Counting Sheep to Healthy Sleep,” will explore the science of sleep, sleep patterns, and common sleep problems. You will learn numerous strategies for managing and improving sleep.
Anxiety is one of the most important contributors to the difficulty in managing weight. Anxiety can be paralyzing and is one of the most common causes of emotional eating. Next month, Dr. Bill Picon will hold a new workshop specifically aimed at understanding and addressing anxiety in the context of eating and weight management.
Anxiety is one of the most important contributors to the difficulty in managing weight. Anxiety can be paralyzing and is one of the most common causes of emotional eating. Next month, Dr. Bill Picon will hold a new workshop specifically aimed at understanding and addressing anxiety in the context of eating and weight management.
Overview Have you had an interest in yoga but felt it was too intimidating?
The NCWW team practices it’s core principles and values. One of our Center’s missions is to increase our daily steps (yes, many of us use fitbits too!) and to figure out creative ways to get more movement. Standing desks and active workstations are gaining increased popularity and Dr. Robyn Osborn’s new “FitDesk” has become the […]
On May 5th, Nicole Brown, MS, RD, LD, HFS led a group of member from the North District Virginia Dietetic Association, friends, and family for a community walk to support the Cystic Fibrosis Foundation. This walk was held close by in Bon Air Park of Arlington, VA where several hundred people participated to support this important […]
Overview Have you ever wanted to try yoga but were uncertain about visiting a traditional yoga studio?
Dr. Renu Mansukhani, the Associate Clinical Director for Medicine at NCWW, is an endocrinologist whose practice focuses exclusively on obesity medicine and helping patients with weight management. You will first meet her at the information session where she often states, “I love what we do, and the special relationship we build with our patients makes […]
See what Dr. Scott Kahan and other obesity experts had to say at the Kennedy Center TEDMED Great Challenges event, “Coming to Terms with The Obesity Crisis.”
