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The Bigger You Are, The Bigger Your Pets

By Dr. Jerod Ochensdorf| October 23rd, 2015|Our Thoughts|

Americans are more obese than the majority of other countries in the world. This is probably due to the Western culture of larger meal portions, lack of exercise, and our love of unhealthy habits. In fact, more than one-third of US adults are obese. That is 78.6 million people. What is more astonishing is that the estimated [...]

Be Thankful For Your Health This Thanksgiving

By Dr. Jerod Ochensdorf| 2016-01-26T16:05:34-06:00 October 20th, 2015|Our Thoughts|

Around the holidays you might feel as though you’ve put on 10 pounds, but research indicates that the average American gains about one pound between Thanksgiving and New Year's. Unfortunately, this data from the New England Journal of Medicine, is nearly a decade old and sure to be outdated by now. In more recent studies, the Journal of Clinical Medicine [...]