Café Physique Blog

By Michelle May, M.D. Many people have the mistaken belief that their problems with food are caused by what and how much they eat. Those are important but they only tell part of the story. In fact, what you eat and how much you eat are strongly affected by why you’re...

For some, the belief that an MD should display professionalism, empathy, and consideration almost feels like a privilege that we, the patients, don’t have a right to assume.  But after my latest good read, Your Doctors’ Manners Matter: Better Health through Civility...

By Michelle May, M.D. You were born knowing exactly how much to eat. Hunger is your body’s way of telling you that you need fuel. By reconnecting with your instinctive signals, you can manage your eating without restrictive dieting and obsessing over every bite...

Registered Dietitian Nutritionists (RDN) help people eat right by providing sound, easy-to-follow nutrition advice. And even if you already have a pretty good idea of what to eat, an RDN can help you turn that head knowledge into actual practice. Take our Rate Your...

Around this time of year, most of the emails we receive share a central theme: Everyone is looking to lose weight, keep it off, and develop a healthier lifestyle. While this is not the easiest undertaking in the world, it’s completely doable and certainly worth...

Your brain knows that restrictive diets don’t work, but every time your thighs rub together they start chanting D-I-E-T, eh? Well, here are seven things that happen when you over-restrict calories in an effort to lose weight: Your metabolism slows down. Your...

It’s the beginning of a new year, and resolutions have been made. Some will be met, a few will linger on before flickering out in mid-spring, and then there are the “others” – those resolutions that will explode in a blazing ball of glory by...

Eating healthy on a budget often seems like a daunting task. Whenever we get too tired, busy, or tempted by the latest advertised meal deals or dollar menu, it’s easy throw up our hands and proclaim that, “Eating healthy is too expensive!” but this is simply not...