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obesity is NOT a choice
Obesity is not a choice. Your metabolism effects everything from the way you eat to the way you move and everything in between.

Dr. Roxana Cham
Dec 2, 20221 min read


hormones and weight
If you’ve struggled with your weight, the question of “maybe something is wrong with my hormones?” has come up. But what hormones exactly...

Dr. Nastaran Safdarian
Dec 2, 20223 min read


how does weight loss telemedicine with pillarMD work?
Did you know that you can safely lose just as much (or even more) weight without in-person doctor visits? Weight management is so much...

Dr. Roxana Cham
Oct 28, 20221 min read


weight loss medications: SCARY OR NOT?
NOT. WHY DO WE FEEL THIS WAY? When you hear “weight loss medications” does that scare you? For many people, the thought of them is scary...

Dr. Nastaran Safdarian
Oct 28, 20221 min read


bupropion: the low down
Bupropion is quite an interesting medication. It is used to address various medical issues: low libido or sex drive smoking cessation...

Dr. Barbara Chen
Mar 4, 20211 min read


know your number
Do you know your BMI? Does it really matter? You may already know that BMI stands for Body Mass Index, and us doctors love using it to...

Dr. Roxana Cham
Mar 4, 20211 min read


weight loss meds: the options
The following medications help persons losing weight to achieve success in the short term as well as the long term. The following...

Dr. Barbara Chen
Feb 25, 20211 min read


saxenda, ozempic, wegovy, mounjaro and zepbound: the low down
GLP-1 = glucagon-like peptide-1 Woah! That's a mouthful! In the early 2000s, this class of medication was first used in the treatment of...

Dr. Barbara Chen
Feb 11, 20212 min read


pillarMD: let's make a change
reactive medicine no more Reactive medicine is how we practice medicine today. As health providers, we are trained in treating the...

Dr. Barbara Chen
Feb 8, 20212 min read


topiramate: the low down
Topiramate is a medication that is used for many purposes, originally developed for epilepsy to control seizures. Like many things in...

Dr. Nastaran Safdarian
Feb 5, 20211 min read


does this outfit make my liver look fat?
Sometimes we're so focused on the fat we can see, that we forget about the fat in and around our vital organs. When we gain weight, it...

Dr. Roxana Cham
Feb 4, 20212 min read


yes, that pesky hormone: insulin and IR
insulin in a nutshell You may have heard about insulin before, but don’t know exactly what it is, or what it does. Understanding insulin...

Dr. Barbara Chen
Feb 4, 20214 min read


3 reasons to check your labs now
Reason #1: You are considering a new diet and want to know if you have a hormonal, metabolic, or genetic cause of weight gain. You want...

Dr. Roxana Cham
Jan 28, 20212 min read


metformin: the low down
what to expect with metformin and other fascinating info.

Dr. Barbara Chen
Jan 28, 20212 min read


your waist circumference
your waist circumference

Dr. Barbara Chen
Jan 21, 20212 min read
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