After treating joint or muscle pain with prolotherapy, doctors stress the importance of moderate exercise in proper healing, but did you know that your diet can have an impact on the efficacy of prolotherapy as well? [Read more]

Living in the Los Angeles and Beverly Hills area, we are front and center to witness a lot of the crazy fads people try in hopes of losing weight. Since as far back as the early 18th century, people have been looking for ways to lose weight or become stick-thin without putting in the effort. It seems that since comfort levels advanced enough for us to gain weight people have been dreaming up ways to lose it. [Read more]

Our bodies change a lot as we age. Weight gain and fatigue tend to increase while bone health deteriorates. In women, perimenopause often begins in during the late 30s and estrogen levels continue to decline through the 40s as hormonal levels change. With all of these bodily changes it can be really hard to maintain good health as you age. Medical weight loss programs featuring physician support and lipotropic injections can help you to overcome the burdening bulge of age. [Read more]

How would you feel if everywhere you sat down to eat there was a mirror placed right in front you, reflecting your every move as you eat your food? It may sound a little crazy but this is actually considered an unconventional trick to help facilitate weight loss. These weight loss solutions are not going to help you in the same way as your lipotropic injections or other medical weight loss plans, but if you feel like having a bit of fun as you progress towards a healthier lifestyle then by all means, give it a try—just check in with Dr. Kerendian first. [Read more]

We all have an image in our heads of how we’d like ourselves to look, that idealized dream-self we strive to make a reality regardless of its improbability. For most people, weight is a key part of that dream-self—we imagine how things might be if we could only weigh as much as we did as teenagers or college students, torturing ourselves over how far we’ve strayed from the skinnier days of yesteryear. [Read more]

Back pain is a common ailment amongst many people. Most of the time, back pain is often associated with specific problems such as an acute herniated disc. An acute herniated disc often causes excessive pressure on nerves in the lower back triggering a great deal of discomfort and pain.
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Many people that suffer from chronic back pain are severely limited in their ability to move, which makes exercise an increasingly difficult task. However, many studies have shown that exercise can actually help relieve chronic pain, which makes movement an important part of your treatment plan. [Read more]

Everybody knows that exercise makes you leaner and healthier. It helps you live longer, and makes your muscles stronger. However, many people don’t know that exercise also strengthens the brain. Scientists are learning more about the body-brain connection all the time. [Read more]

Taking a walk on your treadmill may do more than just enhance your weight loss efforts. According to recent research, exercise can also provide additional benefits such as an immediate improvement in a person’s disposition and mental outlook. [Read more]

The waistlines of Americans have been on a steady increase over the years. People who have Body Mass Indexes (BMI) above 30 are generally considered to be obese. In 1995, the number of obese Americans stood at 16 percent. However, the value rose to 27 percent by 2012. These increasing rates of obesity have made weight loss diets in Beverly Hills an important aspect of conversation. [Read more]