Health Insights

Simple, realistic strategies for parents, professionals, and students using the Portions Master app. When life moves fast, food choices often become afterthoughts. Between meetings, classes, and everything in between, it's easy to default to oversized portions or convenient but less nutritious options. But eating better doesn't have to be complicated-or time-consuming. With a portion-focused appro …

Let's face it: traditional methods of tracking health and fitness progress, like using a scale, can be cumbersome and often misleading. While the scale provides a single number, it doesn't capture the full picture of your health journey. Enter image tracking, a more intuitive and comprehensive approach to monitoring your progress. The Limitations of Scale-Based Tracking 1. Inconvenience an …

  What Are Bariatric Surgeries? Bariatric surgeries like gastric bypass and lap band are powerful tools in the battle against obesity, helping patients lose significant weight, reduce or eliminate comorbidities like Type 2 diabetes and high blood pressure, and improve overall quality of life. However, surgery alone isn't a magic bullet—your diet before and after surgery is equally impor …

Losing 10 pounds in a month is an ambitious-but totally achievable-goal if you approach it with the right plan, the right mindset, and the right tools. While fad diets and extreme workouts may promise fast results, the most effective and sustainable way to drop pounds is by focusing on the one factor that most people overlook: portion control. Instead of obsessing over calorie counting, eliminatin …