Dr. Yana Finkelshteyn MD

11/04/2024

Obesity Week in San Antonio is a great conference. I am learning how much I do not know at each session! Stay humble my friends and for the students pay attention in biochemistry and neuroanatomy

07/17/2024

!!!!! Thank you Baylor College of Medicine Baylor Medicine

01/20/2024

So I unboxed my new Aria scale today and have now realized my weight is up 10 pounds from my goal mostly due to increased snacking, less activity and a wonky scale that was not giving me an accurate weight. Unfortunately for those of us trying to maintain weight with lifestyle modifications constant vigilance is in order. I am just a few pounds from overweight and am going to get back to basics of what works for me. The scale is an invaluable tool for those overcoming obesity

01/09/2024

Going to start adding some cocoa powder to my coffee 😋. A couple of years ago I had the privilege of visiting with the Bri Bri tribe and seeing how they process cocoa beans in their traditional manner. The natural chocolate was served with banana so no refined sugar was needed. The bananas can grow along side the cacao plants and provide shade. The chocolate is full of flavinoids that support human health. Plants and animals evolved in symbiosis and mesoamerican societies have been cultivating cacao for milenia. Evidence in Ecuador indicates it was cultivated there 5400 years ago and spread later to Central America and Mexico

10/17/2023

So much great information presented and shared

07/13/2023

Another treatment option in the pipeline.

Original Article from The New England Journal of Medicine — Triple–Hormone-Receptor Agonist Retatrutide for Obesity — A Phase 2 Trial

06/13/2023

Each additional 2000 daily steps per day up to 10k was associated with 8-11% less deaths, less heart disease and cancer in middle aged and older adults. Walking at a rapid pace lowers risk further. A separate study showed an association with lower risk of dementia. There really is something to that ten thousand step goal!

https://jamanetwork.com/journals/jamaneurology/fullarticle/2795819

https://jamanetwork.com/journals/jamainternalmedicine/fullarticle/2796058

This population-based prospective cohort study using UK Biobank data for 78 500 individuals with 7 years of follow-up examines associations of daily step counts and intensity with all-cause mortality and cancer and cardiovascular disease–related morbidity and mortality.