Quality of Life Physician Weight Management

10/07/2025

You may not agree with this analogy because you have a weight bias. You probably believe obesity is not a disease and is simply a lack of willpower and also that it is completely controllable. You probably also believe asthma is completely uncontrollable.

Understood. I once believed the same when I was younger.

The truth is that unfortunately obesity is not well controlled with behavior change only due to our biology and environment. JUST LIKE ASTHMA.

When you try to eat fewer calories, your body fights back by ramping up your appetite. It doesn’t help that you’re surrounded by tasty easily overeaten food.

This doesn’t mean that everyone needs medicine or that you’re doomed. Behavior does have an effect. It’s just relatively small and not enough for most. Just like in asthma where many can get into different environments and stay away from certain triggers to help. Some may only need a rescue inhaler once in a while others require daily inhalers and even oral medicines.

Anyway, of course it’s not a perfect analogy. No disease state is the exact same. But they have enough similarities where the amplify works. ❤️

09/28/2025

09/22/2025

Hi friends, it has been an incredibly busy year, with horse shows, getting my daughter moved, moving horses around, and getting my house on the market and trying out a new primary practice for me in Virginia. Now I am happy to announce that I am expanding my practice to North Carolina and Virginia! So if you are a resident of Florida, North Carolina, or Virginia, and are interested in working together to improve your health, we can do it! Please reach out to me. www.qualityoflifemd.com. Phone 904-417-0449. Email sbodinmd@gmail.com.

04/22/2025

It has been a very busy spring and I have fallen off on my posts, but want to share a recent article I wrote for my neighborhood Stroll magazine about Activity and Metabolism. Enjoy!

04/16/2025

I’ve been quiet of late with a busy last few months of horse showing, and working to pay for it… lol, but happy to share my recent article in my neighborhood Stroll about Activity and Metabolism.

03/27/2025

Exercise helps those with insomnia, age-related sleep disturbances, and those with elevated anxiety and stress all sleep better. No surprises here, but if you need a little more motivation to get out and move regularly, here are the details!

Discover how exercise can improve your sleep. Learn the best workouts—cardio, strength and yoga—to regulate circadian rhythms and promote deeper rest.

03/14/2025

Need more motivation to work on the midsection in middle age? It is tied to cognitive health!

Interventions to improve diet and manage central obesity are good for the brain in addition to heart and other the whole body.

From a cohort study of 512 participants in the diet quality cohort and 664 in the waist measurement cohort, better diet quality in midlife and across middle to older age was associated with enhanced hippocampal functional connectivity and white matter integrity.

03/07/2025

My help

03/07/2025

As we wrap up Obesity Care Week 2025, we are reminded of the strong community of compassionate individuals that we have the pleasure of working with at the OMA. This week is a reminder that every person deserves committed, evidence-based care when it comes to obesity.
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🤝"The journey to wellness is easier with support." - Dr. Sherrie Singh-Bryan
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💡"Helping patients who struggle with obesity finally find a sustainable 4 Pillar Plan is the most rewarding part of my professional life. Changing 1 person is 1 step closer to changing the world." - Dr. Caissa Troutman
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🔬 "I commit to improving obesity care because everyone deserves compassionate, evidence-based treatment that goes beyond ‘eat less, move more.’ Obesity is a complex, chronic disease, and as a physician, I am dedicated to helping patients achieve sustainable health through comprehensive, personalized care." - Dr. Nisha Kuruvadi
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❤️ "I commit to care because everyone deserves to have optimal health and wellness." - Edith Kavouklis, MSN, ARNP, FNP-BC

03/01/2025

This cracked me up. Seriously, you’d be a terrible pediatrician if you didn’t strongly encourage vaccines.

03/01/2025

More weight loss medication news topics and other great current health news discussion on WJCT’s “What’s Health Got to Do with It?”

Dr. Joe Sirven and his team of medical experts discuss this month's biggest health care headlines.

02/27/2025

Remy in his happy place - a show stall nap! Thanks for looking after him Savannah and Brianna and Michelle!