Changing your lifestyle takes a lot of hard work, dedication, knowledge and learning, and support from others. In recent weeks the Baraga County Memorial Hospital has helped guide participants in the lifestyle medicine series on how to begin their health journey.
The behaviors that people do day in and day out include what they eat, how they move, how they sleep, and how they manage stress. We know that those things are the most important pieces of what’s gonna determine how people do in the future. Their function, their quality of life, their chance of disease. In recent years, this has been studied as a treatment for diseases. We think of treatment as drugs or surgeries. But in fact, people can use lifestyle medicine to treat diseases that have already been diagnosed like type 2 diabetes. – Evan Loukusa, MD, BCMH
Doctors Evan Loukusa and Maureen Bodenbach say that recent medical studies show lifestyle plays an important role in helping prevent diseases like high cholesterol, diabetes, and heart disease. Bodenbach also emphasizes that changing your lifestyle becomes much easier with people to journey with.
People who access support, especially access peer support do far better, they have better outcomes, they stick with it longer, and they’re less likely to regain the weight if they have that strong social support and accountability. – Maureen Bodenbach, PA-C, BCMH
Today the Baraga County Memorial Hospital will talk about cravings and the science behind the sudden snacking sensation.
Leptin is the hormone that tells the brain that you’re full. But through various mechanisms, leptin resistance, especially from ultra-processed, a lot of ultra-processed foods over many years, the brain stops receiving the signals from leptin that you’re full. And so what people often find is that no matter how much they eat, they never feel full. It leads to, it leads the brain to believe you’re starving. And so even though people are gaining weight because they’re eating these high-calorie dense foods, their brain still acts as if it’s not eating. – Maureen Bodenbach, PA-C, BCMH
The presentation will begin at 3 pm inside the BCMH conference center. The Baraga County Memorial Hospital is located at 18341 on US-41 in L’Anse. Those interested in learning more about series can find details here.
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