Health
Health Quiz: What Is Women's Biggest Complaint?
What do you think is the biggest thing that women worry about? And how do your own worries measure up? Get answers now! 1. What is the most common health complaint of women in the U.S. today? a. being overweight b. heart disease c. PMS d. Fatigue 2. Which hormone in a woman’s body causes...
3 Ways to Beat Signs of Aging
Do feeling horrible and getting older have to always be a package deal? Dr. Robert Jones says not necessarily. “I feel lousy. Am I just getting old?” This was a serious question asked me by a 41-year-old female patient. I don’t know if she liked my answer, but here’s what I told her:...
Awareness: Overcoming a Pornography Addiction
In order to effectively rescue and treat those who are struggling with pornography addiction, it is critical to learn a new language. This language, the Language of Recovery , is based on five powerful keys that combine the latest clinical knowledge with gospel understanding on effectively...
Mental health expert: Surrender is essential to conquering addiction
Gordon S. Bruin, an LDS clinical mental health counselor, describes the paradox of surrendering to your weakness - and accepting God's role - in order to conquer addiction. Understanding the concept of surrender as it relates to recovery from addiction is critical for lasting sobriety. Without...
What's Wrong With This Woman?
Find out one of the reasons for fatigue, anxiety, sugar cravings, inability to lose stubborn belly fat, insomnia, and difficulty handling stress. Sherrie is 42 years old. She came to our clinic with the following health concerns: fatigue, anxiety, sugar cravings, inability to lose the fat that had...
Why Am I Always Tired?
Many people feel exhaustion creeping up on them during the holiday season, but it is possible to overcome the tide and find energy again. Fatigue can tax just about every aspect of our lives. Short-term tiredness usually has a readily identifiable cause, and simple steps can be taken to correct...
Overcoming Pornography Addiction with the Language of Recovery
In order to effectively rescue and treat those who are struggling with the debilitating effects of pornography or sexual addiction issues, it is critical to learn a new language: The Language of Recovery. This language has five keys. What has been lacking for many members of the Church in their...
Overweight and Frustrated?
Dr. Robert Jones shares his experience with helping people lose stubborn weight. I have seen literally thousands of patients that want to lose weight . . . and keep it off. Here is my summary of all those people plus millions of others in the U.S.: We just don’t get it. When it...
Get Smarter Through Exercise
President Hinckley has advised us to “Be Smart,” and recent studies support the relationship between our ability to learn and consistent exercise. "You belong to a church that teaches the importance of education,” President Hinckley taught when he explained his admonition to Be Smart. “You...
9 Ways Being Happy Will Improve Your Life
Everyone likes to be happy, but did you know science has found real, tangible results you can get in life—from living longer to earning more money—by being happy? Sister Marjorie Hinckley once said, “The only way to get through life is to laugh your way through it. You either have to laugh...
How Badly Do You Want to Lose Weight?
The biggest battle I face in helping people get healthy isn't hormonal problems. No - it's that they don't want it enough. The greatest desire will always win out. Most of the women we see at the Utah Wellness Institute want to lose weight. Sometimes it’s what I call “vanity weight”. Other...
Hypertension: The Silent Stalker
There's a silent but deadly disease that most people can't feel and don't know they have. Don't be fooled by the initial lack of symptoms - if left untreated, hypertension can damage your body and steal your health. Hypertension, or high blood pressure, is a major factor that determines how long a...
Can You Pass This Health Quiz?
Check your health IQ with this little quiz about everything from medicine to thyroids to carbonated sodas. 1. Which of the following is the worst part about drinking soda pop? a) the sugar or sweetener (Aspartame, Sucralose etc.) b) the carbonation c) the caffeine 2....
Draggin’, Saggin’, and Naggin’: When Hormones Drive You Crazy
The title might have made you smile, but if you stop and think about it, you might also find that it is truer than you'd like to admit. Why that title? I tried to pack as much meaning into it as I could. It also makes people laugh . . . at first glance. Then they realize there’s actually more...
How to Live to 100
Make your life not only longer but enjoyably so with a few simple lifestyle changes. Patients come to see me in our medical clinic with one universal theme: they want to live long and healthy lives. The goal then is to not just extend life but to do so gracefully. Genetics play a major role in...
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