May 17, 2019

Dr. Kealy’s 6 Commandments for Achieving Optimal Health

Posted in: Health Tips, Weight-loss Information

Dr. Kealy's Commandments for Optimal Health
Most of us do not respond well to being told what we should eat. I certainly don’t, but I also realize that I need to have some health practices in place when it comes to eating. Therefore, I want to share my commandments of health around eating and food, specifically the do’s and don’ts for balancing and optimizing my hormones and body weight. If you don’t like the word "Commandments", then...

April 18, 2019

Doctor Created & Medically Supervised, Balance 3H+® Helps Make Weight Loss Easier for Women Over 40

Posted in: Weight-loss Information

With calorically-loaded, carbohydrate-laden foods everywhere and more people of all ages tipping the scales at dangerously high numbers each year, it’s no secret that America’s obesity crisis has reached epidemic proportions. Just one troubling study recently published by the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention estimates that nearly 40 percent of American adults and almost 20 percent of adolescents are obese. These are the highest...

February 25, 2019

How to Optimize Your Sleep for Weight Loss

Posted in: Ask Dr. Kealy

When was the last time you got 8 hours of great sleep?
Did you know that sleep regenerates your cells, enhances fat burning and slows the aging process? How and when you sleep is one of the most powerful ways to improve your health and body composition. Study after study suggests that people who sleep well (more than 7 hours a night) are 55% slimmer (1), more attentive, less reactive to stressful situations, experience less anxiety, hunger and...

November 23, 2018

“It’s Not Your Fault, It’s Your Hormones!”® Weight Loss: Leptin vs. Ghrelin

Posted in: Ask Dr. Kealy

"Dear Dr. Kealy...
I struggle with willpower & weight loss, especially when it comes to avoiding my favorite comfort foods. I often overeat and rarely feel satisfied after eating a full meal. Why is this happening, and what can I do to change?"
The Reason for Overeating: Leptin vs. Ghrelin
Don’t despair... It’s not your fault, it’s your hormones! The reason for overeating may be caused not as much by your love of chips, as it is...

November 09, 2018

Ladies… “It’s Not Your Fault, It’s Your Hormones!”®

Literally dozens of hormones circulate in our bodies as chemical messengers carrying powerful instructions for triggering all types of important bodily functions, including whether we crave sweets and carbohydrates, store fat or over eat. What many of us are still learning is that weight loss and maintenance is about balancing hormones, not about restricting calories or having ironclad willpower. Up until recently, what we have been taught about...

November 03, 2018

Doctor-Created Medically Supervised Weight Loss for Women 40+

How do you feel from day to day? Not sick, but not terrific either? Low energy, poor sleep patterns, weight gain and free floating anxiety seem to be an epidemic. But where are the solutions? Is seeking wellness akin to searching for the Holy Grail? Not according to Dr. Kealy, Medical Director at the Balance 3H Plus® Center in Westchester County.

“I see my mission as teaching my clients self-care practices which help prevent and reverse...

October 23, 2018

Combat Menopausal Weight Gain by Resetting Your Hormones

For some time, nutrition experts have debated the hormonal effects of food verses the importance of counting calories. The truth is that both hormones and calories matter. However, to sustain longer-term metabolic changes for losing fat, you cannot just reduce calories, you must balance your hormones — specifically, two hormones that are critical to appetite control.

The Balance 3H Plus® (B3H+®) Program, based in NY's Westchester...

October 08, 2018

The Right Way to Eat Starchy Carbohydrates

If you are anything like me, you love food and love to eat, especially during PMS week. I literally write in my calendar that on or near days 19-21 of my cycle, I am going to crave starchy carbohydrates and more food, in general. The complication I have now is that I’m over 40 and am becoming more insulin resistant (which leads to higher circulating blood sugar levels and potentially more fat storage). Thus, I have to keep my starchy carb...

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