It’s been a long day. You’re exhausted, stressed, maybe anxious or overwhelmed. Emotions are running high, and suddenly, the urge to eat hits. You’ve “been good” all day, and know eating doesn’t align with your stated goals, but right on cue, that old, familiar voice swoops in after the craving: “Screw it. I’ll start again… Continue reading Managing Cravings: The Moment After ‘The F-Its’ Hit
For generations, we have accepted the story that weight loss never truly lasts. We are told that once the diet ends or the medication stops, the weight comes back and the cycle begins again. Calories are counted. Willpower is tested. Motivation fades. Traditional medicine continues to treat weight gain as the problem itself rather than asking… Continue reading Cracking the Hunger Code: A Special Interview with Dr. Jason Fung
February, 2026 – TOWARD Health physician Dr. Laura Buchanan, MD, recently co-authored a study published in the journal Healthcare titled Psychological Aspects and Implications of Food Addiction and Glucose Control in Type 2 Diabetes: A Pilot Mixed-Methods Study.¹ The research examines the impact of lifestyle interventions on compulsive eating behaviors in individuals with type 2… Continue reading Precision Metabolic Care is Changing What’s Possible in Chronic Disease
I didn’t know there was a name for it, but the second I heard the phrase Revenge Bedtime Procrastination, it hit me like a ton of bricks as I realized I had been doing it most of my adult life. After a long day of showing up for everyone else, juggling work, family and friends,… Continue reading Nighttime Eating Isn’t About Hunger. It’s About This.
Waking up after a restful night’s sleep is one of the best feelings in the world and is a critical part of just about every aspect of your health. However, it can be difficult in our culture of go, go, go to calm our minds and bodies enough to allow sleep to happen. All too… Continue reading Sleep May Be the Missing Link in Your Weight Loss Journey
What is a Calcium Score? In order to understand what a calcium score is, we must first understand how heart attacks occur. The initial stage of heart disease includes the formation of fatty plaques in the artery walls of the heart. The body, to protect itself, eventually puts calcium over these plaques to help stabilize… Continue reading Understanding CAC Scans & Heart Disease Risk
Presentation Authors: Laura Buchanan, MD; Matthew Calkins, MD; Camden Richardson, MD; Amy Eiges; Brian Wiley; Tia Reid; Vic Basmadjian; Tro Kalayjian, DO The TOWARD Health team was excited to share new data from its innovative metabolic employee wellness program at the 2026 Society of Metabolic Health Practitioners (SMHP) conference in Boca Raton, FL. The results… Continue reading 54% Type 2 Diabetes Remission at One Year
I have spent my entire life fearing doctors. No matter what I went in for, an ear infection, the flu, a broken wrist, the conversation always circled back to my weight with the very strong implication that I just wasn’t trying hard enough and that everything would get better if I just lost weight. Eventually,… Continue reading Medical Gaslighting: Ignoring Patients’ Needs Undermines Health and Trust
Last week, my beloved dog, Oliver, passed away. He came into my life as a salve. After my mother died, when I was reeling and my siblings and I were not only grieving but also navigating the care of a father who needed medical attention and constant support, I was desperate for joy. Oliver gave… Continue reading Health, Grief, and Why Support Matters More Than Willpower
There’s something so familiar and appealing about starting your diet on a Monday. A new page, a fresh calendar, a psychological exhale. And January 1? Even when it doesn’t fall on a Monday, it feels like the Monday-est Monday to ever Monday. We love a reset button and a clean start, but Mondays and January… Continue reading Handling Your Diet Over the Holidays: Mastering the Pivot
What the Latest CGM Recall Means for Patients and Why Continuous Glucose Monitors Are Still Valuable Continuous glucose monitors, or CGMs, have transformed how people manage their blood sugar by providing real-time glucose readings and trends. Recently, the FDA announced a recall affecting two lots of Freestyle Libre 3 and Freestyle Libre 3 Plus sensors.… Continue reading CGM Recall Update and What It Means for You
Reflections from the ObesityHelp Conference Recently, Dr. Tro and I spoke at the ObesityHelp conference, an organization dedicated to bariatric patients. I’m always a bit nervous before I do any public speaking, and when I asked Tro what to expect before we headed to the conference, he said, “It’s basically a room full of… Continue reading Amy’s Corner: Finding Strength in Recovery
Last year, Weight Watchers – the company long held up as the gold standard in smart and sensible dieting – filed for bankruptcy in an attempt to restructure more than $1 billion in debt. After decades of selling Points and promises, it seems even relentless rebrands couldn’t keep up with their dismal long-term success rate… Continue reading Weight Watchers is Dead
Toward Health offers an evidence-based app that brings your practice together, extends your reach, and drives measurable results. It is easy to implement, and backed by three peer-reviewed published studies demonstrating improvements in weight, A1c, blood pressure, and deprescription rates in clinical settings. Get all your patients and clients engaged and inspired Providers, coaches, and… Continue reading Bring Evidence-Based Metabolic Health to Your Practice
As a health coach, I have a front row seat to the terrible things people think and say about themselves over their eating – the cruel self-judgment, the confessions of “moral” failure: I couldn’t do it. I am weak, bad. I am disgusting. I wish I could say that these thoughts were only what I’ve… Continue reading Breaking the Cycle:
Letting Go of Shame
Two years into my low-carb journey, I found myself in a place I knew all too well after decades on the diet-binge rollercoaster: panicked, frustrated, and angry at myself for not being able to stick with my diet. At the time, I had already lost over 80 pounds, and had started to feel like maybe,… Continue reading Beyond Diets: How I Found
the Support I Deserved
Blauvelt, NY – Toward Health has released new research in Frontiers in Psychiatry confirming that food addiction and binge eating can be significantly improved through a virtual, lifestyle-first approach, without the need for medications or surgical interventions. The peer-reviewed study, conducted in a real-world employee wellness setting, demonstrates the power of the TOWARD model to… Continue reading New Study: TOWARD, a metabolic health intervention that improves food addiction and binge eating symptoms
Our skin and our gut are how our bodies connect with the world. They absorb sunlight and nutrients. But they also absorb toxins, heavy metals, plastics, parasites, and chemicals. So why are we putting harmful substances on our skin or into our mouths that might damage this essential connection? Personal care products like shampoo, lotion,… Continue reading If You Wouldn’t Eat It, Why Put It on Your Skin?
I didn’t know there was a name for it – Revenge Bedtime Procrastination – but the second I heard the phrase, it hit me like a ton of bricks as I realized I had been doing it most of my adult life. After a long day of showing up for everyone else, juggling work, family… Continue reading Nighttime Eating and Scrolling: Revenge Bedtime Procrastination
Toward Health Partners with Hint Health to Expand Access to Metabolic Care We’re excited to announce our partnership with Hint Health, a leader in direct care innovation. This collaboration allows Toward Health to reach more providers across the country with the tools and resources needed to support patients facing obesity, diabetes, and other metabolic… Continue reading Empowering Communities Through Metabolic Health
