Has your scale steadily increased in recent months? You’re not alone. Gaining weight over the last few years has been all too common, causing major setbacks to health and happiness. With fewer social activities, fewer vacations, gyms shutting down, and unprecedented stress, there has been a lot of comfort eating of unhealthy foods! Consequences were inevitable. With recent ... Continue
Surviving Holiday Feasts!
The holidays are here! What a great season! We each have much to be thankful for, and it is always a blessing to give gifts and host friends and family members for memorable and fun feasts and gatherings! Unfortunately, the holidays typically involve less than ideal foods. If not careful, we can easily gain 5-10 pounds of unwanted weight gain between October 31st and January ... Continue
Fat Cells: Battleground for Unwanted Weight Gain!
Our bodies are made of cells. Muscle cells make up muscles, brain cells make up our brain, and fat cells (known as adipocytes) make up fat. And the fact is, without ABNORMAL fat cells, unwanted weight gain cannot occur! Let me explain.... Imagine if something triggered your muscle cells to enlarge and multiply to the point that your muscles doubled, tripled, and then ... Continue
American Board of Obesity Medicine Certified Diplomates
Obesity is the most prevalent chronic disease in our society. Yet, many physicians are not trained in how to manage it. The American Board of Obesity Medicine certifies physicians looking to bridge this gap. The American Board of Obesity Medicine (ABOM) serves the public and the field of obesity medicine by maintaining standards for assessment and credentialing physicians. ... Continue
Dr. Tague’s Center for Nutrition Celebrates 25 Years!
We’re thrilled to be featured in the January 2022 issue of Topeka City Lifestyle! Check out the article, Obtaining Optimum Health, about Dr. Tague and The Center For Nutrition below: Obtaining Optimum Health Dr. Tague’s Center for Nutrition Celebrates 25 Years! Originally published in the January 2022 issue of Topeka City Lifestyle Magazine With 25 years of experience ... Continue
Trim, Fit, & Healthy in 2022… It’s Never Been More Important!
Has your scale steadily increased since COVID-19? You’re not alone. Gaining weight during COVID has been all too common, causing major setbacks to health and happiness. With fewer social activities, fewer vacations, gyms shutting down, and unprecedented stress, there has been a lot of comfort eating of unhealthy foods! Consequences were inevitable. 4 out of 5 Americans are now ... Continue
Updates Regarding Telehealth at Center for Nutrition
September 22, 2021 We want to make you aware of changes coming to our CFN Telehealth services as we stay in compliance with governing agencies. Many states are ending their emergency authorizations for Telehealth visits with providers from other states. Providers will soon be required to have a medical license in the state that the patient is located in to provide these ... Continue
Excessive Weight Gain: Why does it happen?
Have you ever met anyone who wanted to gain an excessive, unhealthy amount of weight? Of course not! No one wants to be overweight! Research says that many people would choose blindness over obesity. Others would choose to lose an arm or leg rather than suffer the emotional and physical pain of obesity. So why does weight gain happen? It’s just not “logical” and it ... Continue
COVID-19 & Survival
If you are like me, you’ve never been more interested in your immune system and its ability to fight off infections. COVID-19 has gotten our attention! How peculiar that the same virus can cause an infection with few or no symptoms in some, but result in multi-organ failure and death in others! It’s the same virus, in the same species, but the hosts of that virus are NOT the ... Continue
Coronavirus: What we’re doing to prioritize your health
March 18, 2020 As the coronavirus situation continues to evolve, we know it is top of mind for our customers, so we want to share the steps we are taking to keep our customers and staff safe, and our facilities clean. As a medical office, we understand how to minimize risks in an office setting. It’s what we already do and it comes naturally to us as physicians and ... Continue
COVID-19: My thoughts & recommendations for staying safe and healthy
Dear Friend, Greetings! What a crazy time it is! Coronavirus (COVID-19) fears are all around us, with lots of unknowns and questions that have no answers. I’m writing to give you some of my thoughts and recommendations as we navigate through this time successfully, staying safe and healthy. First of all, what an ideal time to be on a top quality, state of the art nutrition ... Continue
Choosing a Physician to Manage My Weight
Are you frustrated with trying to lose weight with hunger-producing diets and sore muscles from the gym? Are you tired of jumping from one failed fad diet to another, each time with increasing confusion and disappointment? Let’s face it, if those strategies worked, our overweight problem in America would be solved! Most of my patients have “been there, done that” and now know ... Continue
A wise plan for 2020: Be Trim, Fit, & Healthy! 3 Keys for Weight Loss in the New Year
Is your scale “creeping” upwards? You’re not alone. Unwanted weight gain is epidemic and is often devastating to health and happiness. 80% of Americans are now overweight, with more people joining the list each year. Calories from food end up as fat (what we DON’T want), instead of energy (what we DO want). Calories have become a “bad guy”! Look at common efforts to avoid ... Continue
Are You Aging Too Fast?
Slow down your biological clock by protecting your “telomeres” with these powerful strategies… Aging…. It’s happening to all of us, but did you know that most Americans are aging “too fast”? You see, researchers now know more than ever how to measure aging where it actually happens, at the level of our DNA. And for Americans, the news isn’t good. Americans are aging faster than ... Continue
Getting Unstuck!
Time and again people have come to me to get “unstuck” from wrong routines that have resulted in health and weight problems that were never intended and never wanted. They literally had become “stuck” in a pattern of ongoing fatigue, weight gain, wrong foods, wrong routines, and deteriorating health! I promise... you can do better! ... Continue
Finally… A Weight Loss Plan that Works!
I overheard a revealing father-to-son comment while eating out. A family of 3 was seated at the table right next to me. Sadly, both parents were overweight by 40+ pounds, as was the 20 year old son. The father, speaking wisdom, commented, “Son, be very careful to protect your health, or you will end up with problems. Look at me…” ... Continue
Healthy Habits: What you do daily determines your health eventually…
One of four deadly diseases will likely kill everyone reading this. I call these diseases the “Deadly 4”, and they take the lives of most Americans. Yet these diseases are mostly PREVENTABLE! The “Deadly 4” Diseases are: Heart Disease Cancer Brain Disease: Stroke and Alzheimer’s Diabetes Type 2 ... Continue
Malnutrition in America: Avoid the Epidemic
“Malnutrition” - What comes to mind? If you are like me, it is the disturbing and painful image of the frail, fly-covered, “nothing but skin and bones”, impoverished children of Africa. After seeing the suffering, we’ve all sensed that tug on our hearts to do something. Malnutrition seems all too painful and all too unnecessary in this age of plenty. ... Continue
Choosing a Weight Loss Plan
I overheard a revealing father to son comment while eating out on vacation. The family of 3 was seated at the table right next to me. Sadly, both parents were overweight by 40+ pounds, as was the 20 year old son. The father, speaking wisdom, commented, “Son, be very careful to protect your health, or you will end up with problems. Just look at me...” “I’ve just got to lose 40 ... Continue
Improve Your Life… Be Trim, Fit, & Healthy! 3 Keys for Weight Loss in the New Year
Is your scale “creeping” upwards? You’re not alone. Unwanted weight gain is common and can be devastating to health and happiness. 80% of Americans are now overweight, with more people joining the ranks each year. Calories from food end up as fat (what we DON’T want), instead of energy (what we DO want). Calories have become a “bad guy”! ... Continue
Metabolism Essentials Multi
A Custom Vitamin, Mineral & Phytonutrient Formula Designed to Support Metabolism, Disease Prevention and Concerns of Aging If you have received a personal nutrition plan at the Center for Nutrition, you are likely familiar with my Metabolism Essentials Multi. Far more than a multivitamin, it is, in reality, a multivitamin + a mineral tablet + B-complex + chromium + vitamin ... Continue
Taming Blood Sugars, Metabolic Syndrome and More with Berberine
There is an epidemic of high blood sugar. Normally, our metabolism converts blood sugar to energy for things like fun physical activities and thinking with our brain. When resistance to this process occurs, there are rising blood sugars and a situation known as “Insulin Resistance” or “Metabolic Syndrome”. If this situation is not managed early, the result is progressive weight ... Continue
Bones, Stones, and Blood Pressure: Why Potassium is MANDATORY for Health!
Vitamins AND Minerals in optimal amounts are essential for Optimum Health. If your goal is excellent health, pay attention to Potassium. Inadequate potassium can lead to irregular heart beats, muscle weakness, high blood sugars, high blood pressure, kidney stones, thinning bones, and an increased risk of heart attack and stroke. Got your attention? Potassium ... Continue
Metabolism Essentials Clinical References
Chromium Anton et al. Effects of chromium picolinate on food intake and satiety. Diabetes Technol Ther. 2008 Oct, 10(5):405-12 Crawford et al. Diab Obes Metab, 1, 331, 1999 Grant et al. Med Sci Sports Exer, 29, 992, 1997 Rink D et al. Transcriptome of the subcutaneous adipose tissue in response to oral supplementation of type 2 Leprdb obese diabetic mice ... Continue
Aggressive, Non-Surgical, Medical Weight Loss Using Very Low Calorie Diets
What Does The Research Show? At the Center for Nutrition and Preventive Medicine, we use a “multi-dimensional” approach to weight loss. In other words, we donʼt rely on just one single treatment strategy. I believe that weight loss and maintenance is too difficult to “put all your eggs in one basket”. So, for initial weight loss we use structured, aggressive diets, along with ... Continue
10 Rewards for Losing “Unwanted” Weight
Unwanted weight gain is a real bother. Gaining just 15 lbs is enough to increase one’s risk of ugly things like cancer and heart disease. A few extra pounds can also impact our appearance, our self-confidence, our energy level, and even whether or not our clothes fit. Truly, no one wants to be overweight. It can be painful, frustrating, and downright depressing! For weight ... Continue
How to “Drink and Thrive”
Drinking... we do it all the time. But are you getting the maximum health benefits from every sip? Choosing proper beverages makes a huge impact on weight and health over time. Wrong choices are devastating to weight control and health. Right choices are life giving. ... Continue
Manage The 1%”… and stop unwanted weight gain in its tracks!
Think about it... calories are the ONLY source of power for humans. You see, energy is stored in food as “calories”. When calories are consumed, they energize human metabolism and human function for all sorts of activities. Whether building muscle and bone, thinking thoughts, growing hair, fighting disease-causing viruses and bacteria, or running a marathon, only calories can ... Continue
21 Compelling Reasons for Weight Loss… And why it is “Worth It”
Being at a healthy weight is a “must” for Optimum Health. This fact is no longer debated. And you know that to be true from experience. If our body starts storing too much weight (body fat), there will be negative health consequences. On the other hand, once that weight starts coming off, health often improves quickly and dramatically. I’ve seen this with thousands of ... Continue
Finally… A Weight Loss Plan That Works!
I overheard a revealing father-to-son comment while eating out on vacation. A family of 3 was seated at the table right next to me. Sadly, both parents were overweight by 40+ pounds, as was the 20 year old son. The father, speaking wisdom, commented, “Son, be very careful to protect your health, or you will end up with problems. Look at me...” ... Continue
Power Factor to be Trim, Healthy, and “Satisfied”
Did you know that weight gain, an excessive appetite, high cholesterol, high blood sugars, heart disease, and diabetes have a common nutritional deficiency? The deficiency is present in over 90% of Americans and is related to fiber. It is a true epidemic, and almost every American is a victim! High fiber foods like oat bran, beans, rice bran, barley, citrus fruits, and berries ... Continue
Achieving Optimum Health
You and I have a common goal, and it is all about you. We both want to... “Achieve and Maintain YOUR Optimum Health!” I use the term “Optimum Health” frequently. After all, health matters. And when it comes to something as important as your health, mediocrity and compromise have no place. Optimum Health is an extremely valuable and “necessary” goal, so let’s define it: ... Continue
Protein… The Dieter’s Friend
Protein... I call it the “Dieter’s Friend”. Did you know that dietary protein is ESSENTIAL for health? Literally, we cannot live without it. If you are protein deficient, your energy, strength, endurance, appearance, and even your immune system are not at their potential. Lean meat, dairy, eggs, and soy are just a few of the common foods that are good sources of quality ... Continue
Getting Unstuck!
Time and again people have come to me to get “unstuck” from wrong routines that have resulted in health and weight problems that were never intended and never wanted. They literally had become “stuck” in a pattern of ongoing fatigue, weight gain, wrong foods, wrong routines, and deteriorating health! I promise... you can do better! ... Continue
Nutrition for Bones, Muscles, and Aging
With a background in chemistry and engineering, I’ve had a fascination with the “chemical engineering” power of nutrition to keep our bodies strong, healthy, and youthful. In engineering, a core concept is that what goes in to a system determines the possible outcomes of that system (in this case, the human body). Stated very simply... You are what you eat! ... Continue
Is Your Sluggish Metabolism Causing Weight Gain?
Originally published 6/4/13, this article has been updated and reposted due to its popularity and importance for Optimum Health. Do you have a “sluggish” metabolism? If so, it impacts you daily. After all, your metabolism is the driving force for 3 crucial aspects of life: Energy production from food and/or body fat Life functions (breathing, heart beating, and digestion) ... Continue
Give Me Your Breakfast
You’ve likely heard before that “breakfast is the most important meal of the day.” But do you know why it is true? In many ways, breakfast sets the energy and metabolism “tone” for the day. Will this be a day of high energy, muscle building, and feel good brain chemistry? Or, a day of fatigue, excessive food cravings, and a sluggish, fat-storing metabolism? ... Continue
Research Proof… Diets Make People Hungry! Strategize For Success!
A recent research article amused me. The researchers wanted to see if people got hungry while dieting. (I could have saved them some time on that question.) The diet reduced daily calories by 25% for 4 days. Then they measured appetite drive, the wanting of food, and cravings. After the 4-day diet, they let people eat as much as they wanted. Imagine eating just ¾ of what you ... Continue
The Biggest Losers’ Lesson: The “Metabolism Dilemma”
"The Biggest Loser" has been a wildly popular reality TV show. Personally, I hurt for the contestants who never wanted to gain weight in the first place, and now have to put superhuman effort in to losing it. They just don't seem to get the medical support that could increase their success and limit their pain. ... Continue
Battling the “Blues”…Naturally!
Note: This article was originally published in May 2015. Due to the interest, it has recently been updated and reposted. The opinions expressed by Dr. Tague are not meant as medical advice. Please see your physician for personal recommendations. I hate feeling depressed! After all, feeling down can ruin a perfectly good day! "Mood management” is one of my personal priorities, ... Continue
Self-Discipline for Weight Loss: Does it work?
Over 20,000 men, women, and children have sought help for weight loss at the Center for Nutrition. Included in that group have been some of the most "successful" individuals in the region. Bankers, physicians, trial attorneys, CEO’s of corporations, health educators, dietitians, professional athletes, and politicians have all been patients of mine, typically showing up with a ... Continue
Appetite Control: 4 Simple Strategies
Ever wonder why some people eat more than others? And why do we, at times, eat more than we should, even to the point of stomach discomfort? The answer lies in a simple word, "appetite", which can be defined as follows: Appetite: A desire (longing, craving, felt need) for a food or drink. Any motivation to consume a food or drink that contains calories. In fact, appetite is the ... Continue
Avoiding “Early Death” with 3 Simple Strategies!
My first “real job” as a physician was working in a busy emergency room where patients were regularly transported when they were at or near “death”. I saw fast deaths, slow deaths, natural deaths, violent deaths, intentional deaths, and, most disturbingly, very unnecessary and unwanted “early” deaths. Most of these early deaths were caused by what I call “The Deadly 4”. These ... Continue
Sugar Calories: Easy to Eat, Hard to Burn!
Ever notice how children (and adults) LOVE their sweet treats? Sweets can be a fantastic motivator! “Clean your room, and I’ll give you a piece of candy.” Or, “Stop fighting with your sister, and you can have some ice cream.” For us adults, there is a reason every gas station now dispenses as much sugar as gasoline (sodas, candy, chocolate, cookies, cakes, ice cream, and more)! ... Continue
22 Surprising “Side Effects” of Weight Loss…
Today's post is an update to a previously published article from October 2013. Dr. Tague has updated the content to reflect the latest recommendations for optimum health and wellness. Not only does weight loss feel great and look great, it has other amazing “side effects”, and likely ones that you have not considered. In fact, the side effects from weight loss are so ... Continue
Optimum Health: Two Prerequisites
You are reading this because you are a “seeker” of Optimum Health. In fact, you and I have a common goal, and that goal is to... “Achieve and Maintain YOUR Optimum Health!” I use the term “Optimum Health” frequently. After all, health matters. And when it comes to something as important as your health, mediocrity and compromise have no place. Your Optimum Health is an extremely ... Continue
Energy Plus: 3 Reasons It’s #1
When I formulated Energy Plus in 2013, little did I know that it would quickly become our most popular nutritional supplement! Americans want and need more energy! External forces are draining us of energy like never before. In my 30 year career, I’ve never had so many patients with excessive fatigue. It’s understandable... ... Continue
Unwanted Weight Gain: Why does it happen?
The Real Answer May Surprise You! Have you ever met anyone who wanted to gain an excessive, unhealthy amount of weight? Of course not! In fact, excessive weight gain is one of the most unwanted of medical problems. ... Continue
Gut Bacteria and Obesity
(Introducing Probiotic Ultra!) Our “guts” (intestines) are loaded with over 100 trillion bacteria. In fact, 90% of the living cells in your body are bacteria in your gut! The question is obvious... Is your intestinal bacteria friend or foe? The answer... it depends! [featured-image single_newwindow="false"] Some types of bacteria are mandatory for good health. Others can be ... Continue
Vitamin Quality: It Matters When Your Health is at Stake
Vitamins and other supplements are common around the world for a good reason. Humans are not very good at consuming the recommended vitamins and minerals. We need help! For example: 75% of women are magnesium deficient, with risk of fatigue, insomnia, weight gain. 85% of those with obesity are vitamin D deficient, with risk of fatigue, weight gain, depression. 90% of Americans ... Continue
Low Energy: Fixing the Power Drain
Energy... ever want or need more? Are you more tired than you should be? Do you run out of energy before the day is over? Has your metabolism “slowed down” in recent years, making weight loss even more difficult? Do activities seem to require “too much effort” even though they were fun and easy in earlier years? If your goal is to have more energy, especially from burning ... Continue
What to eat? Wisdom vs Pleasure
Ever hear two voices battling in your mind, fighting over what you’ll eat? A wise and caring angel in one ear telling you how healthy and fit you’ll be if you eat this or that. And a convincing little deceptive demon in the other ear whispering, “Don’t worry, be happy! Eat that burger and fries, the chocolate cake, AND the ice cream. You can diet tomorrow!” ... Continue
Successful Weight Loss: Medical Support Matters!
I love seeing people take charge of their health and weight destiny... successfully! (In one of our studies, 73 patients lost an average of 47.1 lbs in just 9 months! I love that!!!) But weight loss is not “easy”. The fact is, significant weight loss and maintenance is one of the most difficult of human undertakings. You see, we have things like stress, dangerous foods, ... Continue
Meal Replacements: Top 10
Study after study has confirmed the power of medically designed meal replacements to deliver weight loss. By delivering generous amounts of high quality protein and plenty of variety, they can satisfy the cravings and appetite of almost any dieter. With the ability to provide great nutrition, limit calories AND satisfy cravings, they simplify and supercharge the efforts of ... Continue
Simple Steps to Battle the “Blues”
I hate feeling depressed! After all, feeling depressed will ruin a perfectly good day! I’ve learned to make “mood management” one of my personal priorities and I’m determined to prevent unnecessary depression (or even “feeling blue”) and its nasty consequences! Why let a bad mood hinder my life, my relationships, my productivity, and my service to others? ... Continue
Meal Replacements: 3 Reasons
What we put in to our body impacts the health of our body. We know that, right? And yet the eating behavior of many Americans would make one believe this fact is still in question! The reality is that typical eating behaviors are not “logical” or “reasonable” when health consequences are considered... ... Continue
Sleep…. A Key to Weight Loss, Energy, and Health
Today's post is an update to a previously published article from July 2014 and contains the latest recommendations for optimum health and wellness. Sleep... what a waste of time.... or is it? Psalms says it this way, “It is vain that you rise up early and go late to rest, eating the bread of anxious toil; for he gives to his beloved sleep.” In the midst of our busy lives and ... Continue
Vitamin D and Mood
Would you like to improve your mood, have more energy, avoid anxiety, and lower your cravings for carbohydrates? Vitamin D (the “sunshine vitamin”) may be just what you need! In fact, vitamin D is one of the most researched vitamins for enhancing mood and avoiding common forms of depression. As a physician who routinely checks vitamin D blood levels, I made an interesting ... Continue
Fish Oil, Omega-3’s, and Research: Why I Eat Fish AND Take My Omega-3’s
Omega-3 oils (EPA and DHA), found in wild ocean fish and fish oil supplements are among the most researched and recommended nutritional supplements of all time. Let’s be reminded why... ... Continue
Vitamins and Research: Why I Take Supplements
A patient told me recently that her personal physician had questioned her about taking vitamin supplements. “Why are you taking those vitamins anyway?” Then, with a condescending tone, stated, “I don’t think you need them! I want you to stop taking them!” Really? My patient was caught off guard. Doesn’t everyone know that vitamins are not only good for us, they are essential ... Continue
