Param Dedhia, MD
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The Path to Optimal Health: How to Eat and How to Move
Param Dedhia, MD
Canyon Ranch Health Resort
About the Lecture
Join Canyon Ranch Health Resort’s Param Dedhia, MD, as he discusses practical and reasonable approaches to weight management and maintenance, as well as determining healthy weight ranges and tools necessary to achieve and maintain optimal weight. Dr. Dedhia has been quoted as saying “You have to have joy. Joy without food is a diet and exercise without joy is a boot camp.”
Weight management is a crucial aspect of managing pain brought on by and associated with arthritis. Diet can also play a key role in the fight against arthritis as certain foods have been shown to fight inflammation, strengthen bones and boost the immune system. In addition to an increased chance of developing osteoarthritis, being only 10 pounds overweight increases the force on the knee by 30 to 60 pounds with each step.
Additional related topics Dr. Dedhia will address include the importance of lean body mass, facts, fads and fiction surrounding the weight loss industry; and the importance of maintaining a healthy weight and the subsequent health benefits with regard to joint disease, cardiorespiratory disease, diabetes and sleep apnea. Dr. Dedhia will teach new approaches to healthy weight management, practical approaches to exercise and how to maintain a lifelong commitment to healthy living.
About Dr. Dedhia
Dr. Dedhia is the Weight Loss Program leader and as the director of Sleep Medicine at Canyon Ranch Health Resort. He previously served as assistant director at the Johns Hopkins Geriatric Education Center and the Johns Hopkins Weight Management Center, where he fulfilled clinical, teaching, research and program development roles. Dr. Dedhiaspecializes in integrative medicine, joint health, diabetes, mind-body medicine, longevity, weight loss and executive health. He received his medical degree from Michigan State University and completed a fellowship in integrative medicine at the University of Arizona. Dr. Dedhia championed the re-launch of the Weight Loss Program in the Life Enhancement Center at Canyon Ranch Health Resort and strives to share his knowledge and unique perspective on living a healthy, joyful and active life.