You see them. Your rail-thin coworker who seems to live on pizza and never exercises. The skinny sibling whose best friends are Ben & Jerry. The svelte buddy who never met a second helping he didn't like. We can’t stand these people.

Why is staying thin so easy for them and so tough for you? The ego-sparing reply is that they simply have great genes and a faster metabolism than we do, which at least shifts a little of the blame to our parents. But, sadly, this is often not the case. Sometimes we have to look deeper-even at the brain.

The hypothalamus gland, located in your head is the connecting link between the nervous system and all of your hormones. It is also the hunger center of the body.

At WellnessComplete, our Anti-Aging Weight Loss Program centers around “tweaking” the hypothalamus. This re-sets your “fat thermostat” and decreases the cravings you have. It is common to see our patients lose about one pound per day while on the program.