Dr. Vivek Gupta

Vivek Gupta, MD, MPH is board certified in Internal Medicine and in Obesity Medicine, and a certified MBSR teacher. He founded Mindful Wellness because a ten-minute visit leaves no room for the part that actually changes outcomes — the reasoning, the context, and the permission to have an imperfect week. He practices in Manhattan Beach, California and Las Vegas, Nevada, with telehealth across multiple states.
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Mindful Habits

Restarting the practice (again)

I let my meditation habit go for a month or two, waiting for a feeling that never came. What I eventually noticed was the waiting itself, and the decision that

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Mindful Habits

A new year, a familiar street

Real change rarely comes from grand declarations. It comes from noticing a pattern and choosing differently, which is slower and far less dramatic than January usually promises.

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Mindful Habits

What new year’s resolutions get wrong

We have turned self-improvement into a solitary project, but New Year rituals were historically communal. Eating and movement are shaped by households and schedules, and change sticks better when it

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Nutrition & Movement

Longevity has become too complicated

Despite the explosion of longevity clinics, full-body scans and supplement stacks, the experts keep landing in the same place. The strongest evidence is still for a small set of ordinary

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