The Benefits of Fascial Release
For a long time, muscle fascia was considered to be just the white “saran wrap” around your muscles. In fact, when I was in medical school we were instructed to remove the fascia from cadavers so we...
View Article12 Easy Ways to Improve Your Heart Health
Heart disease is the leading killer of women over the age of 50, and heart attacks are twice as deadly for women as they are for men. Statistics (which need not apply to you) show that 1 in 2 women...
View ArticleAre You Addicted To Stress Caused by Chronic Busyness?
How many times have you been asked the question, “how are you?” and your reply is “busy?” In today’s world almost everyone is busy. Busy is the new status quo. It has become almost like a competition...
View ArticleHow to Fire Up Your Metabolism at Midlife
You have probably heard that weight gain at midlife is due to your metabolism slowing down. And research shows that this is partially true: your basal metabolic rate decreases about one to two percent...
View ArticleUpgrade Your Health with High-Dose Vitamin C Therapy
I rarely devote and entire blog to a single therapy. And when it comes to treating symptoms, I have never believed in magic bullets. But, if anything comes close, it’s good old vitamin C. Vitamin C...
View ArticleHow to Lower Your Blood Pressure Without Medication
Blood pressure fluctuates all the time, hour-by-hour, and day-by-day, and there has been extensive over-diagnosis and unnecessary treatment of millions of people because of this. In fact, it’s not...
View ArticleWhat Should You Eat?
Are you confused about what you should eat? If so, you are in good company. With so many diets and ways to eat, it can certainly be confusing. The one thing I know is that at midlife and beyond, many...
View ArticleWhy You Need More Magnesium
This Mighty Mineral is Essential to Your Health Magnesium is the most important mineral in your body. It regulates more than 325 enzymes, which produce, transport, store, and utilize energy. Magnesium...
View ArticleWhy You Should Skip Your Annual Check-Up
The other day I received my “health plan” from my insurance company, which informed me that my health plan for the next year is to 1) get a mammogram, 2) get a colonoscopy, 3) have my lipid profile...
View Article7 Tips To Organize Your Home Using the KonMari Method
I want to share with you a book that has absolutely changed my life. It’s called The Life Changing Magic of Tidying: A Simple, Effective Way To Banish Clutter Forever by Marie Kondo, the creator of the...
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