5 Things You Didn’t Know About Cartilage but Should
We go running and lift weights to improve our muscles and drink milk to take care of our bones, but cartilage often gets overlooked.
The Truth About this Tree Fruit Could Save Your Life
Would you like to hear a joke about nut butter? Well, I’m not going to tell you one because (drum roll please) you might spread it.
Spice(s) Of Life
We associate the word “spice” with flavor, stimulation, and a zest for living. People talk about spicing up their relationships, their writing, and of course, their meals. It is natural to think of spices as enhancements that enrich our lives.
These Health Apps Could Save Your Life
What if you had a phone app that could tell the difference between having a heart attack or having gas? Today, 81 percent of all Americans own smartphones; and with smartphones come a variety of apps. But not all apps are for entertainment purposes only. Some apps could be instrumental for your health and wellbeing. […]
The 4 Benefits of Green Spaces on Health and the Environment
Parks and green spaces in cities have been around almost as long as the concept of cities. Once people started gathering together and society changed from a farming focus to an industrial focus in the 1800s, small, green oases were prized and preserved as the cities grew in population and business expanded. Even before extensive […]
The Cost of Not Adopting Lifestyle Medicine is Staggering
What does the word “lifestyle” mean to you? Does it bring back memories of Robin Leach’s popular show Lifestyles of the Rich and Famous? On that show, the term lifestyle was about the tastes, habits, attitudes, standards of living, and general way of life for rich folks. It was fun to watch, but hardly the […]
What’s Love Got to do With Health? (you might be surprised)
The Beatles got it right when they sang, “I need somebody to love.” In an extraordinary and beneficial way, love and health are intricately entwined. Human beings are pre-wired for connection. The rewards of warm and positive relationships are enormous and even somewhat surprising. Let’s take a closer look at the remarkable impacts of love.
7 Reasons Why You Need More Green in Your Home and Office
Although I claim no real skill in it…I have always been fascinated by interior design and the effect it can have on the way we feel about a space. Of course, each of us has our own sense of style and what makes us feel welcome and comfortable, but I’d be willing to bet that […]
The Worst Salad Dressings and How They Are Making You Fat
He weighed 407 pounds when he came to see me. Diabetes, heart disease, terrible knee pain, his list went on and on. Of course, I asked him what he eats. Oatmeal for breakfast. Skips lunch. Usually a salad for dinner. I’m sure that I did not do an outstanding job of hiding the puzzled look […]
A Few Mushrooms a Day May Keep Diabetes Away
Mushrooms as Medicine…for Diabetes. I think it’s fair to say that mushrooms have a “shady” reputation. Botanically speaking, mushrooms are fungi which means that they are not technically even a plant, let alone a fruit or a vegetable. That’s why you don’t see mushrooms come up very often in discussions of healthy plant-based diets. Today, […]
