The Local Food Movement is Sweeping Our Nation: Are You In?
It’s February in Connecticut, and the closest fruiting banana tree is probably at least 1000 miles away. The same goes for strawberries, watermelon, pineapple, and pretty much every other warm-weather crop you can think of. And yet, here in the depths of the New England winter, I can walk into any grocery store and find […]
Top 5 Questions to Ask Your Naturopathic Doctor
We sat down with our own Dr. Joshua Levitt, N.D., and asked him what kind of questions his patients often ask him. Dr. Levitt’s unique approach is backed by an education that includes a degree in physiology from UCLA, a doctorate in naturopathic medicine from the prestigious Bastyr University, formal residency training in integrative medicine […]
3 Balance Activities You Can Do at Home (and why you should)
Sight, hearing, touch, smell and taste…the five senses. Today’s mind-expanding article by my team here at UpWellness is going to introduce you to your sixth sense. And I’m not talking about some psychic power or ESP… humans really do have a “sixth sense” that almost nobody ever talks about. It’s called “proprioception,” and it is […]
The Uncovered Benefits of Forest Bathing
A prescription from a doctor can (and should) be more than just a bottle of pills that you pick up at the pharmacy. And today, I’d like to tell you about one of my all-time favorite prescriptions…it’s one that I write over and over again and it’s one that I take myself nearly every day. […]
3 Bedtime Stretches that Will Make You Sleep Like a Baby
Here at UpWellness, we believe strongly that “medicine” does not always mean pills. Food is medicine. Movement is medicine. Laughter is medicine. Strong social connection is medicine. And perhaps the most critical and overlooked non-pharmaceutical medicine is…sleep. Today’s article from my team gives you three movements that you can do right before bed that can […]
How to Go From Recliner to Running 3 Miles and Do It Right
Running. It seems like it should be so simple and inexpensive, right? Well, the market for gear related to running (shoes, apparel, fitness trackers, etc.) is in the neighborhood of $20 billion dollars annually in the US and growing every year. Maybe it’s time that you consider breaking into it…I know it can seem daunting, […]
Walk This Way for a Healthier Brain
The title of today’s article brought me back to 1986, and the iconic collaboration between Aerosmith and Run-DMC on the song Walk This Way. Here we are 33 years later in 2019, and a book was just released last month about how that song changed American music forever.
Don’t be Fooled: Childhood Obesity on the Rise
Does the name “Augustus Gloop” sound familiar? Augustus was one of the main characters in the Roald Dahl’s famous book, Charlie and the Chocolate Factory. He was a greedy child who was obsessed with chocolate…and he had a weight problem as a result. There have been two Hollywood movie adaptations of the book. The first […]
It’s Time to Rethink “Wear and Tear”
Medical mysteries have always intrigued me. And it turns out that there is still lots of mystery swirling around osteoarthritis, a disease that is so common that it’s often considered a normal consequence of aging. Rates of osteoarthritis (OA) in the knee have more than doubled in the last 60 years, which is a mind-bending […]
30-365
There is one medicine that I prescribe for my patients at almost every appointment. Now, before I get accused of being a “pill pusher,” this particular prescription is a for a generic medicine with unlimited refills and no copay. My patients love it because works every time… and it has no side effects. A magic […]
