Why Can’t I Lose Weight? What if losing weight has nothing to do with calories, restrictive diets, or drastically reducing food intake? It’s become apparent that the traditional advice for weight loss isn’t working (and has it ever?), with almost 7 out of 10 adults in the U.S. considered overweight, yet nutritional status is plummeting. [...]
Initially, early on in this pandemic, it seemed that our kids would be spared from the worst symptoms. They were the least affected, and their risk of severe complications was low. Now, as cases rise, more mysterious symptoms are popping up, and our kids may not be as impervious to worsening outcomes as we thought. [...]
As we move cautiously toward reopening our social and economic lives, what does our new society look like, and how can we remain vigilant against the threat of infection from all pathogens to avoid repeating this situation in the future? Do we really have the power to improve our immune systems, and what are the [...]
As women, we juggle many roles. We’re navigating demanding work lives to return home to our most important job--raising supportive, healthy families. And it can seem impossible to take care of our health while navigating so many responsibilities. But putting ourselves last manifests as chronic health issues: weight gain, unhappiness, and fatigue. Find out if [...]
Just as lifestyle and diet can throw your hormones out of whack, it can also help bring them back into balance. Our mood, our physical, and mental health are all things that can fluctuate on a daily basis, and are all closely linked to our body’s chemical messengers, or hormones. Seed cycling focuses mainly on [...]
Polycystic Ovarian Syndrome, or PCOS, affects nearly 1 in 10 women of child-bearing age. And, despite its name, PCOS affects much more than just the ovaries themselves. This is an autoimmune disease that I have struggled with and led me to my career in integrative and holistic medicine. PCOS is an increasingly common cause of infertility, [...]
We’re anxious to put the COVID-19 pandemic behind us, and to get back to our regular routines--school, work, and being able to do things together. But how will we rejoin the world, and what changes will we need to make in order to reclaim our health and wellbeing, while not forgetting the lessons this global [...]
Has social distancing, emotional stress, and learning to cope with the reality of a pandemic taken a toll on your wellbeing? Would you rather swap all those worries for a week-long get-away with chef-prepared meals, yoga sessions, and afternoons spent gratitude journaling? Well, jet-setting to a faraway destination might not be an option right now, [...]
What’s the best way to eat? Is the optimal diet paleo? Vegan? Keto? Should I count macros? We apply a lot of labels to our eating habits, but none of those labels explain how certain foods support our health. In these stressful times, often our healthy eating habits fall by the wayside, and we turn [...]
Much of the world is experiencing a high level of stress. When we perceive something as stressful, our perception of it creates the same physiological response in our body whether that thing is real or not (1). And stress can manifest in many forms--anxiety, depression, or just a general sense of worry and unease. Regardless, [...]
