Posts Tagged ‘lifestyle medicine’
Success in Starting a Healthy New Habit – Part 2
In the last post, we talked about SMART goals and setting yourself up for success in creating a new habit. This article follows up with actionable suggestions. The difference between a routine…
Read MoreGrowing Your Connections for Brain Health
I think it’s fair to say that we’d like our brains to be working as well as possible for as long as possible. So here’s an important point – brain health…
Read MoreLIFESTYLE MATTERS!
We are born with genes derived from our parents. Although they remain with us through life, you are in charge of modifying them! You can lower your risk of many illnesses…
Read MoreTech Use – Could It Be An Addiction?
We’re used to hearing about addiction to drugs and other harmful substances. Does attachment to our phones and various tech devices also qualify as an addiction? By definition, an addiction…
Read MoreBuilding Up My Gratitude Muscle
The practice of gratitude has been a powerful healing routine for me. During the pandemic at dinner time, we started playing a gratitude game. The rules were simple – you…
Read MoreA National Focus on Food as Medicine
On Wednesday, September 28th, 2022, at the White House Conference on Hunger, Nutrition and Health, President Biden introduced a national strategy that recognizes the critical role that nutrition plays in…
Read MoreThe Human Microbiome – part three
Welcome back! This is part 3 of our series on the human microbiome. In brief, in parts one and two, we learned about prebiotics and probiotics being fiber and fermented…
Read MoreImproving Immunity – A View From a Lifestyle Medicine Physician
Covid-19 is all over the news now and everyone is overwhelmed and concerned about getting afflicted. A natural question asked is how to improve our immunity to fight this disease which…
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