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Oct 5, 2020 · Gut Health4 Ways A Healthy Microbiome Keeps You Young
So, if your goal is to slow down the aging process, there’s lots you can do to put the brakes on. One of the most important anti-aging moves you can make? Stopping inflammation. I’m talking about the fire that burns in cells throughout your body, wreaking enormous havoc and making you old and tired, and quite possibly sick, way before your time.
Sep 28, 2020 · Nutrition4 New Rules of Eating for Aging Well
Aging – if you’re alive, you’re doing it. Considering the alternative, aging is a gift to be grateful for – and it’s up to you to age as well as you possibly can, even if you haven’t always treated your body like a temple. The good news is that many studies show that it’s never too late to launch new habits and start enjoying the health benefits.
Sep 21, 2020 · Health & Wellness12 Ways to Cultivate Joy in Difficult Times
By connecting more often with feelings of pleasure, happiness, and contentment, you can make an enormous impact on your health and over-all mood. That’s why I encourage everyone to boost the presence of joy in their lives. Sound frivolous or self-indulgent? In these demanding times, I’d call it enlightened self-defense.
Sep 14, 2020 · Nutrition5 Ways to Eat Healthy Fish and Still Be Kind to the Planet
When it comes to excellent protein sources, fish are pretty hard to beat.
Sep 7, 2020 · Nutrition5 Ways to Embrace Gift of Sea Veggies
When it comes to veggies, there’s always room for more, particularly the non-starchy kind. So, if you’re looking to expand your repertoire, it may be time to get acquainted with sea vegetables, or edible seaweeds, like nori, kelp, blue-green algae, kombu, dulse and wakame.
Aug 31, 2020 · Health & Wellness7 Ways to Find Forgiveness
With fuses short and anger coming at us from all sides, these days, forgiveness can seem like a tall order. But it’s absolutely essential that we learn to let go of the anger that can make us physically sick, injuring our cardiovascular system, our immunity, even our brain. Put it this way: your life may actually depend on your ability to forgive, so now’s the time to up your game.
Aug 24, 2020 · Health & Wellness20 Ways to Curb Acid Reflux Without PPIs
I’ve never been a fan of proton pump inhibiters (PPIs) – quite the opposite in fact. They were originally marketed as medical miracle drugs for conditions related to the over-production of gastric acid. But since PPIs first came on the market in the 80’s, the stuff has gradually revealed itself to be far more dangerous than anyone could have originally imagined, as indicated by the more than 15,000 lawsuits filed against the manufacturers of both prescription and OTC versions of PPIs.
Aug 17, 2020 · Health & WellnessTime in Nature – The Medicine Everyone Needs Now!
Until we get a handle on the pandemic, we all need to give our minds and bodies extra TLC and engage in just about any and every activity possible that can contribute to supporting our well-being through these tough times. Good sleep, healthy foods, no sugar and regular movement – these are all essential parts of the self-care package, but don’t forget one of the most under-rated wellness habits: spending time in nature.
Aug 10, 2020 · Health & Wellness9 Ways to Laugh More Every Day
Though it may be harder to come by these days, laughing it up does wonders for your health, so I urge you to indulge every day. Just like getting good sleep, eating your veggies and daily exercise, laughter is an essential, particularly now, when it’s so easy for our chaotic world to drag spirits down.
Aug 3, 2020 · Health & Wellness6 Ways to Minimize Your Exposure to Endocrine Disrupting Chemicals
Now, millions of people are rushing to upgrade their health habits to build immunity so they’ll be ready to fend off the next viral spike should it come (and it probably will). That’s at least one positive sea-change to come out of our current pandemic era. A great way to start is by removing the toxins that undermine it, and topping that list are the endocrine disrupters (EDs).
Jul 27, 2020 · Relaxation8 Ways To Meditate, Without Meditating
One of the best ways to get away from it all quickly and easily is with meditation. It’s free, easy to do and can be done anywhere you can find a quiet spot. Meditation’s benefits are legion – it helps cultivate adaptability, resilience, and reduces reactivity (as well as the lashing out that can accompany it), while offering brain and heart protection; better immunity, mood, sleep, feelings of calm; reduced anxiety, pain sensitivity, etc.
Jul 20, 2020 · Health & Wellness9 Reasons The Pandemic’s Sapping Your Energy - and How to Fix It
To power through all those pandemic-generated Zoom-calls, hours of parenting, and tending to the rest of our busy lives, we need energy and plenty of it. But for a lot of us dealing with "crisis fatigue," that much needed energy is exactly what's in short supply.
Jul 13, 2020 · Movement10 Ways to Move Your Body More Thru the Pandemic
No matter what long-term changes COVID-19 may bring about in this country, one thing is for sure: it’s imperative that you keep your body moving and stay fit throughout the pandemic and beyond. Not doing so comes at too high a price, the weaker your body is, the easier it may be for the virus to get a foothold inside it, and the worse the outcomes if you do get sick.
Jul 6, 2020 · Nutrition9 Ways to Become a Healthy Home Chef, No Matter Your Skills
When you’re not a natural in the kitchen or you’re short on space or you’re feeling pressed for time, it’s easy to slide back into old cooking-averse habits. But if you simplifying the process and have the right tools, you can, dare we say it, idiot-proof your cooking at home skills. Here are a few tips on how to do just that, and a few good reasons why you should.
Jun 29, 2020 · NutritionYour Anti-COVID-19 Menu – What to Eat Now!
Every day, as we learn more and more about what makes the COVID-19 virus tick, and we start to understand important things we can do right now to protect ourselves, we realize they all can be supported by the foods we eat!
Jun 22, 2020 · Health & Wellness11 Ways to Send Quarantine Constipation Packing
Constipation is one of those all-too-common health annoyances that virtually everyone suffers through from time to time. Granted the occasional bout is disruptive and can make you feel, dare we say it, crappy, frequent bouts can be a warning – or at least a nudge from your gut telling you to start paying it more attention.
Jun 19, 2020 · Health & WellnessWeekly Roundup 6/14 – The Latest Informative Coronavirus News
Weekly roundup of the latest informative coronavirus news hand selected by Dr. Frank Lipman. Check back for more each week.
Jun 15, 2020 · Nutrition5 Ways Vegetable Oils Are As Bad For Health As Sugar
For years, my wellness colleagues and I have designated sugar as the number one dietary evil, a true destroyer of health. And, though most people still eat way too much of it, U.S. consumption is finally on a slow decline. But the battle for your health is far from over. There is another killer on the loose and that one is ‘vegetable’ oil. In my opinion, the stuff is just as big a problem as sugar and should be eliminated from our diets just as quickly.
- Jun 12, 2020 · Health & Wellness
Weekly Roundup 6/7 – The Latest Informative Coronavirus News
Weekly roundup of the latest informative coronavirus news hand selected by Dr. Frank Lipman. Check back for more each week.
Jun 8, 2020 · Healthy Aging9 Ways To Embrace Optimism – And Why You Must!
Some people are born optimistic, while others choose it, learn to embrace it, or, resist it altogether. But in the middle of a pandemic, maintaining optimism may require more effort, even for those who don’t usually struggle.
- Jun 5, 2020 · Health & Wellness
Weekly Roundup 5/31 – The Latest Informative Coronavirus News
Weekly roundup of the latest informative coronavirus news hand selected by Dr. Frank Lipman. Check back for more each week.
Jun 1, 2020 · Health & WellnessThe Many Ways to Protect Yourself in a Post-COVID Lockdown World
Here’s a silver lining in the pandemic we’re all stuck in the middle of. With each passing day, we learn more about the COVID-19 virus and how it behaves. That, in turn, inches us closer to winning the battle against it. But we’re still in the early stages, with many more questions than answers.
- May 29, 2020 · Health & Wellness
Weekly Roundup 5/24 – The Latest Informative Coronavirus News
Weekly roundup of the latest informative coronavirus news hand selected by Dr. Frank Lipman. Check back for more each week.
May 25, 2020 · Health & Wellness6 New Mental Health Rules for the COVID-19 Era
Living through the COVID-19 era has taught us quite a few lessons, as well as given us the time to contemplate them. Though no one can say for sure what’s next, safe to say things will be different and, in ways we can’t yet imagine, challenging. Going forward, supporting our mental health will be just as important as taking care of our physical health as we make the transition to life after lockdown.