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Jan 9, 2023 · Health & Wellness21 Immune System Boosters and ‘Triple-demic’ Fighters
This winter, it’s all about immunity and boosting yours needs to become a top priority, the sooner the better. The mission: to fortify your body against opportunistic invaders, make it harder for them to get a toehold into your system, and ideally, be able to repel them quickly if they do. To achieve the strongest immunity possible, I recommend a three-pronged approach that combines health-supporting foods immunity-boosting supplements, and pleasurable, health-boosting habits to pack your winter with wellness.
Jan 5, 2023 · Health & WellnessAll Is Calm: 5 Ways to Incorporate Feel-Good Moments into Busy Days
Check out quick ideas for resetting during the holiday season.
Dec 26, 2022 · Health & Wellness23 Wellness Wishes to Make this New Year Shine
With external change greeting us at just about every turn, among the positives to come out of it is internal: we’ve learned how to be more flexible; to persevere; to be a bit more patient and a lot more resilient – all skills that will serve us well as we embark on our journey into 2023. To honor the fresh start of this new year, rather than going into full-throttle, resolutions-or-bust mode, I encourage you to take a kinder, gentler approach: think ‘evolution’ not revolution.
Dec 19, 2022 · Health & WellnessTop 10 Most Popular Blogs of 2022
Finding ways to incorporate new (or old) healthful habits into the day-to-day is essential. If you don’t know where to start, we have gathered our 11 top helpful (and health-full) blog posts of 2022 to optimize well-being in 2023!
Dec 16, 2022 · Health & WellnessHow Spirituality Can Improve Health
Research indicates that incorporating spirituality into a person's care produces a better chance of recovery.
Dec 5, 2022 · Health & Wellness8 Ways To Enjoy Winter – And Use It To Improve Your Health
While there’s no stopping winter’s arrival, with a bit of forethought, you can fend off much of the moodiness, lethargy, carb-cravings and depressive tendencies that can make the season anything but bright. What’s the secret to beating back the metaphorical darkness? Accept the inevitable, tend to your physical and mental health, and stack the deck with feel-good activities. Call it seasonal self-care or simply your winter battle plan, with a little forethought, you can make this the best winter ever. Here’s how…
Nov 25, 2022 · Health & WellnessWhy Some Germs Are Good for Immunity
Learn why a little exposure to germs and viruses is good for your health.
Oct 10, 2022 · Health & Wellness9 Thoughts on Healthy Ways to Ease the Menopause Transition
A positive attitude, as well as some lifestyle healthy basics, can make a massive difference in how menopause is experienced – and the degree to which menopause symptoms interfere with everyday life, if they do at all. That’s not just my clinical experience talking either. Studies have shown that the more negative attitudes women bring to menopause, the more symptoms they’re likely to have. So, even if your mom had a rough time of it, it’s by no means a foregone conclusion that you will too. In fact, with the right tools, your transition is likely to be a good bit easier.
Oct 7, 2022 · Health & WellnessCan Lithium Orotate Be Used for Everyday Mood Support?
Lithium carbonate is a popular medical treatment for bipolar disorder, but a milder, over-the-counter form of this mineral can be used as a mood stabilizer.
Sep 9, 2022 · Health & WellnessHow Using Your Senses Can Improve Your Mental Health
Smell, touch, and sound can help cultivate resilience. Here's how.
Aug 12, 2022 · Health & WellnessThe Power of Kindness
How being good to others can be good for you.
Aug 5, 2022 · Health & WellnessDo You Need a Heart-Rate Monitor?
Are these devices really worth it? A Life Time trainer shares the influence they can have on your training regimen and outcomes.
Jul 29, 2022 · Health & WellnessIs Doing Housework Good for Your Brain?
Vacuuming and cleaning windows may help our cognition and attention spans, according to a recent study.
Jul 11, 2022 · Health & Wellness12 Tips to Help Combat Estrogen Dominance – and Help Keep Hormones Balanced
Estrogen dominance, though it may not sound like a big deal, the symptoms range from annoying to serious: extra-strength PMS; heavy periods; weight gain; an increased risk for everything from depression and anxiety to uterine fibroids. The reason the laundry list of potential problems is so long is because cells throughout the body, including your brain cells, come equipped with estrogen receptors. That allows this one hormone to be involved in hundreds of different processes. Yes, estrogen plays a crucial role in puberty, but it’s a “sex hormone” whose influence extends way beyond sex and reproduction. So keeping it in check is more important than you may realize.
Jun 27, 2022 · Health & Wellness8 Ways to Fight Jet Lag and Enjoy Your Travels
Between COVID-19 concerns and border closings, staying close to home has been our pandemic norm. This summer, however, it’s quite a different ballgame. Anyone who can go is going somewhere, and millions are heading overseas. For some, it’s about being able to hug their far-flung loved ones again while, for others, it’s a simply to enjoy a much-needed change of scenery. Whatever the reason, travel beyond our borders often brings with it a few headaches, and one of the biggies is jet lag. It can make a hash of your first few days away from home and knock you down for a bunch more after your return.
Jun 10, 2022 · Health & Wellness10 Natural Ways To Detox And Boost Your Immunity At Home
Toxins enter the body through what we eat, drink, breathe in, and process in any way. Once inside, toxins overtax our immune system and detoxification system and leave us more vulnerable to illness and make us age a little faster, too. Fortunately, there are a lot of simple things you can do from the comfort of your own home to keep toxins out of your body, flush them out of your system faster, and boost your immunity all at the same time.
May 30, 2022 · Health & Wellness8 Ways Sunshine Upgrades Your Health – And 8 Ways To Enjoy It Sensibly
There's just something about the sun – it draws us in, bringing with it a sense of hope, renewed energy and of course, light. It also feels wonderful. While sunlight is indeed, beautiful, life-affirming and life-supporting, get too close – or more likely, stay in it too long – and you’ll get burned, which is where the trouble starts. However, some sun exposure, in measured doses, will actually improve your health so it is important to get some, without over-exposing or over-doing it, even when wearing sunscreen. Remember the operative phrase here is “some exposure,” as in not long enough to make your skin pink. Here is my prescription for how to do it sensibly.
May 16, 2022 · Health & WellnessThe Future of Medicine: Preventative, Predictive, Personalized
Practicing medicine is fascinating and rewarding work – but, unfortunately, the mainstream medical ‘system’ often interferes with the mission of health and healing. Here's my vision of the future of medicine.
Apr 30, 2022 · Health & WellnessEleven Eleven Wellness Center Welcomes Dr. Myles Spar
Dr. Spar is joining the team at Eleven Eleven – assisting patients interested in optimizing their performance.
Apr 25, 2022 · Health & Wellness18 Ways to Purge Plastic From Your Day-to-Day
We are all drowning in plastic! Even if you try to avoid it, the stuff still manages to worm its way into our lives in a range of subtle and not-so-subtle ways. Not only does it pollute the environment, but plastic is horrendous for your body, which is why I urge you to include a plastic purge on your spring cleaning to-do list. The more of it you can remove from your day-to-day, the better it will be for your health and the planet’s as well. Here are my 14 tips to help you purge.
Apr 22, 2022 · Health & WellnessHow To Deal With Menopause Symptoms Naturally
Whether you dread it or welcome it, reaching menopause is an inevitable life stage for every woman – here's what you need to know.
Apr 8, 2022 · Health & WellnessCan Social Connection Keep You Healthy? How Connectedness Impacts Your Health
Studies have shown that a lack of connection to others has real health impacts physically and mentally.
Mar 21, 2022 · Health & Wellness7 Thoughts On Releasing Big Pharma's Vice-like-Grip On Your Health
We live in a pharma-rich country with a health care system that encourages everyone to dig in. I do not. Instead, I encourage all my patients to take a close look at the pill-for-what-ails-you approach that your doc, the pharmaceutical companies and health insurers perpetuate. Are drugs always the answer? And what’s in it for your health? Here’s another question worth asking: Given that so many common ills don’t actually warrant drugs, why is just about everyone on them?
Mar 14, 2022 · Health & Wellness11 Life-Changing Effects of Berberine
Berberine has, for thousands of years, been used to treat an enormous range of conditions, including eye, mouth and ear infections; skin irritations; wound healing; fever; microbial pathogens; digestive and respiratory diseases to name a few. Today, berberine gets high marks for its natural pharmacological properties, including its health-supportive effects on the immune system, metabolism, heart and gut health, blood and kidneys as well as for its antioxidant, antibacterial, anti-fungal and anti-inflammatory powers.