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Apr 18, 2025 · Healthy AgingThe Mouth-Body Connection
Discover why good dental health depends on more than brushing and flossing — and why a clean, happy mouth gives your whole body something to smile about.
Apr 16, 2025 · NutritionRecipe - 3 Low Carb, High-Protein Ways To Break Your Fast
Breaking your fast with the right combination of nutrients can set the tone for the rest of your day. A high-protein, low(er)-carb meal helps stabilize blood sugar, curb cravings, and support muscle recovery - while also keeping you fuller for longer. Here are three delicious, nutrient-dense options to break your fast while keeping your energy levels high and your metabolism firing.
Apr 14, 2025 · Healthy AgingYes, Your Cocktail is a Cancer Risk: 7 Thoughts on Why Alcohol Is Such Bad News
Here’s a hard truth: alcohol contributes to cancer. The statistics are sobering. Globally, an estimated 4% of all cancers are linked with alcohol consumption. Best estimates suggest that alcohol contributes to, every year, 100,000 cancer cases and 20,000 cancer deaths in the U.S. Think that’s way, way too many? So do I. Here’s the topline of what you need to know about the carcinogenic substance that most Americans are imbibing on a regular basis, usually with no clue of how they’re putting their health at risk.
Apr 11, 2025 · Health & WellnessThe Seven Central Nodes of Functional Medicine: Decoding Symptoms for Lasting Wellness
The Institute for Functional Medicine (IFM) has developed a framework of seven central nodes to identify imbalances, uncover root causes, and restore the body’s natural equilibrium. You can think of these nodes as key pillars that support your overall health. Here's a rundown:
Apr 9, 2025 · Health Coach TipsHealth Coach Tip - Nutritional Needs Throughout Your Menstrual Cycle
Throughout your cycle, hormonal shifts affect your metabolism, cravings, and nutrient processing. By aligning your nutrition with these changes, you can boost endurance, stabilize mood, and improve overall well-being.
Apr 7, 2025 · Healthy Aging10 Do-Right-Now Tips to Slow Brain Aging and Keep It Vital for Decades
While there’s no side-stepping the aging process – if you’re lucky enough to wake up every day, aging is coming for you – there are a lot of moves we can make today to start slowing it down. One of the most essential areas to focus on? Let’s begin with your grey matter. Start treating it right now, and your brain (as well as the rest of you) will reap a lifetime of benefits. The more brain health-supportive behaviors you can pile on now, the slower it will age, and the longer and better it will function.
Apr 4, 2025 · MovementWant to Reduce Low-Back Pain? Take a Walk
When it comes to low-back pain, walking might be better than rest, according to a recent study. Here's why.
Apr 2, 2025 · Health Coach TipsHealth Coach Tip - Cycle-Syncing Your Workouts for Your Menstrual Cycle
What if the secret to unlocking your best workouts wasn’t in a new training program, but in your body’s own natural rhythm? Learn all about it here.
Mar 31, 2025 · Healthy AgingMicroplastics Are Everywhere — Here are 18 Ways to Keep Them Out of Your Body
When it comes to living healthy for as long as possible, purging plastic from your life will get your longevity wagon rolling in the right direction. What a few decades ago was seen as the ultimate modern living must-have – Tupperware Party anyone? – we now know that plastic is an incredibly problematic, disease-triggering product that hovers near the top of the must-to-avoid list. A big part of the problem is the matter of ‘microplastics,’ and ‘nanoplastics’ – those bazillions of plastic particles, some smaller than a grain of rice and some not visible without a microscope. They’ve infiltrated just about every aspect of our environment. Consequently, most of us are consuming countless microplastic particles annually, putting us in the path of multiple damaging health effects.
Mar 28, 2025 · Relaxation4 Tips for Finding Mindfulness
It’s challenging to stay present in an age of multitasking and increasing distractions. Practice awareness with these ideas.
Mar 26, 2025 · Health Coach TipsHealth Coach Tip – Swim Into Better Health
Curious about the benefits of swimming? From enhancing cardiovascular health to promoting muscle strength, discover them here.
Mar 24, 2025 · Healthy AgingUrolithin A: The Anti-Aging, Possibly Life-saving Supplement You’ve Never Heard of
One of my favorite complimentary supplement/longevity compounds is probably one you’ve never heard of – and it’s called urolithin. What makes this one so noteworthy? Well, it comes with a wide array of health benefits, including antioxidant, anti-inflammatory, anti-cancer, and neuroprotective effects. It also supports muscle and mitochondrial health, contributes to slowing the aging process, and helps protect against kidney damage – good news for now and even better news down the road.
Mar 21, 2025 · Health & WellnessHow Making Time for Fun Can Recharge Your Life!
When was the last time you cut loose and had true fun — for real? Learn why fun is so good for your health and how to find your way back to whatever brings you joy.
Mar 19, 2025 · Health Coach TipsHealth Coach Tip - How To Steer Clear Of Red Dye
Let’s dive into the not-so-pretty truth about artificial red dyes.
Mar 17, 2025 · RelaxationTo Maintain a Youthful Brain, Meditation is the Perfect Prescription
The idea that meditation, is great for you may not be breaking news, but we both know you should be working on developing your stress-relieving meditation practice. Question is, are you actually doing it? If the answer is no, then here’s a bit more motivation: a regular meditation practice can help rescue your brain health and enhance your sense of well-being for years to come. How and why it does so much good for your brain and body? Let us count the ways – and give you a few tips on how to get into – and stay in – a consistent, brain-saving, meditation groove.
Mar 14, 2025 · Movement8 Powerful Ways Exercise Benefits The Brain
The benefits of physical activity are more than muscle-deep. Moving your body builds and conditions your gray matter, making you smarter, happier, and more resilient.
Mar 12, 2025 · Health Coach TipsHealth Coach Tip - The Benefits of Colostrum
Colostrum, often referred to as "liquid gold," is the first form of milk produced by mammals after giving birth. Rich in antibodies, growth factors, and essential nutrients, colostrum plays a crucial role in supporting immune function, gut health, and overall well-being. While it is most commonly associated with newborns, bovine colostrum supplements have gained popularity for their wide range of health benefits.
Mar 10, 2025 · Healthy AgingThe Multi-tasking Miracle Mineral for a Longer Life: Magnesium's Role in Longevity
Good health is like a good recipe – it’s the combination of ingredients that makes the dish. By now, I’m sure you know that the combination of essential ‘ingredients’ – as in, a whole foods diet, plenty of movement, restorative sleep, relaxation and stress reduction – is the right “recipe” for your body to function optimally for a long, long time. What else to add to the good health and longevity recipe? Well, it’s my business to have a number of ideas on that score, but one of the simplest is – just add magnesium to the mix.
Mar 7, 2025 · Healthy AgingHormone Health and Longevity: Making the Connection
Elizabeth Yurth, MD, explains some of the key hormones that affect our wellness, the role they play in our health, what happens if they’re not appropriately balanced, and how to be proactive about addressing hormonal changes.
Mar 5, 2025 · Health Coach TipsHealth Coach Tip - Grow Your Own Food
Whether you have land for a large garden, access to a community garden, a small raised bed, a city fire escape, or just a window sill, there is something magical about planting your own seeds and watching them grow. Gardening also gives us the opportunity to really understand seasonal food, eat a little healthier, and feel connected to our meals in a mindful way.
Mar 3, 2025 · Healthy AgingThe Lipman Longevity Pyramid: Your Blueprint for a Long and Healthier Life
Traveling the longevity path requires a proactive effort on your part –it’s not a one-and-done deal. It’s about creating a road map that combines health and longevity-promoting lifestyle habits with cutting-edge scientific innovations and treatment modalities to enhance quality of life and reduce the risks of disease and early mortality. So, how do we get there? In my practice, the answer is the Lipman Longevity Pyramid, my framework for cultivating your optimal health, resilience, and vitality for decades to come.
Feb 28, 2025 · Health & WellnessThe Silent Saboteurs: How Total Toxic Burden and Endocrine Disruptors Hijack Your Hormones
One of the most insidious contributors to the disruption of our well-being is the concept of total toxic burden, with a spotlight on the pesky players known as endocrine disruptors. Learn more here.
Feb 26, 2025 · Health Coach TipsHealth Coach Tip - Use These Exercises To Rev Up Your Digestion
Your digestive health plays a key role in your overall well-being, and certain movements can help stimulate digestion, reduce bloating, and promote regularity. Try incorporating these simple exercises into your daily routine to keep your gut happy and healthy.
Feb 24, 2025 · Health & WellnessAcetyl-L-carnitine Puts Better Brain Health, Mood and Energy on Your Agenda
As the chemical first cousin of L-carnitine, which you’ve probably heard of, acetyl-L-carnitine (ALC) has been steadily building up a track record of research that’s making the health and longevity world stand up and take notice. While both forms of carnitine are intimately bound up in the body’s production of energy inside the cell’s powerplants, the mitochondria, the acetyl version is better absorbed in supplement form and has been found to have more significant effects “above the neck,” on cognitive and mental health especially. So, if you’re interested in upgrading and possibly extending your healthspan and lifespan (carnitine levels decline with age!) it’s time to get to know ALC better.