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Aug 29, 2025 · SleepSleep Routines With Dr. Alexandra Davidson: Creating Rest Rituals That Actually Work
Discover the ultimate sleep routine from Eleven Eleven's own nurse practitioner Dr. Alexandra Davidson, in collaboration with Rani lounge.
Aug 27, 2025 · Health Coach TipsHealth Coach Tip - All About Choline
Choline is an essential nutrient found in high amounts in eggs, red meat and liver. Many people do not meet the recommended intake. Choline helps with liver function, brain function (memory), heart health, detoxification and the nervous system, and more. It is also essential for cell membranes.
Aug 25, 2025 · Healthy AgingMore than Just Fun and Games: 5 Ways Social Connection Supports Longevity
When we think about living a long and healthy life, we tend to focus on the usual suspects: eating well, exercising, sleeping enough, managing stress. All, very important stuff. But one powerful pillar often gets overlooked—human connection. It turns out that meaningful relationships are just as essential as veggies and regular movement. That’s why I encourage my patients to rekindle connections, nurture the good ones they already have, and stay open to new ones. Sure, it’s easier to hibernate—but, if you want to live longer and healthier, it’s time to shake things up socially.
Aug 22, 2025 · Health & WellnessThe Many Benefits of Spontaneity — and How to Cultivate More of It
It’s easy to sabotage our efforts by trying too hard, especially when we really want something. The Chinese concept of wu-wei suggests the alternative approach of being in the moment.
Aug 20, 2025 · Health Coach TipsHealth Coach Tip - Are You Getting Your Electrolytes?
Enjoying hot weather this summer? Then you might want to know about important nutrients called electrolytes. When you sweat, your need for electrolytes increases.
Aug 18, 2025 · Healthy AgingGlutathione and Longevity: The Antioxidant That Supports Strength and Health
Often called the body’s “master antioxidant,” glutathione takes care of a lot of body business: protecting your cells, supporting detoxification, keeping your immune system humming, and just possibly helping to slow the hands of time (yes, please!). What’s more, your body makes it all by itself. But — and it’s a big but — under certain fairly common circumstances, production can start to sputter. Classic health-eroders like aging, stress, poor diet, and toxic exposure, either on their own or in combo, can all chip away at your natural supply, setting the stage for fatigue and disease far too early in life. Your mission? To keep your tank topped up.
Aug 15, 2025 · MovementHow Exercise Can Help Heal Trauma
Discover how trauma-therapy exercise can support healing and improve mental well-being.
Aug 13, 2025 · Health Coach TipsHealth Coach Tip - Mindfulness Exercise For Walkers
Whether you decide to set aside time to go for a walk, or you are going to be walking to run errands – you can bring mindfulness into it. Mindfulness improves stress levels, brain health, heart health, pain, sleep, GI issues and more. Here is a walking mindfulness activity that you can do if you have a 5 minute or a 45 minute walk ahead:
Aug 11, 2025 · Healthy Aging6 Ways Metabolism Can Keep You Younger Longer – or If Done Wrong, Can Age You Faster
We are all aging, but we all seem to do it at different rates. For instance, one friend might pass for a decade younger and another, well, let’s just say, may present somewhat older than their chronological age. So, what’s going on? Sure, genetics plays a role but to a large degree, as the research of the past decade has made plain, the aging process is driven by metabolism. When our metabolism is working the way nature intended it to, we’re on track to live hale and hearty lives into our 80s and maybe beyond. When it’s not, metabolism becomes the driver –often the main one – behind the classic “diseases of aging” – that can rob you of countless good years as you age.
Aug 8, 2025 · SleepThe Powerful Free-Radical Fighting Benefits of Melatonin
Melatonin does more than just regulate your sleep cycle — it also plays an important role in fighting free radicals. Learn more.
Aug 6, 2025 · Health Coach TipsHealth Coach Tip - Healthy Sun Exposure
Here are some of the most important benefits of healthy sun exposure:
Aug 4, 2025 · Healthy Aging5 Ways the Peptide BPC 157 Can Help Repair, Restore and Rejuvenate
While it is hard to pick a favorite peptide – there are that many to choose from – one that’s especially close to my heart (and knees) is Body Protection Compound 157, better known as BPC 157—or simply BPC. I use it regularly, both in my practice and in my own life. Peptides like BPC 157, are short chains of amino acids — essentially mini-proteins — that signal specific biological actions. Studies show that certain peptides can support tissue repair, immune regulation, metabolism, and even brain health. Unlike general supplements or standard issue pharmaceuticals, peptides tend to behave more like precisely targeted messengers, mimicking natural hormones or enzymes in the body.
Aug 1, 2025 · Health & WellnessHow Accurate are Wearables?
A guide to accuracy of consumer wearables.
Jul 30, 2025 · Health Coach TipsHealth Coach Tip – Effective Ranges For Red Light Therapy
Red light therapy (RLT) has gained popularity for its ability to boost collagen, reduce inflammation, and support cellular energy. But to get real results, the wavelength and exposure need to be dialed in correctly.
Jul 28, 2025 · Healthy Aging8 Things to Know About How Ketones Can Help Nourish, Protect and Save Your Brain from Decline
Long associated with ketogenic diets and ‘fat-burning,’ ketones are actually one of the most underappreciated (power) tools we have, not just for sustained physical energy, but for enhancing brain function and protecting long-term cognitive health. In fact, ketones might just be your brain's favorite fuel (who knew?). They’re the total energy package: a clean, efficient, and highly neuroprotective energy source which your body can make on its own — or you can get more in supplement form for that extra mental and physical edge.
Jul 25, 2025 · SleepWhat to do When You've Slept Badly
What to for for health and performance when you've slept poorly.
Jul 23, 2025 · Health Coach TipsHealth Coach Tip - Practice Mindful Eating
It’s not easy to be mindful about the food you eat all of the time – here are some tips.
Jul 21, 2025 · Health & Wellness14 Ways Embracing Optimism Enhances Health and Longevity
Embracing optimism helps you to become more resilient, engaged, connected, and just plain happier. What all that adds up to is being able to stay buoyant, even in tumultuous times. Sure, it also helps you better deal with the ‘now,’ but it more importantly also supports your health and longevity over the long haul. Whatever your reasons for embracing it, keep in mind, optimism is not about ignoring life’s difficulties. It’s about training your mind to see opportunities, cultivate joy, and light your way towards a brighter future.
Jul 18, 2025 · Healthy AgingHormones and Hope for Menopausal Knees
Researchers have identified how hormone depletion during menopause can cause osteoarthritis, but treatment options remain risky and further study may be a long time coming.
Jul 16, 2025 · Health Coach TipsHealth Coach Tip – Walking Interval Exercise
Recent studies suggest that incorporating intervals of brisk walking into your daily routine can deliver greater cardiovascular and metabolic benefits than walking at a steady pace.
Jul 14, 2025 · Healthy AgingBetter Brain Function for Life? Parsing the Promise of Plasmalogens
Recently, excitement about plasmalogens has been growing thanks to emerging evidence suggesting that they may be able to protect against cognitive decline and reduce the risk of devastating neurodegenerative diseases like Alzheimer’s. Given that the side-effects appear to be virtually non-existent, plasmalogen supplements might be something to consider exploring, particularly if you have reason to believe you may be at higher than average risk for neurodegenerative diseases like Alzheimer’s.
Jul 11, 2025 · NutritionHow Does Sugar Affect Mood?
Learn more about the effect that sugar and inflammation have on your mood.
Jul 9, 2025 · Health Coach TipsHealth Coach Tip – Cold Plunge Best Practices
But beneath the surface, there’s a surprising twist – the way your body reacts to the cold might depend on something you haven’t considered: your biology. Men and women don’t just feel the cold differently – they actually respond to it in fundamentally different ways.
Jul 7, 2025 · Nutrition6 Ways to Avoid Emulsifiers – and the Gut Troubles They Bring
What you put in your gut microbiome – the community of bacteria that live mostly in your large intestine – has an enormous impact on countless aspects of your overall resilience, immune defenses and even brain function. Ignore your gut at your peril. When it comes to foods that support the health of your microbiome, a big part of the equation involves subtracting the sweet stuff and indeed all processed foods. There are countless reasons to ditch them, but here’s another: virtually all processed foods bring with them an extra special health scourge, namely, emulsifiers. Look at just about any food label in your pantry and they’ll be there – and I urge you to ditch them out for good.