Category: Diet & Exercise

Foods that Fight Stress and Anxiety

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Is anybody not feeling stressed and anxious these days? Whether your stress is mainly pandemic related or something you have always lived with, there is more and more evidence that our diet affects not only our body but also our brain.

That Sunny Vitamin

We might actually be getting more sunshine during Stay at Home than we did before the COVID-19 outbreak.

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Some Nerve! The Mighty Vagus

Illustration of the vagus nerve from head to torso

This nerve bundle controls our parasympathetic nervous system. This part of our nervous system is often called the rest and digest system.

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The Sirtfood Diet (Yes, Adele’s Diet)

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Dark chocolate, red wine, and Adele? All these good things are associated with the trendy Sirtfood Diet.

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Celebrating Fresh Fruits and Veggies Month!

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So much advice on healthy eating tells us to eat more fresh produce, but we get stuck in our old habits–the turkey sandwich we always get at lunch is usually devoid of anything grown in the ground except for maybe a tiny bit of iceberg lettuce.

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National Senior Health Fitness Day

There are many of us who find regular exercise difficult due to pain, chronic illnesses, and other conditions.

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Going for a Walk

Walking is a good metaphor for our lives these days. One step at a time.

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Hydration Nation!

Okay, what do hangovers, athletic performance, constipation, and headaches all have in common? You guessed it. Dehydration!

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5 Forgotten Vitamins and Supplements

Many of us strive for a healthy, well-balanced diet with plenty of fresh vegetables and fruits, whole grains, calcium and protein-packed dairy, plant-based fats and protein and fish.

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It Wasn’t Indigestion. It Was a Heart Attack

This is the story of an ER nurse who wants everyone to know how different a woman’s heart attack can be from a man’s experience.

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Summer Rashes and Fungus

It’s National Breastfeeding Month!

COVID-19 and My Gynecologist

It’s National Breastfeeding Month!

A Conversation About Racism for All Health Care Providers

It’s Cord Blood Awareness Month!

COVID-19 and My Gynecologist

That Sunny Vitamin

Some Nerve! The Mighty Vagus

Category: Diet & Exercise

Foods that Fight Stress and Anxiety

That Sunny Vitamin

Some Nerve! The Mighty Vagus

The Sirtfood Diet (Yes, Adele’s Diet)

Celebrating Fresh Fruits and Veggies Month!

National Senior Health Fitness Day

Hydration Nation!

5 Forgotten Vitamins and Supplements

It Wasn’t Indigestion. It Was a Heart Attack

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This book covers every midlife topic and all of your options for relief–from exercise, acupuncture and herbs to natural and bioidentical hormones and so much more.

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This book covers every midlife topic and all of your options for relief from exercise, acupuncture and herbs to natural and bioidentical hormones and so much more.

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