Is Juicing Worth the Squeeze
When I was growing up, my mother believed that eating liver was essential for good vision. Animal livers, she insisted, stored vitamins, in particular A and B complex. These essential nutrients help keep the...
Healthy Eating
Here are my favorite practical tips for eating healthy: Drink Up- Water, that is. Coffee, tea, juice, and soda don't count. Drink water regularly, even if you aren't thirsty....
Making the Best of Arthritis
The Europeans have it all figured out. At the first sign of any aches, they don’t take to bed with a bottle of Aleve. No, they head for the thermae of Italy, the baden...
Forget Me Not
Here are the doctors’ 10 memory-boosting dietary recommendations, based on the latest scientific research and their clinical experience treating patients with everything from Mild Cognitive Impairment (MCI) to Advanced Dementia (AD):
Hear Your Heart
Empowering your mind while living with heart failure We are well into the holiday season. And many of us are already thinking – or at least we should be...
Vegan Raspberry Coconut Cheesecake
The chefs at Fresh n' Lean -- the nation's #1 organic meal delivery company-- have kindly created a masterpiece of a vegan dessert that anyone can make. This...
Love in Action
Love in action isn’t loud or performative. It shows up in patience, presence, and the small choices we make every day. When love becomes something we practice, not just something we feel, it transforms how we connect, how we heal, and how we show up for ourselves and others.
Waiting to Inhale
The first time I ever came face to face with asthma was when my daughter, Elise, was in ninth grade and I got an urgent call from the nurse’s office. “Mrs. Michael, please come...
A Survival Guide to the Rest of Your Life
Over the past several years, we have been inundated with books and articles on how we can magically turn our lives around simply by thinking happy thoughts. But those of us who have either...
