Car Alarm

Overcoming driving anxiety The other day a woman sneezed. On the bus. I felt terrible for her because everyone looked at her like she was a super spreader even...

It’s NOT All in Your Head

Panic attacks are a very real fear of losing your mind. We've all had them. Panic attacks, that is! Those sudden, intense episodes of fear or dread,...
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Your Heart Will Go On

Encouraging women’s heart success It happened a few years ago. But it feels as if it was yesterday. My husband collapsed as the result of a very mild heart...

My Spouse Has Osteoporosis but Still Takes Unnecessary Risks … Now What?

Q. My partner is 65 and was recently diagnosed with osteoporosis after a bone-density test. She remains active — almost recklessly so. She insists on climbing a ladder to clean our gutters and takes...

Long Live You!

Look Good, Feel Better! At some point in my days as beauty and health editor at Town & Country Magazine, Ibecame involved with a cosmetic and fragrance industry...

The Whole Tooth: Diabetes testing in the dental office?

Years ago, when my book on athlete’s nutrition was just published, I gave a talk to my daughter’s kindergarten class on the benefits of eating well. Never too early to start them on the...
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Wheat No More

Nutritionists first suggested avoiding foods with gluten when it started to become known that they were harmful to people with Celiac disease. Indeed, medical researchers discovered that when glutens are ingested, this serious autoimmune...
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Diabetes Survival Guide

November marks National Diabetes Month. I mean, not that we shouldn’t be concerned about diabetes every month. Indeed, the numbers are staggering. Thirty million Americans have either Type 1, Type 2 diabetes,...

Making a Splash

 An Olympic gold medalist’s award-winning ideas on healthy skin  A while back, I wrote a book, Breakfast, Lunch and Dinner of Champions, in which I interviewed both pro...

Cooking with Purpose

Celebrity Chef Sean Brock curates recipes with his rare disease community TV personality and James Beard Award-Winning chef Sean Brock is a leader in the trend to preserve...