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...
Thinner for (Holiday) Dinner
Next week brings us Passover and Easter. And just these two holidays alone can spell diet disaster. If you’ve ever eaten matzoh, you know that it stays in your system for all eight days,...
June 27 is Post-Traumatic Stress Disorder (PTSD) Awareness Day
June 27 is Post-Traumatic Stress Disorder (PTSD) Awareness Day. Although it can be a difficult condition to work through and explain to others, there are things you can do to better cope and get...
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...
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...
Understanding Alzheimer’s
A Renowned Psychiatrist Offers Hope My mother, Emily, was one of the world’s great beauties. More importantly, she was a Coty-Award winning fashion designer, a founder and Trustee of...
Not just a Better Body: Spring into a Happier, Healthier Lifestyle
As we enter into Spring and the weather improves, many people naturally think about getting "summer-ready.” They work towards eating healthier and exercise in an effort to lose some weight to fit...
Joy to the World!
It's 2019 and everyone is telling you to have a Happy New Year. But you aren't feeling particularly happy? No worries. You are not alone. Many of us, in fact, are even more...
Boosting Your Cognitive Fitness and Longevity
Nine easy ways to lessen your chances of developing dementia
I think most people, women especially, fear that in some point in their lives,...
Heart Smart
A Top Doc on Cardiac Health It wasn’t so long ago that the only medical conditions associated by mainstream medicine with what we ate were indigestion and gout. A...
