Now that the kids are out of school, we’re getting into the season when families typically take vacations. This year, the Fourth of July falls on a Wednesday, leaving people in that strange predicament where you can’t really
Can Meditation Really Help You Improve Your Health?
One topic that I frequently address here on “Wellness Wednesday” is stress management. Unmanaged stress is the root cause of up to 70 percent of common medical problems. Consider a short list of common health problems
The Holidays Can Be Good For Your Wellness
Here on “Wellness Wednesdays,” we talk about the things we can do for our bodies to maintain (or achieve) optimum health. Most of the time, we talk about nutrition, diet, and lifestyle issues. But wellness is a diamond with many
Napping: Friend or Foe?
Are you tired all the time?
I try to keep an ear open to patterns in the things my patients, friends, and colleagues talk about. Often, I use them to plan my “Wellness Wednesday” articles. Lately, I’ve
Five Simple Strategies for Getting Free From Stress
So, last week’s “Wellness Wednesday” was about managing stress, and the May Fundamental Foods Dinner was going to be about managing stress, but now I find myself in the position of having to cancel this month’s dinner,
Sleep: The Key You Can’t Afford To Lose
What does stupid look like?
Let me give you an example from my own life.
There was a time when I was in graduate school that it felt like I had been cramming for tests every
Five Things You Can Do To Slow The Aging Process
On “Wellness Wednesday,” we typically focus on the “Eat Right” portion of our mission: “Move Right, Eat Right, Think Right, Live Right.” But there’s more to wellness than just eating right. There are some lifestyle choices we can make
For Greater Power, Downshift
No, this is not about driving a car with a manual transmission (although the way people slam the clutch with their foot, it might be a good “Move Right Monday” segment).
When do we typically downshift a car? When we need