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What does being healthy really mean? For many of us, being active and exercising regularly would be part of that definition – so then why do so few of us actually live that way? What’s going on inside our culture that stops women, in particular, from staying active and engaging in sports once we’re no […]
So I’ve got exciting news: I’ve decided to start making YouTube videos! Funnily enough, it was something my husband suggested. In recent months I’ve become hooked on YouTube videos for all kinds of things (makeup tutorials, travel vlogs, cooking shows…) and my husband noticed this, of course, and one day he said: you’ve got info […]
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It was the first day of my clerkship—the 3rd year of medical school when you rotate through different hospital placements—and my first rotation was in pediatrics. I showed up bright and early, wearing my brand new white lab coat, the pockets stuffed with handbooks, cheat sheets, and a variety of medical instruments, trying to look […]
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Angela was desperate to lose weight. Over the past six months she’d noticed her weight going up but couldn’t figure out why. As far as Angela could tell, she was eating the same things she always had. Her activity level hadn’t changed. So she came to see me, her family doctor, asking to get her […]
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Are the bags under your eyes bigger than the purse you carry? Are your dark circles heading into Rocky Horror Picture Show territory? The tissues around our eyes are a highly responsive area of our faces–all our woes, illnesses, and sins show up there. On YMC I posted a two-part series recently, on a very pesky health/beauty problem: under-eye bags, […]
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The people of Greece have figured a lot of things out when it comes to knowing how to live a happy, healthy life. It makes sense–Greece is the birthplace of Hippocrates, the father of Western medicine. Have you ever been to Greece? My husband and I went many years ago, in the BC years (Before Children, of course). […]
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It’s rare for me to meet a parent who is unfamiliar with bedtime battles. This age-old struggle is crazy making, to be sure. I have known a lot of trying situations in my life, but very little compares to the relentless frustration of trying to wrestle my toddler into bed, night after night. Can you relate? […]
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I’m preparing a workshop called Stress Detox that I’m giving next week, so I’ve been thinking about stress a lot lately. It’s a topic I’ve written about many times in the past…but looking back on my old posts, I think I’ve neglected to give an overall view of my approach to stress management. In the past few […]
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Feeling “tired all the time” is a modern-day plague. It’s rare that I meet someone who doesn’t describe this feeling. Seriously. So what’s up with that? Well, I have some thoughts. And on my Yummy Mummy Club blog I’ve broken down 10 über-common reasons for that feeling of fatigue. You can read all about them, here, and […]
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Now I hope this doesn’t cause anyone to lose sleep…but a recent study has shown that people with high blood pressure who also suffer insomnia are much more likely to have resistant high blood pressure (meaning, the kind we just can’t control with medication). Which, to me, adds to the growing body of research that demonstrates the […]
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I’m always trying out new skincare products, but there are certain products that I keep coming back to and that I can’t live without. I call these my “holy grail” products, and in this week’s YouTube video, I’m sharing what they are! In this video (and podcast episode), I talk about my 7 favorite skincare […]
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What does being healthy really mean? For many of us, being active and exercising regularly would be part of that definition – so then why do so few of us actually live that way? What’s going on inside our culture that stops women, in particular, from staying active and engaging in sports once we’re no […]
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Are you currently working in an industry that’s not related to healthcare or the wellness field, but you would really love to make a change and start building a career in wellness? If you’re like many people I talk to, you might have some doubts about your ability to do that. You might have questioned […]
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Let’s talk about healthy, glowing skin. This is something many of us want because it helps us to look younger and feel younger and more vibrant…and in turn, we feel more confident! But healthy skin is not just about what skincare products we use, it’s also about what foods we eat. In fact, healthy skin […]
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Building a tribe is such a key thing for us all, especially when we’re doing something new, or different, or scary. Having a supportive community that has your back can be the difference-maker you need, in terms of your success and your happiness. It’s also a key element of living a healthy life, although it’s […]
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If you’re a woman and you’re looking to improve your fitness level and lose weight, there’s a good chance you thought …”okay I need to go to the gym and burn a ton of calories on the treadmill.” You may NOT have thought about strength training and lifting weights. But in this week’s YouTube video, […]
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