It’s that time of year again. Many people begin their spring cleaning rhythms and make their homes sparkling and fresh from top to bottom. I love the idea, but in this season of raising three young kids, it’s a daunting task to undertake. To be honest, spring cleaning has always overwhelmed me. I felt the…
How ‘Present You’ Can Radically Improve the Well-Being of ‘Future You’
March 23, 2022
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I have seen one clinical pearl repeatedly stand out in my 20 years of treating patients with highly complex and chronic autoimmune conditions. Those who plan their self-care fare better than those who don’t. While this insight is centered on those facing illness, the observations that follow have universal value. When you have a chronic…
Can Mindfulness Make You Better at Apologizing?
March 22, 2022
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It’s not always easy to apologize. When we hurt someone, we may be loath to acknowledge our transgression because it makes us feel guilty, conflicts with our beliefs about being a good person, or means accepting that we are imperfect human beings. We may want to excuse our behavior and blame the other person, minimizing…
Would Your Teen Admit a Mental Health Issue? Poll Finds Roadblocks to Getting Help
March 22, 2022
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Would you know if your teen was struggling with mental health issues? Most parents say yes, but many also doubt their teen would tell them something was wrong, a new poll shows. Specifically, nearly 95% of the parents surveyed said they were somewhat or very confident that they would notice the signs of trouble. Yet,…
Medicinal Mushrooms: The New Power Food
Mushrooms come in many different shapes and colors and grow best in warm moist soil full of decaying organic material. They are nature’s recyclers, breaking down what has died so it can be used to create new life. Since they contain no chlorophyll like green plants, they can’t perform photosynthesis. Consequently, they must get all…
Declining Testosterone Levels in Men
Testosterone levels in men are declining at an alarming rate. Most men between ages 25 and 50 who are tested at my office have levels around 300 ng/dL or lower, when they would feel their best at around 800 ng/dL. Low testosterone leaves men with a range of symptoms and weakens their long-term health. This hormone…
Declutter Your Soul
You may have gotten quite successful at decluttering your home of the unneeded “things”, where you’ve learned to hang onto what adds value and reduce the rest. If you have, you’ve likely seen the peace that results from owning less and having fewer items to manage. But decluttering your home is only one way to create meaningful life change….
7 Steps to Clarity
Living with adversity is hard, but a life without clarity is harder. I have found that some of the “hardest” times in my life are eased by the single-minded clarity they bring to my priorities. When someone you love is sick, for example, you have energy to serve them in ways that you never thought…
Biology of Aging Study Shows Why Curbing Calories Counts
March 21, 2022
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The NIH’s National Institute on Aging (NIA) broadly invests in research to find ways to help people live longer and healthier. As people age, they are more likely to have multiple chronic diseases, and NIA-supported research studies reflect a strong focus on geroscience. This advancing area of science seeks to understand the mechanisms that make aging…
Laughter as Medicine
Saturday nights were a very special night in our house when I was 16. It was a difficult time: my mother was dying of breast cancer, and there was very little laughter or humor during that last summer in 1973—except for Saturday nights at 9 p.m. That’s when “The Mary Tyler Moore Show” was on….
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