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…
How ‘Present You’ Can Radically Improve the Well-Being of ‘Future You’
March 23, 2022
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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…
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….
How to Heal When the Doctor Says There’s Nothing Left to Try
Teresa, a fit and healthy mother of four, showed up at her spinning class with some bad news. Her forehead had broken out in blemishes and her muscles had turned soft after missing months of classes. Teresa wasn’t ill, but she was sick with worry over her sister, who lived across the country. Her sister,…
How to Reduce Your Exposure to Allergens Plus 5 Natural Solutions
According to the Asthma and Allergy Foundation of America, more than 50 million Americans experience allergies of some sort every year. And with spring in full swing, millions of us are about to experience the hallmark sneezing, itchy throats, and watery eyes that signal hay fever in full effect. Want to find relief that doesn’t depend…
Holistic Approaches to Solving Addiction
When I met Nicky, a 33-year-old mom of two, and a recovering addict, she told me she’d been a cheerleader, sang in her church choir, and always held a job. But Nicky’s life took a downward turn early on. She started smoking marijuana when she was 11, moved on to using inhalants with her friends,…
Help Your Kids Break Bad Screen Habits the Easy Way
Not all screen uses are bad. We watch YouTube to figure out how to fix our car or make a new recipe. We use software to make household budgets, and we need email for nearly every area of life. These technologies can help us navigate the everyday details of life. But some leisure screen habits—video…
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