This Week’s Top Stories

THIS WEEK’S TOP STORIES

Eco-Stiletto: A New Cradle (to Cradle) for Keri Russell

Keri Russell, Photo: Elle Decor Good people make good people. That’s why we were so thrilled to hear the news that Keri Russell gave birth last month to her second child with husband Shane Deary, according to PopSugar. Born on December 27th, Willa Lou joins big brother River in the couple’s sustainable home, a Brooklyn brownstone they restored from studs to seams by … [Read More...]

Spectacular Holiday Gifts at Any Price

For that special person (or persons) in your life who deserves an extra-special gift, we’ve got quite a list for you. Here are some fabulous gift ideas that are over $100. We can dream, can’t we? Single-Serve Coffee Brewing System. Enjoy this perfect all-in-one brewing system from Cuisinart® that delivers true technology to the timeless tradition of making coffee. Brew … [Read More...]

SHE-ROES: Kate Winslet Tips Hat for Autism

The Woman Actress, Kate Winslet, has always made an impact in the roles she has portrayed in her career since it began in early 1990s. Possibly best known for her role as "Rose" in the highest grossing movie of its time,Titanic, Winslet has also accrued massive respect within the artistic community, starring in blockbusters as well as indie films. She was the youngest woman to gain … [Read More...]

FOOD FOR THOUGHT: Help Stop GMOs

We are on the verge of winning the fight to eradicate GMOs (Genetic Modified Organisms) from the U.S. food supply. A California ballot initiative has been launched that requests a mandatory GMO labeling requirement in place. This, one would hope, would result in nearly all U.S. food producers discontinuing the use of GMOs to avoid the embarrassment (and cost) of having to print GMOs … [Read More...]

PILAT-EASE: How Does ‘Core Work’ Work?

If I had to choose one primary focus of Pilates that differentiates it from other forms of exercise, I would say that it is the focus on core strength or working from the core. By increasing core strength we are often able to: Improve our posture – because if your core is strong you might not ever need a corset Increase or at least maintain our balance and stability – … [Read More...]

The World’s 7 Most Powerful Foodies

Though still quite young, the movement to reform the American food system, from farm to diet, is one of the most hopeful social movements of our time. Famed food writer/philosopher Michael Pollan has picked the seven individuals he considers to be the most powerful voices in the good food movement from around the world and published his list on Forbes.com. One of the seven is … [Read More...]

Relationships

Testosterone Can Fuel Distrust in Women

Over the past few years, many of my patients have come to me with health conditions that are either directly or indirectly influenced by their levels of testosterone. Indeed, maintaining healthy testosterone levels in both men and women can be tricky after the age of 50. Too much can cause just … [Read More...]

Take Two Friends and Call Me in the Morning!

At an evening class at Stanford, the last lecture was on the mind-body connection -- the relationship between stress and disease. The speaker (head of psychiatry at Stanford) said, among other things, that one of the best things that a man could do for his health is to be married to a woman. … [Read More...]

Relationships

Health and Anti-Aging

An In-Depth Look At Ways To Quit Smoking

With a new year around the corner, many of my patients are looking at ways to improve their health. Quitting smoking is one of the best things you can do to better your health almost immediately with progressive benefits the longer you stay off cigarettes. Cigarette smoking is one of the leading … [Read More...]

Beat Constipation With Food, Not Drugs

Unfortunately, the typical American diet is sadly devoid of fiber. And if you’re one of the millions of people who suffer from gas, constipation, and bloating the lack of fiber could be placing your health in risk. Not eating enough fiber could be the catalyst to many serious diseases such … [Read More...]

Vitamin D Essential to combat TB

In an article published online on October 12, 2011 in Science Translational Medicine Dr Robert Modlin and his colleagues at the University of California, Los Angeles report an essential role for vitamin D in the body's ability to fight tuberculosis (TB). … [Read More...]

When Mental Illness Strikes the Elderly

More than 19 million Americans struggle with depression every day, but for the elderly mental illness is often misdiagnosed, overlooked, and deemed “part of the aging process.” But elderly depression and mental illness is a serious and debilitating condition. Subtle and often difficult to … [Read More...]

The Medical Tests You Need at 50 and Up

Institute For Healthy AgingIt’s a New Year, and many of my patients are coming in for their annual check-ups. Maybe you’re scheduled to visit your doctor for your annual physical as well. I always like to remind my patients of the old Ben Franklin adage – “an ounce of prevention is worth a … [Read More...]

Health and Anti-Aging