Nearly 20 years ago I took my first yoga class with Hari Khar Khalsa as a means of decreasing stress. Over time, I not only received the benefit of lowering my stress level through yoga, but also the benefit of her friendship and ultimately collaboration on A Woman’s Book of Yoga, a book that combines Eastern and Western medicine. Since […]

Staying healthy may be partly helped by your genes. But even those who pick the genetically best parents can improve their chances of good health. Here are 5 of my favorite health tips to help you stay well in the new year.   Eat Slow So Your Belly Fat Won’t Grow Remember your mother saying, “Chew your food?” The new […]

For most people, elevating themselves to a higher level is extremely challenging. It would be great if we could just buy a ticket, get a pilot to take us down a paved runway, lift off and achieve a new altitude. In my experience, life doesn’t work that way. Getting ourselves to the next level is much more like climbing a […]

Ever have a dry mouth? It could be a sign of osteoporosis. The journal Menopause published a study showing that women in menopause who have a dry mouth are at increased risk of low calcium and osteoporosis (brittle bones}. First the doctors eliminated medical reasons for a dry mouth such as: Medication (an antihistamine, diuretic or medicine for urinary incontinence) […]

Wishing you health, happiness and harmony this Holiday Season. I look forward to bringing you Stay Well health info in the New Year. It’s D-cember. Do you know your vitamin D level? Vitamin D is the sunshine vitamin. Since 10 million Americans over age 50, and over 40% of the entire population are low in this essential vitamin, I’m not […]

Chronic diseases are responsible for 75% of all healthcare spending in the United States and Diabetes is rapidly moving to the top of the list. By 2020 approximately 1/3 of Americans will be either diabetic or pre-diabetic (blood sugar higher than normal but not high enough to be diabetic). 366 million people in the world have it now and diabetes […]

With Fall in the air, and leaves, ice and snow beginning to layer the ground, the risk of taking a fall begins its season as well. This is particularly true for people over the age of 65 or those who have physical disabilities or reduced vision. One in four people who live at home and are over 65 will fall […]

Obesity is a huge problem. About one-third of U.S. adults (33.8%) are obese. In 2010, approximately 17% (or 12.5 million) of children and adolescents aged 2—19 years were found to be obese.
 According to the CDC in 2010, no state had a less than 20% of the people living there obese. Thirty-six states had a prevalence of 25% or more; […]

Almost everyone knows someone who has had a medical emergency: a broken bone, a burn, choking, a bee sting, a heart attack. The list goes on and on. But for most people, the hope is that it will never happen to them. That’s why so many people don’t give it a lot of thought. If that sounds like you, here […]

At a recent meeting of North American Menopause Society I had the opportunity to interview Dr. Pauline Maki, a professor of Psychiatry/Psychology at the University of Illinois at Chicago. She talked to me about how women can improve their memory and cognition in menopause and perimenopause with the use of estrogen. Dr. Maki discussed how hormones like the ones that […]