Countless blogs detail how exercising, eating well, sleeping better, and having strong social networks are crucial for healthy aging. But there’s one aspect to good health that people rarely mention:…

It’s supposed to be the most wonderful time of the year. But, sometimes, I have to confess that the encroaching holidays can feel stressful and exhausting. Especially when I had…

Unless you’ve been living under a rock recently, you’ve probably heard a thing or two about the microbiome -- you know, the 1.5 kg community of microbes living in and…

Every New Year, we make plans to get our health back on track, be it by losing weight, sleeping more, giving up fries, or starting yoga. But making permanent change…

Many years ago, a senior executive at a petroleum company came to me for his annual health checkup. Slightly overweight, he traveled regularly, didn’t have much time for exercise, and…

I love it when people read nutrition labels. But when I overhear people say, “I can’t eat that, it has too many carbs,” I get concerned that – just like…

It's hard not to let the words, “I told you so” bubble up inside me as I read the latest results from Harvard’s Nurses’ Health Study II. The findings concur…