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: pooping. Yes, pooping. Maybe as a physician, I should be medically correct and write “defecating” instead. But whatever the term, one thing is certain: A […]
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 school-aged children, it seemed that everywhere I turned, there would be a teacher, colleague, babysitter and family member who needed a gift. Concerts, dinner parties, […]
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 on you. The microbiome is currently a hot health topic, receiving plenty of attention for its role in regulating disease. While it’s an exciting frontier […]
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 isn’t easy. After a few weeks of sticking to the straight and narrow, it’s easy to fall back into old habits. Resolutions are easier made […]
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 often he ate out. In addition, he smoked a couple of cigarettes daily. Since he was in his late forties, he still hadn’t experienced any […]
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 calorie intake – carbohydrates have gotten an unfair and inaccurate bad reputation. This idea that all carbohydrates are unhealthy is simply not true. Fruits, vegetables, […]
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 with what we have been trying to get across to our customers for several years: rethink counting calories and look at the kinds of calories […]
