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Fracking: What It Is & Why You Should Care
Fracking is all over the news lately. No wonder. This technology responsible for America’s recent boost in natural gas production has some critics....
The 4 Fears That Could Be Preventing You From Losing Weight
There are times when I feel like it would be easier for me to convince a patient to change his religious beliefs than to change the food he eats....
Why Heavy Metal Detox Therapy Could Help Prevent Heart Disease
Maybe you know someone who has suffered a heart attack. You're concerned about their well-being, particularly if they're diabetic or suffered a large...
Why Wellness Warriors Should Care About Football
As America’s most popular sport, football is a big part of life for many of us. Boys in the United States start playing pee wee football around age 6,...
6 Things Every Lesbian Should Know About Her Health, From A Gynecologist
In speaking with many lesbian and bisexual women in my 22 years as an ob-gyn, I've learned that some have felt apprehensive about getting health care...
Want To Live Longer? Eat More Fruits & Veggies!
The European Prospective Investigation into Cancer and Nutrition, known as EPIC, is a huge ongoing study involving ten countries. Very recently they...
Why I Chose To Give Up Tampons
I think of myself as the average girl who was wildly interested in the impending changes of my body. I couldn’t wait to become a woman, and I spent...
Why You Should Practice Preventative Wellness Today
When I was diagnosed with a neurological disease that has no known cause, cure or truly viable treatment, it was a blessing in disguise.
Why I Don't Let My Disease Stop My Yoga Practice
For the longest time, there were things about yoga that I thought I would never be able to do.
What My Chronic Illness Taught Me About Healing Versus Curing
The two words are used interchangeably, but they couldn't be more different.
How Yoga Helped Me Make Friends With My Chronic Illness
What if we not only accepted our illness, but embraced it as if it were our friend, our ally?
4 Ways To Maintain A Yoga Practice When You Need To Be Gentle To Yourself
You know that painful, vibrating feeling you get after you slam your funny bone into a piece of furniture? That’s how my entire body felt for days...
Thinking Of Going Gluten-Free? 7 Signs You May Be Gluten Intolerant
It's estimated that 99% of the people who have either gluten intolerance or celiac disease are never diagnosed. Could you be one of them?
Hair Loss: My Battle With Alopecia
For over 36 years, I've been told there is no cure for alopecia areata.