10 Smart strategies for a longer life
Here is a startling statistic to wake you up on this Monday morning. For the first time ever, children of today are not expected to live as long as their parents. Despite all our scientific and medical “advances,” we continue to get sicker and sicker…and eventually our life expectancy will start to decrease in future generations. Now the begging question here is: What in the world is going on? Well, there are many factors...
- Tags: Exercise, General Health, Healthy Living, microbiomes, Sleep, Stress
Why modern medicine is an abysmal failure
I once had a client who was a textbook illustration of the failure of modern medicine. He came to me reporting a medical history of fainting episodes, high cholesterol, high blood pressure, and heartburn. He said his medications included these: Ranitidine (for heartburn) Hydrochlorothiazide (for hypertension) Amlodipine (for hypertension) Atorvastatin (for cholesterol) After talking with him about his fainting episodes and reviewing his diet record, I began to suspect that he was allergic to...
Sherry’s Top 10 Holiday Survival Tips
The holidays will soon be upon us! I’m already getting Black Friday ads in my emails, and of course the stores are brimming with Christmas decorations and supplies! Although the holidays are a time to share with loved ones and reflect on our blessings, unfortunately they are also a time when many people get run down, sick, and put on weight. But that doesn’t have to happen to you! Because when you take steps...
- Tags: General Health, Healthy Eating, Healthy Living, Stress
Is this why people are maniacs on the road?
Is it my imagination, or are people more filled with road rage and aggression than ever before? This thought occurred to me as I was driving from Central NY to Connecticut recently. I can’t tell you the number of close calls, cut-offs, flip-offs and tailgates that I witnessed on Interstates 87, 90 and 95. Are people just maniacs these days? Well, there may be another answer to consider… [[big3]]Your daily dose of rage[[end]] While...
- Tags: General Health, Immune Health, Mental Health, Stress
It’s a fact—carb addiction is real! (Here’s how to break free)
I once worked with someone who absolutely could not say no to starchy carbs and sugars. She always had a box of some kind of chip or cracker in her desk at work. She used to sneak to the little store across the street from the office and buy cookies or candy after lunch. When we would have a birthday celebration for a co-worker, she would take a second piece of cake later in...
Chill out! How to safely ease your anxiety now!
Currently, 40 million adult Americans suffer from occasional or regular bouts of anxiety. That’s about one out of five of us! As if that’s not bad enough, the prevalence of anxiety is increasing, and it’s affecting people at younger and younger ages. Currently, half of our mental health problems are established by age 14, and 75 percent by age 24! Now the question here is… [[big4]]Why are we so anxious to begin with?[[end]] There...
- Tags: Anxiety, Healthy Living, Mental Health, Processed food, Stress