Mental Health

Exercise to Release Endorphins and Get More Done
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Exercise to Release Endorphins and Get More Done

I write often about the benefits of exercise, since there are so many and they’re so important. Regular exercise helps you stay at a healthy body weight, boosts your energy and mood, reduces your risk of lots of diseases, and so much more. This time, though, I want to talk about how exercise triggers the…

Top 5 Foods to Eat When You’re Stressed Out
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Top 5 Foods to Eat When You’re Stressed Out

Feeling stressed out lately? Here’s the deal. Your life is never going to be stress-free. But that’s ok. A little stress is good because those adrenaline surges prepare you to protect yourself in a fight or flight situation. And while you don’t have to run from sabertooth tigers like your distant ancestors probably did, you…

Skip the Fad Diets! They’re Ineffective and Unhealthy
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Skip the Fad Diets! They’re Ineffective and Unhealthy

So often I hear patients and people I know talk about the latest fad diet they’re trying out. They don’t call it a fad diet, but that’s usually what it is. I understand how people eager to lose weight can get caught up in hype. Fad diets lure people in with promises of fast, effortless…

A Cardiologist Reveals The Ways You’re Wrecking Your Heart ( P.S. It’s not Smoking)
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A Cardiologist Reveals The Ways You’re Wrecking Your Heart ( P.S. It’s not Smoking)

It’s easy to go a day, a week, or even a year and never think about the fact that it’s a friggin’ miracle that a muscle the size of a fist pumps gallons of blood to keep you alive daily. Yes, I’m talking about the heart muscle. After practicing cardiology for nearly 30 years, I…

What to do with Candida Overgrowth

What to do with Candida Overgrowth

Quick survey – do you suffer from most or all of the following? digestive complaints like gas, bloating, diarrhea or constipation skin irritation or inflammation fatigue brain fog sugar cravings mood issues like irritability, anxiety or depression chronic sinus infections recurrent yeast infections If you answered yes to many of these, there’s a good chance you…