Wellness Newsletter

We rarely stop to think about how our emotions manifest in our bodies. If you don't believe they do, think about the last time you got really angry. Maybe your ...

Luís Novaes was consumed by lust as a young adult, leading him into a superficial marriage. What followed wasn’t the beginning of happily-ever-after. Rather, he found himself suffering a deep ...

Most people associate diet with weight management, but what if I told you that your food choices could be directly affecting your pain levels—even if you’re not overweight. Research published ...

The windows are open. The deep cleaning has begun. But what about your pantry? In winter, it’s easy to rely on boxed and processed foods. With local fresh produce less ...

A few generations ago, most people knew how to mend a shirt, unclog a drain, and cook from scratch. Today, these skills are disappearing. With our modern conveniences and shifting ...

Today’s children face a growing chemical assault from compounds found in cleaning products, plastic, food, medicine, pollution, and more. This assault can undermine well-being in uncounted ways. Dietitian and autism ...

We’ve all done it—grabbed a multivitamin, popped it in the morning, and hoped we were covered. But just because we take a vitamin doesn’t mean our bodies absorb or use ...

Sometimes we are so busy and distracted we don’t notice our most basic biological needs. Many people get stuck in shallow breathing patterns or don’t realize they are hungry until ...

With Valentine’s Day around the corner, sweet treats will likely tempt you at every turn. It’s perfectly okay to indulge if you choose—after all, life is about balance. But if ...

Many of us love the thrill of an adventure novel while unenthused or downright terrified by real life’s unexpected twists and turns. Yet, life is anything but predictable. We might ...

Kale smoothies, collagen lattes, adaptogen-packed snacks—healthy eating is a revolving door of trends promising better bodies, sharper minds, and longer lives. But as we jump from one “superfood” to the ...

Many years ago, while navigating a busy airport with my husband and two young children, I noticed a toddler wandering through the crowd alone. The child, who was no more ...

Any mention to my husband that I’m feeling stressed or sad elicits this question—“Have you taken Tucker for a walk yet?” Our pandemic puppy, an impulse buy, turned out to ...

Welcome to 2025! The promise of a fresh start that comes with a new year is undeniably appealing, but turning that promise into reality is another story. Eighty-eight percent of ...

Fourty-five days. That’s how long many of us in northern latitudes must wait before sunlight can help our bodies produce vitamin D again. Winter isn’t just about cold days and ...

With the arrival of a new year, rather than getting tied in knots about what to do more of in 2025, we may better improve our lives by doing less. ...

Imagination can take us anywhere, but we sometimes choose terrible destinations. Some of my favorite memories of my now-grown son are watching him “flying” in the backyard, caught up in ...

Every year, I give myself the same gift: guilt. Did I eat too much? Spend too much—or not enough? Did I drink too much at the party or fail to ...

There’s a proverb that says, “A cheerful look brings joy to the heart.” It’s hard to offer a cheerful look when your chin is deep in your chest, and your ...

Early in my career, I had an elderly patient who lived in a long-term care facility. She had a long list of health problems. On our first visit, as I ...

Remember the childlike wonder of Christmas? The smell of pine, the soft glow of twinkling lights, and the contagious kindness in the air? As we grow older, the magic can ...

Yesterday, I caught myself texting far longer than I meant to, nodding and muttering, “Uh huh,” to my kids without really listening. It's easy to get sucked in, isn't it? ...

The day I committed to a ketogenic diet, I cleared my kitchen of every carb, determined to make the change. Just two days in, I read about the power of ...

A friend of mine is celebrating a health victory of sorts—several glorious infection-free months. Julie contracted leptospirosis—caused by the bacterium Leptospira—while cleaning her backyard bird bath. She’s struggled with persistent ...

As a kid, I'd spend hours climbing trees, building forts, and picking up bugs. Nature had a calming, restorative effect. It was where I belonged. Back then, spending time outside ...

Remember when you were a kid, filled with laughter and imagination, and all you wanted to do was play? Somewhere along the way, many of us lose that sense of ...

As the days grow short and cold creeps in, we can get lost in a gloomy countdown to spring. What if we flipped the script? Instead of enduring fall and ...