Food for Growing Children

I was pleased to see a “mother and baby” visit on my schedule: I love those appointments that are truly family-centered, with at least two generations included! Karen came to her appointment with her four-month old cherished and cheerful son, Tyler.

Not Just Any Exercise

While “any exercise” is better than none, there is a world of difference when it comes to the benefits derived from different types of exercise.

Enjoying Our Butter

I know many of you have shared a history with me: quietly enjoying our butter even during the height of the margarine celebration in the saturated-fat-phobic 1990’s and early 2000’s. As is always the case, the paradigm began shifting from the outside. The Weston A. Price Foundation was founded in 1999 and embraced the principles of traditional eating, including many ways to savor butter and other saturated fat.

Let’s Sleep On It

After years of struggling with sleep, Robert happily reported that he had found a great sleep aid available at his local drug store, a product that seemed to help him get to sleep and stay asleep quite regularly. I discovered Unisom™ on his list of medications and supplements. He hadn’t even checked off symptoms related to sleep, since he felt his problem was so nicely solved.

Break-Free Summit

I hope you have been enjoying the Break Free Summit with its abundance of useful information to support a healthy life, at any age!
I’ve created a special file of my favorite, if a bit unusual, tips for re-setting your hormonal managers. Add these steps to your healthy lifestyle and I expect you’ll notice a big difference. 
Please enjoy, and let me know if they help how you feel!
 

We’re Not Better, but We Could Be!

In fact, we’re actually getting fatter. A study recently published in JAMA reports that among young folks, obesity has climbed from under 17 to over 18%, and specifically and most alarming: looking just at 2-5 year olds, at first we thought things we’re getting better, but over the study period (2007 to 2015), obesity increased from 10% to almost 14%. Among toddlers! 

The End of Alzheimer’s talks, please join us!

Hope to see you at our series of public talks in Medford!
The presentation will always last about an hour, with plenty of time for questions.
General public welcome, no charge.!
 
The last Tuesday of each month
Smullin Center at Asante Rogue Regional
6:00 p.m. to 7:30 p.m.
 
See you there!

Brainy News #4

I’ve been slacking, so there’s a lot to catch up on, find a comfy seat and good lighting. Thanks to all the brilliant people I follow on Twitter (especially Benjamin Bikman, PhD )  for alerting me to some of these pearls! I hope you enjoy them.

Brainy News #3

The genius of Dr. Dale Bredesen’s approach to improving cognition is that he incorporated any and all interventions with any valid evidence that they might be helpful. In particular, he was open to the wisdom of Ayurvedic medicine, an ancient form of medicine from India in which the medications are herbal not pharmaceutical.

Brain Health Public Talks

Tuesday, June 26, please join us for an evening of discussion and simple steps you can take to De-Stress Your Brain!
Did you know that modern life is challenging in ways that are more stressful than being chased by a lion?
If you are curious, skeptical or eager to learn more, please join us for our June 26 talk!