With the Affordable Care Act less than 3 months away, you may have to make some decisions soon about either changing your health insurance policy or looking for a new plan. Going without insurance is going to cost you a federal tax in 2014 so you’re better off all the way around having adequate health … Read more
For several years now, alternative medicine and anti-aging nutrition experts have extolled the virtues of the substance L-carnitine. Citing a truckload of benefits that it supplies to your overall body, everyone from body builders, to nutritionists, to Dr. Oz have jumped on the take L-carnitine for your health, wagon. Even I have recommended it to … Read more
As I write this, I’m disturbed by the recent tragic news that a man doused himself with gasoline and set himself on fire in the National Mall in Washington D.C. As horrible as that sounds, it just compounded another recent tragedy in the same city where an unfortunate young mother senselessly lost her life. She … Read more
As an orthopedic doctor, I’m always relaying new bone health research to my patients. Recently I learned about 4 foods that can bolster the strength of your bones – and none of them are dairy products. Actually, they’re 4 fruits that I never would have guessed would be bone builders, but they are. So, I’m … Read more
One of the basic tenets of personal empowerment is letting go of things that are holding you back from being successful. As a Certified Empowerment Coach I help people regain their sense of power over unproductive issues and help them reclaim peace and success in their lives. Here’s how… Forgive, Let Go, Rejuvenate Holding onto … Read more
If you’re over 50, your doctor may have told you that you need to watch your cholesterol levels or reduce them. While there is a good place for prescription statin drugs that lower cholesterol, there are also several, natural foods that can keep cholesterol levels normal. They can even assist your medication therapy to help … Read more
We all have them in our life at one time or another – the person who seems to be plagued by never-ending difficult situations happening to them all the time. This can be a spouse, a child or other relative, a friend, a co-worker. And, they come to you as their sounding board and support … Read more
My patients often ask me about all the expensive skin serums, rejuvenators, wrinkle reducers, and age defying creams with magical sounding extracts that Hollywood stars and famous models advertise on television. For the price they charge they should work magic in turning back the aging clock on your skin. Unfortunately most of them just take … Read more
As a Certified Empowerment Coach, I like to help my clients gain a sense of control over their lives and, thereby, having more peace within themselves. When people feel like they’re shaping their own future – whether that includes retirement, a second-act career, or what their care wishes are– they gain greater peace of mind … Read more
Remember when former President Clinton was in office and how the press, and the Secret Service, used to follow him on his runs to McDonald’s for his favorite burger and fries? These days though, at 67, after 2 bouts of bypass surgery, Clinton has devised, and is a devoted follower of, a whole new set … Read more
As a Certified Life Empowerment Coach, one of the things I speak about with clients is the peace of mind that creating an Advanced Directive can offer. As you get older, you don’t want to wonder, or worry about, who will speak for you, if you can’t speak for yourself, in deciding your healthcare. Creating … Read more
As an orthopedist I’m always on the lookout for natural ways to help prevent, and fight, osteoporosis, one of the most debilitating, independence robbing diseases of older people. Recently, a new member of the Omega oils came to my attention that I’m pretty excited about. You’ve likely heard about Omega-3’s and 9’s that are critical … Read more