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Heart Rate Variability: What It Is and Why It’s Important
When a doctor measures your heart rate, he or she will usually give you a number, typically between 60 and 90 beats per minute. Yet your heart does not beat like an unchanging metronome, i.e., the intervals vary between one heartbeat and the next. Heart Rate Variability (HRV) is the beat-to-beat variation in consecutive heartbeats…
How to Eat Mindfully at Restaurants (and Keep Your Hormones in Balance)
Who doesn’t love restaurants? The average American family spends 40 percent of their food budget on foods from restaurants. Typically, eating out adds 134 calories per day to the diet. Someone else serves you, then does the dishes! What’s not to love? Well, there’s a lot. Restaurant food is served in large portions (except maybe…
Why High-Intensity Burst Exercise May Be Better For Your Brain
I’m a runner and have always enjoyed the “high” I get from it. I first ran after my freshmen year of college, determined to drop the freshman 15. Then I ran in medical school because it was so efficient and helped me problem solve. Then I ran as a young mother who didn’t have much…
Why I Love the Dailey Method Spin Class
Spin class may not be the first place you think of when it comes to alignment and strengthening your pelvic floor. Until now. Recently I tried the Dailey Cycle spin classes, part of the Dailey Method barre class franchise, and was delighted by what I found. If you’ve heard of Tabata, it’s another version of…
Success Story: The Secret to Keeping Weight Off (and Losing Even More)
Calories aren’t the only culprit when it comes to gaining weight. Your hormones actually play a major role in both the numbers on the bathroom scale and everything from energy levels to quality of sleep. But shedding excess pounds is only half the battle. Keeping them off involves keeping your hormones in check. This is…
Success Story: How to Lose Weight After Childbirth by Resetting Your Hormones
Hundreds of women know Dr. Sara Gottfried’s Hormone Reset Diet works. But convincing her very own sister to try it was no easy feat. Here’s what transpired: Having a baby (or two… or three) gives you a newfound respect for all that your body can do. However, despite that respect, new moms are often guilty of…
Bust the Beauty Myth, Call a Girlfriend, and Prevent an Eating Disorder
Bedtime. I hear my daughter sniffle. Within seconds, she’s sobbing: “Mom, I have too much fat on my thighs.” I’m in her bedroom, lying next to her, winding down from the day. Oh, Sweetheart. She’s not happy with her body. The pressure was on. In that moment, I wanted to say the right thing, because…
Top 3 Questions – Bioidentical Hormones
The path to hormonal balance is often punctuated by difficult decisions. Sometimes it means choosing a new food plan or diet, making radical adjustments to create a low-stress life, or finally taking the financial leap to get medical tests and uncover the root of the problem. Another tough subject to tackle is that of bioidentical…
Grain-Free vs Gluten-Free: What’s the difference?
If you have given up gluten but got a partial response, or don’t feel like you got the relief you wanted in terms of weight loss, brain fog, and/or autoimmunity, I’ve got another strategy for you. It’s time to go Grain Free. Why Grain-Free? Are you thinking about taking the next step and adopting a…