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OneTaste and the OM Conference: Come Hang With Me and Nicole Daedone in San Francisco!
Hey Everyone – it’s Dr. Sara with something you just might not want to miss! My dear friend, Nicole Daedone, Founder of OneTaste, is putting on her first OM Conference August 9-11 in San Francisco.Yours Truly will be giving a keynote address on Sunday, August 11 at 12pm, and it would be just lovely to have some of my tribe there to…
A Wild Weekend: Hormone-Balancing Yoga & Farm-to-Table Lunch at Gospel Flat Farm in Bolinas, CA
One of the perks of my job is that sometimes I get asked to do fabulous events with extremely talented people. One of those events is coming up this weekend at Gospel Flat Farm. Gospel Flat Farm has been a favorite in my family for years, whether we’re hunting down fresh produce or we just…
Strike a Pose and Call Me in the Morning: 5 Ways Yoga Changed My Life
When I was in my thirties, I was working hard. I won’t tell you that I was working too hard, but I was working without sufficient balance. My day job was as a doctor at a Health Maintenance Organization, which I regard as my years in McMedicine. It meant seeing dozens of patients every day,…
Turn Your Insulin into Jillian Michaels (Part 2): Manage Your Blood Sugar
A few weeks ago I wrote about how to test your blood sugar. Measuring your blood sugar, especially your fasting blood sugar, gives you valuable insight into your insulin resistance and your overall health. If, like most of us, your blood sugar is a little high (the optimal range is less than 87 mg/dL ), then…
I'm Giving Away 10 Books on Good Reads
Thrilled to announce that I’m giving away my New York Times bestselling book to folks who enter to win one of the 10 copies I’m giving away. I’d love to see you there! Please share the love with your awesome group of women, mamas, hot chicks, and nerds. My goal is to change the conversation…
Not All Who Wander Are Lusty (But Most of Them Are)
J. R. R. Tolkien wrote: “Not all those who wander are lost.” In fact, I believe that those who wander have found something very valuable. Especially those who find themselves at a Wanderlust festival. As you know, these wonderful weekends are dedicated to days packed full of yoga, farm-to-table meals, gifted musicians, and talks from…
Turn Your Insulin into Jillian Michaels (Part 1): Test Your Blood Sugar
Feel fat or sluggish? It may not be YOU, it may be your glucose level and a hot little hormone called insulin. I find that measuring my fasting glucose is an incredibly helpful metric. When I was a chunky monkey and stress-crazed mom in my thirties, I discovered that my fasting glucose was 110. I…
Sweat for Success
When the sun comes out, so do the runners. And the tennis players. And the swimmers. Who Wears Short-Shorts? And, often, the tiny, revealing workout clothes that go with those sports. If you’re having a little exercise anxiety, you’re not alone. Some of us don’t crave a “bikini body” – what we want is a…
My Detox, My Self: Dr. Sara Answers Your Most Common Detox Questions (Part 1): What to Eat, What to Dump
We officially kicked off the Hormone Reset Detox this week, which I consider to be ground zero of hormone balancing and creating radical health. I’ve gotten about 100 questions in our first day about what you can eat, what you can’t eat, how you feel groggy from getting off of caffeine. I know how that…