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Food Habits: Are You A Restrictor or a Permitter?
A Restrictor and a Permitter Share a Pot of Tea: 2 Girlfriends, 2 Kitchen Bookshelves, 5 Lessons Learned Dr. Jo Ilfeld is a favorite friend who came over to practice yoga with me last weekend. We’ve known each other since we met at a mom’s group about a decade ago. Jo was hanging out in my…
Read MoreMake Exercise Your Meditation Too!
Meditate or exercise, why choose? Movement as a vehicle for deeper self-awareness has been a long-standing practice in many traditions such as Yoga, T’ai Chi, and Chi Gong. You can take the same principles of mindful movement into any workout. Exercise can become the way you deepen your sense of self, relieve anxiety and give your…
Read MoreFood Sensitivities: The Hidden Dangers That No One is Talking About
How do food sensitivities affect a person’s calcium absorption rate? Today, guest expert Kim Millman shares a Calcium CheckUp tool that can help with your diet, meeting your calcium needs, and feeling and looking your very best. I didn’t think that happened until I got old! my patient said with a concerned look. I didn’t…
Read MoreThe Cheat System Diet – Dr. Sara’s Book Club #13
With bikini season just around the corner, women everywhere are expressing collective panic at the thought of shedding their coats and yoga pants in favor of sundresses, tank tops, and swimsuits. The problem is that worrying about your weight can put your “fight or flight” hormone—cortisol—on overdrive, which contributes to even more weight gain/retention. This…
Read More7 Ways to Sleep Without Drugs
Do you feel tired, stressed, and exhausted, but still can’t seem to fall asleep at night? It’s a double whammy all too common for the average stressed-out, hormonally imbalanced, run-ragged woman. You feel like you’ve run a marathon at the end of each day, but a good night’s rest still eludes you – you’re tired…
Read MoreMotherhood: How Breastfeeding and Weaning Affect Your Emotions
When I was asked to share an article with Dr. Sara’s community I immediately knew what I wanted to talk about. When I think of hormones, I think about the hormonal jungle I had to navigate as I made my way through pregnancy, birthing, breastfeeding and weaning. Looking back, what made these experiences all the more…
Read MoreThe Cheat System Diet: Review and Discussion with Author Jackie Wicks
When I was a new mom, I struggled with losing the baby weight. I joined Weight Watchers and lost a few pounds but they didn’t stay off. I didn’t eat that well on Weight Watchers – I could literally eat anything I wanted as long as I stayed within my points, so I ate crap,…
Read MoreDr. Sara’s Genius Bar: Top 4 Podcasts in Health
Still trying to get through that stack of self-help books you have sitting on your nightstand? In today’s article, Dr. Sara Gottfried shares her favorite free health podcasts by Dr. Jack Kruse, Abel James, Chris Kresser and Pedram Shojai. While there’s nothing better than a good read, soaking up the latest and greatest research on…
Read MoreHow to Manage PMS: The Key to Your Feminine Power
What can you do to help relieve PMS symptoms? The swollen breasts and bellies. Tears. Raging words erupting from tight throats—the ones we wish we could take back, but can’t. Ugh, PMS (Premenstrual Syndrome)! In today’s article, Sara Avant Stover shares a fresh perspective and approach to managing your “cycle.” The good girl, the thin…
Read MoreThe Disease Delusion – Dr. Sara’s Book Club #12
Dr. Jeffrey Bland is “the father of functional medicine” – from medicine by symptom to medicine by cause. In his book, “The Disease Delusion,” he explains about how to cure chronic illness such as heart disease, neurological disorders, kidney and liver problems. Modern medicine has turned the tables on acute illness – now it’s possible…
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