Updated: The Truth About Arsenic in Rice—And What to Eat Instead This post is updated to include the latest studies and information on the high amounts of Arsenic in rice and rice products. Arsenic is a natural mineral found in the earth’s crust, but human activities—like the use of pesticides and poultry fertilizers—have significantly increased its presence…
If you’ve been reading my articles for some time, you know how I get when a doctor tells one of my clients that there’s nothing that can be done for their pain. Just the other day one of my Pilates students told me that her doctor said there’s nothing that can be done for knee…
Today is the first day of Spring – are you ready? I certainly hope Mother Nature is ready for Spring; we’ve had enough of this white stuff in the last couple of weeks to last well into next winter! Speaking of snow shoveling, quite a few people have come in with back issues in the…
It’s funny how sayings take on different meanings as we age, isn’t it? Several years ago, when someone would tell me “Don’t get old,” I’d laugh and say that the alternative isn’t too good. Recently, I’ve been thinking about that phrase and realized that I pretty much cringe when people say this. So, why has…
Today I have a guest post from my friend and colleague Dr. Mark Hyman: Food can energize, heal, repair, and uplift us. Every bite you take creates a powerful opportunity to create health or promote disease. Unfortunately, most of us find nutrition confusing. While many things play into that confusion, misinformation, poor reporting, and personal…
What Can You Do In Your Office Chair? Plenty! In today’s video I demonstrate an exercise that stretches all those muscles around your hip. In fact, they’re same ones we stretched a few weeks ago in the video that talked about the piriformis. The best thing about today’s exercise is that you don’t even have…
Today, I’d like to get back to my series of videos on how unevenness in our pelvic area can cause some pretty nasty back pain, and what you can do about it. Our previous discussions revolved around having one hip higher than the other and a simple exercise that you can do to remedy that;…
This past weekend, I tried out my new snowshoes. Saturday was a glorious day in the Berkshires – I didn’t even need my big arctic coat! It didn’t take long before my heart was pumping right along with my arms, and it was fun to breathe in air that didn’t freeze my lungs on its…