Understanding Ultra-Processed Foods: What You Need to Know Lately, I’ve been getting a lot of questions about highly processed foods, so I wanted to provide some clarity today. The NOVA food classification system defines ultra-processed foods (UPFs) as: “Industrial formulations made entirely or mostly from substances extracted from foods (oils, fats, sugar, starch, and proteins),…
Merry Christmas, Happy Hanukkah, and Happy Kwanzaa! My wish for this new year is that it brings joy, health, love, and peace to you all. Thank you all for giving me the BEST Christmas present ever! Your book purchases during my launch week have made me a four-time bestselling author! I am thrilled to share…
Spring is in the air, even if the snow is still on the ground in Otis… With the warmer days and later sunsets comes the desire to get in shape for shorts and tanks. Many of us have put on our “winter weight,” like hibernating bears. For me, it’s the holiday season and my birthday…
Tomorrow is National Walking Day. Saturday is National Play Outside Day. I’ll bet you can guess where I’m going with this… Let’s make a vow today to do a little bit more walking and do it outdoors! Now that the weather is a bit nicer, we’ll get our daily dose of Sunshine Vitamin (D), breathe…
It’s Labor Day, and fall is in the air! Personally, I feel that we didn’t get much of a summer this year, but some years are like that. Here are a few things about fall that I love: Mosquitoes are gone! Hot cider by the fire! Foliage is fabulous! Pumpkin Pie! (NOT pumpkin everything else!)…
All the trees are fully covered in pretty leaves now, and my tulips are (at last) blooming! Perhaps this time it’s truly the start of spring weather? Fingers crossed… Today, I’d like to talk a bit about the “age related” muscle loss that we experience during and after menopause. And, more importantly, what we can…
Ever wonder why the post-menopausal weight gain that settles around your middle is so tough to lose? One could say that weight gain for women over 50 starts a downhill slide that brings many other health issues, like high blood pressure, diabetes, poor posture, and breathing difficulties, which just makes us feel bad about ourselves.…
So many people who have back or neck pain are not getting the help they need. I am writing again about chronic pain and our spines because it’s something we all need to keep in mind. For so long we’ve been thinking that a pain in the neck is caused by something in the neck.…