Wellness

As you age, it becomes harder for you to lose fat. About the time you begin to experience menopause, you tend to notice you're a bit more tired around noon and you don't always have the energy you need to exerc... Read More...

How many of us have white-knuckled our way through a staff meeting, traffic jam or endless wait at the doctor’s office? Five years ago—heck, five months ago—these would have been irritating, but chances are we ... Read More...

In the distant past, those folks who tended to look for things to feel stressed about may have survived by noticing things that their more chill contemporaries missed. Sadly, this survival mechanism may not aut... Read More...

Inflammation causes pain and discomfort throughout your body. For centuries, naturopathic healers have used essential oils to treat a range of inflammatory diseases such as arthritis. There are many essentia... Read More...

No fat, low fat, trans fat, fatty acid….has all the ‘blubber’ around fat got your brain feeling ‘overweight’ with a ‘stout’ amount of information? Allow me to share with you, the ‘skinny’ on fat! First, your... Read More...

How resilient are you? Take this quick, utterly unscientific quiz: 1. Your son or daughter moves across the country, taking your grandchildren 2,500 miles away. Do you… a. Become depressed, cry, lose... Read More...

To end well, you must begin well. It's time to focus on the healthy habits that will get you through the day - and the rest of your life, as healthy and happy as possible. Small daily habits can both motivate a... Read More...

If your home is like 68 percent of households in the United States, you own a pet. About 36.5 percent of households have a dog, according to the American Veterinary Medical Association (AMVA), while just over 3... Read More...

I think we all know how prevalent dementia and its more serious form, Alzheimers, is these days. It is likely 1 in 10 people will have dementia once over 65 years of age and women are over represented at 2/3 of... Read More...

I have a secret. I wonder if anyone else has the same secret. Or perhaps not a secret, but more of a hidden truth, one of shame and of embarrassment from potential ridicule. My shameful truth is that I am a ... Read More...

There’s nothing worse than having to force yourself to function in everyday life while dealing with something as hindering as a migraine or headache. There you are, sitting at your desk, staring at your screen,... Read More...

The first article in this series explained that loneliness is like the Cruella de Vil of emotions. It snatches our affable traits and ramps up our social paranoia and cynicism. Maybe loneliness was the reason t... Read More...