If you imagine stepping from a freezing December day into a sweltering July day, you can only marvel at the body’s ability to adjust to new seasons. Beneath the surface, your body works hard to transition to new seasonal conditions. More than 5,000 genes change their expression from one season to the next, according to…
Most adults catch between two and four colds a year and the average infant or child catches from six to ten colds a year. That means, in our lifetimes, most of us will have a cold or flu for between two and three years. That’s a lot of Kleenex. Immune Boosters The good news…
What should you eat for optimal health? That question has inspired wildly contradictory dietary trends from Low-fat to Raw Vegan to Paleo to Keto, each backed by health claims and scientific studies. However, nobody will ever discover a one-size-fits-all optimal human diet because we didn’t evolve to eat the same thing. Throughout most of history,…
Do you love having your mind blown? Me too. I learned the word iconoclast in college, and I loved the word instantly. It describes a person who attacks cherished beliefs and institutions. I was familiar with the concept. My dad wrote a column for a major newspaper for 26 years in which he delighted in…
Plants have been powerful allies for health and healing for as long as humans have lived. Herbal medicines can be effective remedies for ills as anyone who’s sipped on ginger tea for a stomachache can attest. They can also be powerful tonics for everyday health. Many common plants are full of vitamins, minerals, proteins, antioxidants,…
Most women I know have cut out dairy, gluten, grains, legumes, or soy or experimented with a diet that eliminates a food group, such as Paleo, Keto, or Whole 30. Some men I know have too. I’ve been there as well. (More on my story below.) Here’s what I wish I could tell my younger…