Many years ago, a spiritual teacher gave me what seemed like a simple assignment: Do nothing for five minutes a day. That’s it. Do nothing. It was the most difficult assignment I’ve ever had. It didn’t mean to meditate or look at the flowers in the garden or count my breaths or take a nap … Read more
Attention cheese lovers: Cheese is good for you! Drop those old notions about the so-called dangers of saturated fat. Cheese is chock full of heart, brain and bone-healthy nutrients that should make it a regular part of your diet. The saturated fat and cholesterol myths have long been busted, but wildly successful and completely untrue … Read more
In the beginning of the Covid pandemic, I got an unexplained craving for garlic. I mean, my friends, this was serious. I’ve always thought garlic was fine and added great flavor to a variety of dishes. But suddenly, I could eat an entire clove of roasted garlic without thinking twice and even consider a second … Read more
We all love our chocolate and recent research has given us myriad health reasons why that daily dose of dark chocolate is good for us. Now recent research shows us that chocolate—or at least a component of chocolate—can also erase wrinkles. What’s not to love? The benefit actually comes from the flavonoid-rich cocoa pod, the … Read more
By now, most of us have happily heard that a daily glass of wine (my favorite!) can be a big health promoter – dozens of studies have shown that the antioxidant compounds in wine (especially reds) can lower heart disease risk. But surveys show that beer is Americans’ favorite adult beverage—with 46% choosing it most … Read more
Continuing last week’s look at common prescription and over-the-counter drugs that are proven to cause memory loss, this week we’re looking at: Hypertension drugs Opioids and narcotic painkillers Sleep aids Incontinence drugs Parkinson’s drugs Here’s a quick rundown and a brief look at natural alternatives: Hypertension drugs, best known as beta blockers, slow the heart … Read more
Want to keep all your marbles? We all do. Most of us don’t know that long-term use of certain common prescription drugs and even over-the-counter meds can actually cause memory loss. I’ll bet you have some of these drugs in your medicine cabinet and maybe your doctor has even insisted you need some of them. … Read more
Tired of being tired? You’re not alone – as many as 70 million Americans have trouble falling asleep and staying asleep and 45% of the adult population reports having insomnia at least once a week. And moist of them report their sleep is poor quality. We all need sleep, deep restful sleep, for 7 to … Read more
The laundry list of the health risks linked to lack of sleep is growing longer and more frightening. Several new studies have unveiled a truly jolting series of results that boil down to this: Lack of sleep results in brain damage, brain shrinkage, poor memory and Alzheimer’s disease. Here is the down low on the … Read more
Make time for friends—real life ones, not the re-runs of the television show! More and more, science is proving what we woman have known forever: close friendships can help you live longer, better and wiser. In fact, some recent research suggests that building and maintaining social networks can add 30 years to your life. So … Read more