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
In a word, vitamin D3 is the one you want. Vitamin D2 is basically a waste of your time and money. Here’s what we know: Vitamin D is not actually a vitamin. It’s a fat-soluble hormone. Vitamin D has a multitude of effects in the human body, including absorbing calcium from the gut and the … Read more
I’ve been a yoga teacher for more than 30 years. I’ve taught yoga breathing techniques to hundreds of students. I know the importance of the breath for health. But the teacher can always be taught. In this case, Dr. Andrew Weil showed me a new/old breathing technique that is a powerful health enhancer, stress reducer … Read more
Note from Kathleen: Earlier this week, I posted an article on aluminum toxicity from Dr. Joseph Mercola and it generated some discussion and thoughts I’d like to expand upon here. Follow me on Facebook and Twitter if you don’t already. The link between aluminum exposure and Alzheimer’s disease has definitively confirmed what has long been … Read more
This article originally appeared on this website in November of 2014. Chalk up another of the impressive benefits of vitamin D: It can prevent Alzheimer’s and other neurological diseases. Several new studies confirm that people with the lowest vitamin D levels are at dramatically increased risk of dementia. (Alzheimer’s is the most common form of … Read more
Kate Stockman is an old friend of Kathleen’s who has found some keys to staying young through the Ageless Grace program. This is a guest post from Kate. I turned 60 years young this year, and while 60 is the new 40, I am still recognizing differences in my body and brain, both of which … Read more
Statin drugs are among the most frequently used popular prescription drugs in the world, raking in sales of over $35 billion—that’s right billion—a year. For what? They purport to lower cholesterol and thereby prevent heart attacks. In fact they do lower cholesterol, but the evidence linking statins to heart attack prevention has been called into … Read more
My regular readers know that my husband and I recently returned from a delightful trip to Spain and France. Among the challenges was dealing with language. My husband speaks a smattering of Spanish and I speak a smattering of French, so basic communication was possible. Actually, I took several years of French in elementary school, … Read more