Sunlight, Vitamin D + Gut Health

It may have been a while since the last time you sunbathed; how inviting does lounging on a beach right about now sound? With good reason, many of us have gotten in the habit of slathering on the sunscreen in order to reduce the appearance of aging on our skin and also to decrease our […]

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Headaches? One Surprising Cause…

Whether you’re wearing an N95 on the front lines working in what is now classified as an essential job, or simply abiding by the directive to wear a protective, homemade, cloth cover over your mouth and nose, you may be experiencing a surprising side effect:  headaches. Having to wear a mask, or other types of […]

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Immunity + Inflammation

Social distancing and wearing a mask any time we leave our homes have become the norm. Washing our hands, though a common sense thing to do already, in my opinion, after touching high traffic areas like a doorknob in a restroom, is something we are now being reminded to do via signage posted in many […]

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Using At-Home Time to Create New Habits

It’s not only adults who may be finding themselves overdoing it on the snacks during quarantine, it turns out emotional eating in children is also on the rise. A recent article in the NY Times (1) focused on how boredom and stress are two big contributors to emotional eating, and children, just like adults, have […]

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