Hands Down: The Best Collagen? Think Again.

I love my dermatologist.    She’s efficient, kind and incredibly talented at spotting even the most unsuspecting moles or skin abnormalities that an untrained eye (such as my own) would miss.      Last summer, at my twice annual mole check, she detected a tiny, pink spot on my back that she didn’t like the […]

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Can A Vegan Diet Support an Optimal Gut Microbiome?

For many reasons, a vegan approach to eating is not conducive to supporting optimal gut health. This is not to say one should not be plant-based (important to differentiate that the two labels are not necessarily one in the same); rather, as veganism is the practice of abstaining from the use of all animal products, […]

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Is “Going Meatless” Really the Right Message?

A few weeks ago, WeWork announced it is “trying a new tactic in the push toward corporate sustainability by saying it is committed to being “a meat-free organization.”(1) “The global network of shared office spaces said in an email to employees last month that they will no longer serve or pay for meat at WeWork events […]

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Anxious? Stressed Out? Listen to Your Gut.

When you’re trying to make a difficult decision, do you over analyze, or listen to your gut? Do you ever feel like you have a case of the jitters, or butterflies in your stomach, either before a race or an important meeting? Who hasn’t? Furthermore, these expressions don’t come out of nowhere; after all, the […]

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