Part I – Changing the Rebuild As most of our bodies are replaced in a matter of days to weeks, what we do is what we become. How we live changes not just our gene expression but how we, look, think, and move; It also resets how we rebuild and renew ourselves – critical to […]
Three questions that can save your life
Living Longer and Better Woody Allen (seriously) wants to live forever, but most of us will settle for living healthier and longer. It’s more than possible. Asian American women in Suffolk County, New York have an expected lifespan of 95.6 years. A much larger population of the same folk in Bergen County, New Jersey can […]
How you can take time off and get more done (11/24/10)
New Ways to Increase Productivity Take breaks and get more done – is that possible? More than possible, if you know how the body renews and regenerates itself. In yesterday’s New York Times, Jane Brody profiled Professor Tori Yancey of UCLA. Yancey wants Americans to move, and knows well they don’t like to. Her answer […]
Don’t stuff the wrong turkey (11/22/10)
Have Real Fun This Holiday – Before and After This Thanksgiving you’ll follow sensible advice – don’t eat too much, don’t drink too much? Sure you will. Here’s another idea. Follow the way your body is built and you can minimize the damage and maximize the fun. It’s not strange you might want to […]
Don’t let daylight savings get you down (11/21/10)
Messing with Mother Nature It happens like clockwork every year. Patients arrive and tell me they can’t handle daylight savings. The body clock change of merely one hour, compared with a flight to Europe, where the change is usually six hours, makes them feel uneasy, skittish, unhappy, unmotivated, and fatigued. How come? Here are some […]