Do you need a digital detox? While technology has made our lives easier in many ways, studies show that the constant use of digital technology can also make us less focused, less productive and less social while also making us feel more stressed. The constant streaming of digital technology can strain your relationships, ruin a […]
If you read my book Making Life Easy you know that having a spiritual practice is important to our health, happiness, and wholeness. When you put your faith in a higher power there is a constant source of healing energy available to your through the Creator (who goes by many names.) This is true whether […]
Occasional problems with sleep are common at midlife, often secondary to hot flashes and night sweats, or anxiety and depression—which often occur together in midlife women. Between 20 and 40 percent of women have sleep disorders, and women in perimenopause often need more sleep and suffer from insomnia more often than do men of the […]
Currently 40 percent of women older than fifty-five have elevated cholesterol levels. Because this condition is so common, I recommend that midlife women have a baseline lipid profile measuring total cholesterol, triglycerides, LDL, and HDL cholesterol so they know where they stand.
The Adverse Childhood Experiences (ACE) study scientifically validates something many physicians, including me, have experienced. The environment that you are raised in can have a significant impact on your health and habits for a long, long time.
Trailer for Dr. Christiane Northrup’s PBS Special, “Women’s Bodies, Women’s Wisdom.”: Dr. Christiane Northrup’s public television special, Women’s Bodies, Women’s Wisdom, presents a breakthrough approach to women’s health and teaches viewers how to access and use the most powerful inner tool that every woman possesses for ultimate well-being and beauty. This is the 7th PBS […]
Polycystic ovary syndrome, have you heard of it? Well, if you’ve been diagnosed with it, I want to give you the way out of the syndrome.
Is it okay to be selfish? Tune in to find out when it's perfectly healthy to put yourself first.
As you know, I have been counseling women to lay off the sugar for about twenty years now. When I talk about sugar, I am referring to refined sugar, the white stuff. I first started talking about the negative effects of sugar in all it’s forms – bread, potatoes, alcohol, rice and even beans — […]
