Excessive worry seems to continue to be on the rise, even impacting teens more than ever, and can have devastating consequences. Worry and stress can contribute to sleep problems, which can have serious...
“What’s your secret to staying so trim?”. The question came from a patient I had been seeing regularly for over 15 years. The painful truth? Not long before then, I had been more than 20 pounds overweight....
Every 37 seconds, someone in the United States dies from heart disease. That’s about 650,000 people a year. And the numbers have been INCREASING every year since 2014. Perhaps even more shocking than...
Salmon, berries, broccoli, almonds, and kale are among the superstars of the dietary world. But they're not the only nutritional powerhouses out there.
Coffee drinkers often wonder if caffeine can improve their memory. That's because many who religiously consume the beverage notice that they seem more alert when they've had coffee. One coffee drinker,...
Negative self-talk—the tendency to interpret things in the world in a pessimistic way and have a self-limiting inner voice—can create significant stress in your life, and exacerbate the stressful situations...
Whether you are confronting the end of your own life of the loss of a loved one, death is a certainty of life that everyone will face. Even so, knowing that it's inevitable doesn't mean you'll feel prepared...
The brain uses more energy than any other organ in the human body and glucose is its primary source of fuel. But what happens when the brain is exposed to an excessive amount of sugars in the standard...
It’s normal to have an occasional draggy day, but if you’re staggering through life looking for a bottomless coffee pot, and longing for bed whenever you’re not in it, it’s time to evaluate your...