The room of the body
Don’t suppose that there’s anything that helps us appreciate good health like experiencing it’s absence. In the not too distant past I had the opportunity to spend some time with a relative who was...
View ArticleHow to avoid becoming a skinny fat person
One of the most important tools for achieving optimal wellness and aging gracefully is building and maintaining muscle. Muscle burns calories exponentially more efficiently than fat, and of course, it...
View ArticlePost election stress reduction techniques
For many of us encounters with stress-producing events and thoughts are a given as we engage in our activities of daily living. Frequent or continued stress will result in physiological changes that...
View ArticleObesity: What are We Doing to Our Children?
I continue with this series on obesity by discussing a topic that is alarming: obesity in children. I’ve talked about obesity around the world and in the U.S., and how statistics show that the obesity...
View ArticleWhat’s Making Teens Obese? Hint: It’s Not the Lack of Exercise
I wrote a prior article on obesity in children, Obesity: What Are We Doing to Our Children? in which I talked about obesity in children, and the fact that in the U.S. nearly one in three children and...
View ArticleThe Obesity Apocalypse is Coming!
I have written a series of articles on obesity, and today is the last of the articles on this topic. Why is it important to talk about this? Because as a nation, here in the U.S., statistics show that...
View ArticleOsteopathic Considerations in Osgood-Schlatter Disease
Osgood-Schlatter disease has a long and difficult to pronounce name, but the concept is quite simple. As children grow sometimes the tendon that connects the kneecap (patella) to the shin bone (tibia)...
View Article‘Sole’ful body maintenance
This month’s guest author is a massage therapist and yogini who practices a variety of massage techniques. Dawn Dotson’s article focuses on the burgeoning technique of Ashiatsu barefoot massage. I can...
View ArticleWhat’s in a name? –“Age-Friendly”?
All too often we use a words that sound correct, or have a nice ring to them, or as an short- cut way of communicating a laundry list of other words. Think about things like “sustainable”, or “eco...
View ArticlePelvic Floor Health: The symptoms may be common, but they’re not ‘normal’
This month I am honored to welcome back Erin Svare as my guest blog author. She is a talented yogini, personal trainer, and passionate advocate for women’s health. Be well. Pelvic Floor Health: The...
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