6 Tips for Weeding Your Mental Garden
I love gardening, working the soil, planting tiny seeds and watching them grow. A few weeks ago, while pulling crab from kale, I found myself thinking about my clients and their concerns about bone health. I became fascinated thinking about the extent to which mental and emotional stress robs us
Reducing Stigma About Lung Cancer
Slide 1 Support, not stigma How to raise awareness and reduce stigma about lung cancer Slide 2 The deadliest cancer Each year, lung cancer claims more lives than any other type of cancer in the U.S. It is the second most common cancer in women and has one of the
Emotions and Bone Strength: Are the “Winds of Worry” Weakening Your Bones?
Have you ever wondered what we could learn about bone health from our ancestors? Have. And I’m doing it now as I reflect on my recent interview with Ayurvedic master and best-selling author Acharya Shunya. In this interview, I ask Acharya to talk about the ancient Vedic perspective on the
How to Regain Intimacy When Your Partner Has Bladder Cancer
Living with bladder cancer is not only difficult for the patient. It also changes the life of your partner, who often becomes your caregiver. Taking on the role of caregiver can feel like a full-time job, leaving you exhausted and changing the dynamic with your partner, even after recovery. But
Trabecular Bone Score and the Quest to Predict Who Will Fracture
Every year, 178 million new osteoporotic fractures occur worldwide. These fractures are painful, costly, and sometimes life-limiting. In hopes of preventing these fractures, medical systems around the world have sought ways to identify those at highest risk of fracture. In Traditional Chinese Medicine, the energy meridian system of the kidney
Metabolic Syndrome and Endometrial Cancer: What’s the Connection?
What is metabolic syndrome? It is a set of conditions that increase the risk of serious health problems. They include: Hypertension high blood sugar High cholesterol levels Obesity Metabolic syndrome and endometrial cancer. Many women with endometrial cancer also have metabolic syndrome. Scientists have found a link between three signs
Prolia for Bone Fractures — I’m Still Not Impressed
When the bone drug Prolia (denosumab) first appeared in 2010, I looked closely at it because it used a completely different mechanism than the widely used bisphosphonates, targeting the RANK/RANK-L/OPG system to prevent osteoclasts from being “ activated” instead of decreasing their number like bisphosphonates. In 2010 I was not
I Became a Cancer Survivor at Age 3
As told to Shannon Shelton Miller Being a cancer survivor has shaped my life. When I was 3 years old, I was playing in the backyard with my older sister, who noticed blood spreading across my clothes. He ran me home and told my parents. They took off my clothes
Vitamin D In The Summer— Better Bones
With summer underway, it’s time to take advantage of the free vitamin D the sun has to offer. Sun exposure is the ideal way to help us reach the minimum vitamin D level of 32 ng/mL, with an optimum of 50 to 60 ng/mL. I also encourage you to get
Bellamy Young Talks Caregiving and Hepatic Encephalopathy
November is National Family Caregivers Month. Award-winning actress Bellamy Young is known for playing strong characters on television shows like “The Other Black Girl” and “Scandal” (hello, EM. President!). He is also currently using the power of his voice and his personal experience to raise awareness about a serious disease
Changes In Sleep Patterns In Older Adults
Path to better health Older adults often see changes in their sleep-wake cycle. This can be caused by many different factors, including: The chemicals and hormones in your body. For example, as we age, our body produces less melatonin. This is the natural hormone that regulates the sleep cycle. Lifestyle
The wonders of you – Better Bones, Better Body
“There are only two ways to live your life. One is as if nothing were a miracle. The other is as if everything were a miracle.“-Albert Einstein At this time of year, many of us meditate on miracles. Hanukah and Christmas are winter holidays that focus on ancient miraculous events,
