Lifestyle as Medicine - Prevention as cure The four most common chronic conditions in modern society are: 1. Heart Disease 2. Diabetes ...

Nature Humbles and Connects Dr. Lisa and I had the opportunity recently to spend a long weekend on a very remote island in the 10,000...

CAREER- a Primary Food The Institute for Integrative Nutrition considers contentment with career to be essential for overall health and...

Tired? The following is extracted from The PRACTICE OF GROUNDEDNESS, by Brad Stullberg as summarized by Time Magazine: Many of us are...

Gratitude and Volunteerism - keys to wellness Young people inspire me. There is always something to learn from them. Amazingly, sometimes...

Teen Health/Life Coaching Even before the Covid Pandemic, and long afterward, adolescents have faced health challenges due to the...

Marriage - an essential partnership I am coming to you this week from beautiful Lake George, New York where we traveled for a family...

From another viewpoint One of my favorite works of American fiction is TO KILL A MOCKINGBIRD by Harper Lee. The movie based on Lee’s...

Healthy Eating = Healthy Shopping The two most important factors in promoting healthy eating in your family is availability and modeling....

The Weight is Over Changing the paradigm Until now, especially over the last 40 or 50 years, the weight loss industry has relied on this...

Relationships: Seeing the other side Those of you who follow this column know that we refer to relationships as “primary food” or...

Appreciate the miracles all around We’ve considered giving up. Several times, my wife and I. After my open heart surgery and stroke at...

BELLY FAT Abdominal adiposity or “belly fat” is a challenge for many of us. What you may not know is that there are two types. One is...

One of the truly wonderful things we've become involved with is wedding ceremonies. We have done a few now and it is incredibly fun and...

Optimism During these rather unsettling pandemic times, and the deflation that came with the surging “delta” variant just as we though we...

Essential Nourishment - Closing the fulfillment gap I have previously discussed the importance of essential nourishment - relationships,...

MONACO Wellness Workshops As part of our efforts to spread the word about health and wellness, we are offering several very exciting...

Get Vaccinated….PLEASE As your holistic wellness physician, health coach, friend and advocate, I urge you, if you have not done so...

Both men and women can lose hair for a variety of reasons. And, in honor of August being designated “Hair Loss Awareness Month” we at...

Mindful Eating- A Key to Success The late, great Judy Maisel, author of THE BEVERLY HILLS DIET in the 1980s and good friend and mentor...