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Green Your Hormones in 8 Easy Steps
Download my free Hormone Survival Guide below to get a jump start on greening your hormones. Are you feeling tired, moody or stressed? Did you know this could be a…
The All-Day Energy Diet: Dr. Sara’s Book Club #17
If there’s one thing that’s indicative of good health, it’s how energized you feel on a day-to-day basis. That’s the premise of Yuri Elkaim’s book “The All-Day Energy Diet: Double…
12 Signs You Need to Detox
I didn’t learn about detox at medical school or residency; I learned about it first through yoga, particularly during my years at Kripalu in Western Massachusetts. My detox education began…
7 Essential Steps in Resetting Your Body’s Natural Clock
Are you 35 years old but sometimes feel like you’re 95? While age is just a number, we do associate certain feelings, symptoms and diseases with different ages, and I…
Fitting into Your Skinny Jeans: Why This Second Set of Genes May Be Making It Difficult
“I’m nowhere near the finish line,” my patient said during our fifth consultation, sighing vacantly as she stared at the floor. With a waist circumference of 38 inches, triglycerides of…
Detox Friendly Recipes – A Sample Menu from the Hormone Reset Detox
One of the biggest questions I get during the Hormone Reset Detox is “What do I eat?!” Perhaps the better question would be, what can’t you eat? That list is much shorter, and easier to remember.…
Snacks: My Secret Formula to Drop 5 Pounds and Boost Your Metabolism
Snacking is tricky – it can be your best friend or your worst enemy in terms of hormonal balance and weight loss. You have probably heard a lot lately about…
Injured? Stressed Out? Try Yin Yoga
I’m devoting this entire article to the joys of yoga. “Why?” you ask (as if you didn’t know that I’m a dedicated yoga teacher as well as a physician). There’s no…
What’s In Your Water? Why Bottled Water & Alkaline Water Are NOT the Solution
Ever wonder if you’re polluting yourself with the water you drink? As alkaline water, such as Kangen, grows in popularity, I often get asked by my community which water filtration…
The Biggest Hormone Myth That’s Sabotaging You
MYTH: I don’t have to worry about hormones until menopause. Meanwhile, I can do whatever I want to my body – drink like a fish, party like a rock star,…