Your Body Is Talking Before You Say a Word In the last newsletter, I gave you a piece of advice for hard conversations: say the bond out loud before you say the disagreement. Tell the person plainly that this isn’t going to change how you feel about them, before you tell them the thing they might […]
Last week I wrote about a pattern I see constantly in patients: a lot of the emotional tension they carry in their shoulders, jaw, low back, and gut isn’t really about disagreement itself. It’s about the fear underneath it — that if you don’t come around to someone else’s way of seeing things, they’ll pull […]
If you’ve come into my treatment room and talked with me about what’s been stressing you out lately, there’s a good chance it wasn’t about money, or work deadlines, or traffic. It was about a person. A spouse who won’t see it your way. A sibling who voted differently than you. A friend whose beliefs […]
Pain control has been our major focus for the past few weeks as Ellen’s hip degeneration has progressed. Unlike simple osteoarthritis, she has avascular necrosis, a rapid breakdown of bone due to a loss of the blood supply to the bone. Her surgeon has told her not to use any opioid drugs before surgery as […]
Why Does Skin Change as We Age? If you’ve noticed your skin becoming thinner, looser, or developing a tissue-paper-like crepey texture, you’re not imagining things — and it’s not simply inevitable. These changes have specific biological causes, and understanding them is the first step toward doing something meaningful about them. Healthy young skin is supported […]
New research is reshaping how scientists think about dementia, and pointing toward practical steps you can take today. For decades, Alzheimer’s disease research focused almost entirely on one culprit: sticky clumps of protein called amyloid plaques that accumulate in the brain. Billions of dollars were spent developing drugs to clear these plaques — yet patients rarely […]
Most people have heard that protein is important, but fewer understand what protein actually does in the body. Even fewer realize that getting enough protein is not always the same as getting the right kinds of protein. This distinction becomes especially important as we get older. Whether your goal is maintaining muscle, recovering from illness, […]
Most people think about outdoor pollution when they hear the term “air pollution,” but indoor air can sometimes be even more polluted than outdoor air. Modern homes are built tighter than ever before, which helps save energy, but it can also trap pollutants indoors.Because we spend most of our lives inside—especially while sleeping—indoor air quality […]
Ellen’s recent hip issues have brought the subject of hip pain and degeneration to the forefront of our attention. She is likely looking at needing a hip replacement surgery. Why? Hip replacement surgery is now among the most commonly performed orthopedic procedures in the developed world. Yet in hunter-gatherer populations and traditional cultures, severe hip […]
Did you know that cholesterol does not actually cause atherosclerosis or plaque formation in your arteries? In fact when you have your cholesterol checked, what number do they give you? They tell you your LDL number. That is not cholesterol. That stands for Light Density Lipoprotein, not cholesterol. Lipoproteins are like the trucks that carry […]