Olive oil has a long list of unquestionable health benefits… It fights heart disease, reduces your risk of diabetes, fights osteoporosis, and wards off depression, among other remarkable feats. But if all that weren’t enough, olive oil has one more enticing trick up its sleeve…

We don’t think much about the thyroid… and we really should. Especially considering that this non-descript little gland located in your neck produces hormones that regulate energy metabolism, control protein synthesis and adjust your body’s sensitivity to other hormones.

There’s no getting around it: most of us absolutely adore chocolate! Like many, perhaps you even struggle to balance your desire to eat healthy with your desire to enjoy life’s pleasures — such as chocolate! The good news is you may not have to choose.

There’s a lot of anger in the world these days. Anger is quite a powerful emotion and has been shown to manifest in powerful diseases. You may feel powerless about what’s behind the anger, but regardless of the cause, if you let it, it can rob you of your good health… or even kill you.

Did you know that adding this tasty snack into your diet could be one of the best things you can do to boost your brain health? If you want a healthy brain, you first have to improve the health of your gut…

Physicians have often suggested osteoarthritis was simply a “wear-n-tear” issue. Now we understand it’s a disease of low-grade inflammation, a term that scientists call “inflammaging,” leading to a whole range of complex reactions at the cellular and molecular level characteristic of premature aging.

Everyone may feel stressed at times, but burnout is a whole other level. Burnout is a hyper-stress state induced by continued workplace pressures, elevated chronic stress and feelings of not being in control of your work environment. And it can boost your risk for coronary heart disease by almost 80 percent…

Chronic pain can destroy your wellbeing. Even low-level aches and pains can derail your mood. Sometimes injury is to blame, but commonly it’s our own bad habits, starting with posture…

Did you know that it’s possible to have the young, supple blood vessels of a 20-year old when you’re 70 or even older? It’s rare, but completely achievable if you know what to do. There are just seven steps you need to follow, and I’ll tell you exactly what they are…

You probably know that the fats you consume on an everyday basis can influence your cholesterol levels. But one thing that may not be as clear is that those same fats can affect your risk of insulin resistance. But it seems there may be more to the story…

Without realizing it, most female baby boomers are following a fat belly formula instead of the flat belly formula they want. The old advice can and does actually backfire. But these seven components have helped my midlife clients finally lose weight and feel great…

It’s the quintessential gateway condition… and with each symptom comes a stronger warning that a bigger, meaner chronic disease is stalking you. But there’s still something to be done at this point…