by Jessamine Sothard | Dec 11, 2023 | Blog, Hormone Health, Lifestyle
Picture this. You go on a summer trip you’ve been looking forward to for months. You normally eat pretty well but decide to live it up on vacation (aka overating). You only live once, right? Then, you return home and get on the scale and your weight has...
by Jessamine Sothard | Sep 18, 2023 | Blog, Lifestyle
Let’s raise a glass to your good health – but let’s make the contents of that glass alcohol-free. For many years, it was widely accepted that moderate alcohol use was actually healthy, in the absence of alcohol dependency or health problems exacerbated by...
by Jessamine Sothard | Sep 11, 2023 | Blog, Lifestyle, Uncategorized
Many health trends come and go, and at times it can be difficult to determine fad from fact and healthy from unhealthy (we’re looking at you low-fat and Atkins diets). In college, my friends and I would consume lots of licorice, Fig Newtons, and Snack Wells. They...
by Jessamine Sothard | Jun 2, 2023 | Blog, Lifestyle
Who doesn’t get a headache every now and then? Sometimes they make it difficult to do everyday activities. Non-steroidal anti-inflammatory drugs (NSAID) such as Ibuprofen or Advil are used to relieve symptoms. However, these superficial treatments do not address the...
by Jessamine Sothard | May 12, 2023 | Blog, Lifestyle
Creak. Crackle. Pop. It’s often said that nothing makes a person appear older quite like poor mobility and a lot of groaning when they do things like stand up. But are aches, and stiffness inevitable as we age? The answer is a resounding NO – if you pay...
by Jessamine Sothard | Feb 17, 2023 | Blog, Lifestyle
Despite the many scientific advances in the field of medicine over the last few decades, many of us neglect one of the most important contributors to our wellbeing: sleep. It’s a bit ironic. We now know more than ever about the effects of lifestyle on health,...