Relationships…and Your Health

Relationships…and Your Health

Happy Lunar New Year! The bittersweet plant, also known as climbing nightshade, pops up along a certain stretch of the country road that I walk. The tangle of vines, from which bright red berries hang, is beautiful…and often ends up on our fireplace mantle as a...
Your Healthy Holiday Gift Guide

Your Healthy Holiday Gift Guide

The idea of giving and/or receiving the “perfect” holiday gift can evolve over time, depending on where we are in life. In my twenties, for example, receiving (or giving) health or wellness-themed gifts were the furthest thing from my mind. I remember eagerly...
Why Self-Care is the New Health Care

Why Self-Care is the New Health Care

Although “losing weight” is a top New Year’s resolution, why not make self-care—taking better care of yourself—a priority in 2018?  After all, a lack of self-care is often what leads to weight gain in the first place. And, in an era of medical insurance with high...