by drsstephenson | May 27, 2021 | Lifestyle Medicine, Nutrition, parade
(All images sourced from Parade) By Kaitlin Vogel / May 14, 2021 While there are a wide variety of anxiety management tools out there—yoga, therapy, meditation, and journaling, to name a few–one of the most simple yet powerful ways to combat your anxiety is through...
by drsstephenson | Apr 28, 2021 | Lifestyle Medicine, Mindfulness
Sleep is one of the most important bodily functions for getting rid of metabolic waste products, healing and rebuilding the body, consolidating memories, and maintaining our physical as well as psychological wellness. Yet, a process so central to so many beings on...
by drsstephenson | Apr 28, 2021 | Lifestyle Medicine, Mindfulness, Relationships
It’s a conundrum. You, or someone you love (like your mom), is suffering with the symptoms of menopause or perimenopause, and you’ve been offered hormone replacement therapy, or anti-depressants, or maybe even a hysterectomy. Understandably, you may be unsure how to...
by drsstephenson | Mar 24, 2021 | Lifestyle Medicine, Mindfulness, Nutrition
Charles Darwin once wrote: “It is not the strongest of the species that survives, nor the most intelligent. It is the one that is most adaptable to change.” Assuming this is true (and I think it probably is), how do we, as people seeking to be healthy and vibrant,...
by drsstephenson | Mar 24, 2021 | Lifestyle Medicine, Mindfulness, Nutrition, Physical Fitness, Recipes
After a long and gloriously pollen-free winter, it’s spring again, and for many people with spring allergies, that means the dreaded return of itchy eyes, sneezing, congestion, coughing, and that general foggy feeling that comes with allergic rhinitis due to the...
by drsstephenson | Mar 24, 2021 | Lifestyle Medicine, Nutrition, Physical Fitness
Once upon a time, people took a multivitamin and called it a day. Now, supplements are complex, trendy, and exotic—think adaptogenic mushroom coffee, herbs borrowed from Chinese medicine like Panax Ginseng, herbs borrowed from Ayurveda like ashwagandha, and...
