I’m always looking for advice on behavior change and habits. It’s fascinating stuff. How can you get yourself to do the things you want to do but then for some reason don’t. Lately, I have seen several sources advocating to create an exercise habit as a first step to successfully creating other desirable habits. Here…
Happy New Year! Hard to believe 2018 is already two weeks old. Are you among the many that started the year with a new year’s resolution? And did that new year’s resolution involve your diet? Are you hoping to lose weight, get fit, and eat “healthier”? How’s that going? US News and World Report…
You know you should exercise. Yet you still struggle to get it done. You can’t seem to find the time, have various injuries, or any number of other excuses. I think it comes down to not liking it enough. If you like something, you will make time for it. Much like meditation, you…
Are you using a LARC? Maybe you should be. LARCs, otherwise known as long-acting reversible contraception, include IUDs and the contraceptive implant. The American College of Obstetrician and Gynecologists just released an updated opinion on LARCs which is that everyone who is at risk for pregnancy should be offered a LARC as a first choice,…
It’s October, the month that pink starts appearing everywhere including such incongruous places as NFL games. Yes, this means it’s breast cancer awareness month. I don’t know about you, but I’m pretty aware of breast cancer, without all the pink. Of course I’m aware; I’m a breast cancer survivor. But I bet you’re aware too,…
Check it out. Wanted to share. It’s about your metabolism and artificial sweeteners. I don’t drink diet soda. Do you? In fact, I can’t stand the taste of many artificial sweeteners, but because food companies want to make processed food sweeter without added calories, they are often added in places you wouldn’t expect. That is…
Much ado has been made of the ill health effects of smartphone use primarily depression, sleep disturbance and even brain cancer. It’s depressing to think that this device we are all addicted to is making us more depressed. Another disturbing side effect that has the potential to be even more devastating is the long term…
I had a rough winter. If you read my last post, you know I ended up with cervical cancer. Throughout the winter and into the spring my situation seemed to get worse with every visit. For most of that time, I felt great, so it was perplexing to hear that I had not only one…
2017 is off to an atrocious start. For me, this has nothing to do with politics. I was diagnosed with cancer, again. An entirely separate kind of cancer unrelated to my original cancer. For someone who does the things usually recommended for good health, two cancer diagnoses in less than four years, both before age…
As much as I like writing, especially writing about health, science, and medicine, it is a challenge to come up with interesting topics to write about on a regular basis. Since the election, it has been impossible for me. I have not been able to think about anything else. Paying attention to self-care and wellness…