Healthy Aging

Although the best way to know if you’re suffering under a spending or shopping addiction is to seek out the support of a qualified therapist, we can use six questions to get a broad understanding of how spending may be impacting your life…

Do you have a stiff or painful neck? Does your neck often hurt or just feel uncomfortable? Does tension in your neck make it hard to turn your head as easily as you used to? If this sounds like you, you will know that pain or stiffness in your neck can affect…

I have a confession to make. Based on the science, for years I have been recommending Tai Chi to my patients without ever doing it myself. To avoid being a hypocrite any longer, I decided to attend my first ever Tai Chi class. The class was a free one set…

When I was 40, I began to develop Arthritis. It began slowly, at first in my fingers, however by the time I was in my late 50s, I was really suffering with pain, joint stiffness and swelling in my feet, knees, hands and ankles. I knew that I needed to find a way…

Back in the 1980s, when I was in my 20s, I decided to do a 2-day, 150-mile bike ride from Houston to Austin, Texas. I bought a bike (yes, I didn’t even have a bike at the time) and trained for months with a group of friends who were…

Ever feel like you need to overhaul your entire life to get healthy? Have you ever found yourself putting off making changes because you can’t do it all perfectly? If this resonates, you’re not alone and many women just like you feel overwhelmed by health advice…

Especially in your 60s, with the weight of becoming a ‘senior’ bearing down a life of working and raising a family at a plateau, your back can buckle under the pressure. Bad posture doesn’t just simply look bad, though…

It is never too early to think about the life you will be living when you are older. Of course, all of us want a nice retirement with the time to do all the things we never had time for before, and although we can never really know how things will be for us in our later years…

Embracing graceful aging revolves around fostering a positive and empowered mindset towards the natural process of growing older. This article seeks to illuminate the beauty and wisdom that unfolds with age, championing…

When we talk about aging, the conversation often revolves around “aging in place” – adapting our homes with grab bars, ramps, and the like. But in our rush to prepare for potential limitations, I believe we’re missing the bigger picture. Society wants longevity…