by Leslie Garrett | September 27th, 2011 | 2 Comments
topic: Health & Wellness, Healthy Aging, Personal Growth | tags: adult acne, aging, aging gracefully, Healthy Aging, hormones, hot flashes, maturity, menopause, menopause symptoms, menstruation, perimenopause, periods, wisdom, womens health

Once upon a glorious pre-perimenopausal time, my cycles were more reliable than NASA and the Mayans for marking the passage of time. My body responded to exercise, diet and a good night’s sleep as intended — by performing well and looking good. Heck, my body responded to wine, chocolate and a restless night’s sleep by performing well and looking good!
by Mark Hyman, M.D. | January 17th, 2011 | 1 Comment
topic: Health & Wellness, Healthy Eating | tags: Alzheimer's Disease, beans, bone density, breast-cancer, breastfeeding, cholesterol, dairy, data, diabetes, diet, digestion, edamame, fermented, genetically engineered, GMO, health, healthy-eating, hormones, infant formula, kidneys, Mark Hyman, medical studies, menopause symptoms, milk, miso, natto, nuts, organic, probiotics, processed foods, protein, science, soy, tempeh, thyroid, tofu, vegan, vegetarian

“Eating soy will kill you!” Scan the media reports and surf the Internet, and you’re bound to come across scary claims that would lead you to believe this is true. Some you may have heard:
• Soy will give you breast cancer.
• Soy formula is dangerous to babies.
• Genetically modified soy foods may modify you.
• Soy foods block your thyroid function.
• Soy prevents the absorption of minerals and interferes with digestion.
• Tofu causes Alzheimer’s Disease.