This show was taped way back in early winter, well before the pandemic, so pardon the lack of facemasks! But as we head into a COVID-19-induced mental health epidemic, we need this show and the wisdom that master Bikram Yoga instructor Diane Ducharme Gardner has …
Even during a pandemic, pain happens. I’ve recently fielded calls from patients suffering with shingles and sciatica, both nasty forms of nerve pain. Luckily, Dr. Heather Finlay-Morreale, Umass Memorial Medical Center pediatrician and neuropathic pain management expert, was a recent guest on my show. Her …
There’s no doubt that COVID-19 makes some people really, really sick. And it’s not all about age. Studies show that regardless of age, obesity is a major risk factor, along with obesity-related health problems such as diabetes and heart disease. Specialists feel that there are …
Laura Klein is a trained chef and ACE/Wellcoaches certified health coach as well as consultant for the Institute of Lifestyle Medicine’s CHEF program. She is the owner of Well Seasoned Coaching, and gets rave reviews from her clients. I’m so thrilled that she will be …
We recently featured nurse practitioner and cancer survivor Eileen Wyner on Healthy Living! Eileen helped write this Harvard Health Blog post: Exercise as Part of Cancer Treatment, and she has had some intense personal experiences to share with us. She first tells the story of …
Tara McCarthy is a registered dietitian nutritionist at Children’s Hospital in Boston, Massachusetts. Her above-and-beyond effort to personally experience the special diets she recommends– creating, testing, and eating a variety of recipes– was just featured in the news! I was thrilled to have her on …
I was thrilled to host physician and author Peter Grinspoon and his dog Benji! (This episode originally aired on TV in September, but it took me until now to get my YouTube act together.) Peter is incredibly open about his history of opioid use disorder, …
I’m thrilled to share the pilot episode of Healthy Living: Let’s Get Real, a casual and honest (read: very low-budget) nutrition and lifestyle TV series. In the show, healthcare providers share their own stories and real-life healthy habits. The pilot episode features Laura Etre, a …