The same thing happens about this time every year: we dial back the calories, dial up the gym time and reach for the sunless tanner — all with the goal of getting our bodies looking their best for summer. But there’s one unsightly feature you may not have considered getting fixed before putting on those bikini bottoms […]
As we prep for bikini season, “fat” might sound like a dirty word. However, researchers are now discovering that brown fat can actually burn calories. Brown fat vs. white fat Think of these two fats as a good cop/bad cop scenario. White fat is the bad stuff. It stores energy and hangs out on our […]
I round my shoulders forward to protect my heart. That’s what I told Dr. Babak Mokari, DO at the CENTER FOR THE HEALING ARTS when he asked me about my neck and shoulder pain. Dr Mokari is an osteopathic physician specializing in Integrative Medicine. Osteopathic medicine is a philosophy that emphasizes the interrelationship between structure and function […]
Remember the “Freshman 15”? Snort. #forgeddaboutit. Your real problem is the “Fifty 15” or heaven forbid, the “Fifty 50.” How many times have you heard something like this….. I used to live on a diet of pizza and ice cream, and could still lose 5 pounds between Monday and Friday for the weekend. Glory days, girls. […]
In her ob-gyn practice at Mintview OB-GYN, Dr. Alyse Kelly-Jones is particularly interested in women’s sexual health and in their health & wellness issues in the menopause decade. This period begins when your hormones begin to drop (in your late 30s!!), and continues through to your post-menopausal 50s. According to Dr. Kelly-Jones, women usually begin to […]
You made your New Year’s resolution a week ago but despite fighting for a treadmill on three consecutive mornings and politely declining a coworker’s birthday cupcake one afternoon, that needle on the scale is just not budging. Sound familiar? Who’s ready for a shortcut? We’ve scoured the four corners of the web to figure out if some […]
At some point in 2015 my mind turned on me. I had no clarity. I became forgetful. I lost my keys. Yet, I continued to spin my plates on sticks: work, kids, exercise, laundry, grocery shopping, book writing, do-gooding….did I mention grocery shopping? Heading into the holidays with the task of magic-making positioned squarely on […]
We’re a few days into the new year … how are those weight-loss resolutions going? If you’re eating your third donut of the day while reading this, don’t panic! It’s not too late to turn things around. For some professional advice, we chatted with Wellness Director Catlin Rankin from PartnerMD, a concierge health practice in the Arboretum. Catlin […]
Are you always overeating? Do you mindlessly snack all day long? Do you crave sugar when you are upset or salty snacks late at night? Same. At the start of this New Year, we asked Charlotte therapist Rebecca Glavin about the reasons why this might be happening. Below are 5 Common Overeating Obstacles Rebecca […]
Looking for another reason to kick start the new year with a commitment to fitness? How about turning back the clock to a younger you? The New York Times reported this summer on a Norwegian study that determined “that people with above-average cardiovascular fitness generally had longer life spans than people with lower aerobic fitness. So […]
If you find that you have to trade in your skinny jeans for stretchy yoga pants every year once January rolls around, I have some tips that you may want to keep in mind during the holidays. I’m not talking dieting, starvation, or deprivation. These tips are sensible, totally doable, and won’t spoil any of […]
Bandwagoners wear pink. Where’s the real support for breast cancer? Guest Blog by Brooke Neal for Charlotte Radiology Until about five years ago, I would’ve described October as an orange month. With Halloween on the brain and pumpkin stands on every corner, not to mention the leaves turning beautiful shades of amber and rust, it […]
