By: Erin Stair, MD, MPH Hey gang. The Feverfew in my garden is out of control! Seriously, it must be one of the easiest plants to grow, because it’s everywhere. I love that it is everywhere, too, because the plant is a rock star. Feverfew is such a powerful healer that I think I’m going […]
Barnaby made it to ONE! I am rather shocked considering all the electrical wires he tried to eat, as well as the weird crap on the streets of New York that he gobbled down. I guess he didn’t eat enough to kill himself, thankfully, and only reinforces the statement that the “toxicity is in the […]
Happy Easter to one and all! By the way, I love saying “to one and all.” I love it, because it is so unnecessary. I mean, as if I would write, Happy Easter to three of you!” My Easter was great, but mellow. There was no Easter dinner, no family members, sans Barnaby, no egg […]
Throwback Thursday. Figured I’d honor my Nana, Peggy Clinton, today, who left this world last night to reunite with her love, Donny, my Papa. This picture was taken at my high school spring concert. If this photo says anything, she couldn’t keep her eyes off my Papa, so I can’t begin to imagine how much she missed […]
The blooming field of psychoneuroimmunology continues to shed light on how powerful the mind-body connection is and both the physical and mental benefits of being positive. Researchers at the University of California, Riverside and Duke Medical Center are experimenting with treating depression with positive activity interventions ( PAIs). Positive Activity interventions are intentional acts to increase […]
The Mind-Body Connection: Depression linked to Adult-Onset Asthma. In a study involving 31,848 African American women followed from 1999 to 2011, women who were depressed were 2.08 times as likely to develop asthma. The risk of clinically depressed women developing asthma was higher in women being treated with antidepressants, women who smoked, women who were not […]
The Rose ( Rosa Damascena) is used as a healing essential oil throughout the world. Recognized years ago for its timeless beauty and magical scent, the Greek poet, Soppho, called it the “Queen of Flowers.” The 17th century physician, Culpeper, wrote that “Roses strengthen the heart,” and even recommended it for tired dry eyes and pimples. […]
Hi guys! Dr. Eeks here. This is a slide of chemicals that I think pregnant women should avoid as well as mothers of young children. In other words, kids should minimize their contact with these chemicals. While this list is controversial and this area is in dire need of more research, these are chemicals that […]
I’m honored to post a guest blog written by Susan Hayes, the incredible mom of Jillian Hayes. Jillian was a beautiful girl and avid soccer player who was diagnosed with Stage IV Melanoma in 2010, when she was just a teenager. When I first started talking to Susan, I said to her, “Your daughter looks […]
On occasion I like to go undercover and tackle controversial health and wellness issues. In this blog, I pretend I’m going to purchase a tanning package for my 15 year old very-pale niece. Here’s what happened: Wearing jogging pants, a sweat shirt and bundled up in a warm winter coat, I nonchalantly walked into […]
I haven’t added updates from Barnaby’s life in a while. Shame on me. He’s already 6 months old! I can’t believe it. Within the last 2 months, he put on 10 pounds, started school, celebrated 2 Holidays, a birthday, got his very own red winter jacket, flew on a jet to the Virgin Islands and […]
I’m thrilled to have done an interview with Dr. Michael Gibson for the Blooming Wellness Expert Short-Interview series. Dr. Gibson is an interventional cardiologist, a professor of medicine at Harvard Medical School, leader of his own academic research team, PERFUSE, and is considered the cardiologist who pioneered our understanding of the “Open Artery Hypothesis.” He […]
So Barnaby, my Goldendoodle pup, is a little over 4 months now. He just finished getting all of his puppy shots at our last family outing. My dad, a veterinarian, is great for that. My sister Sue had a Halloween bash last weekend, and I brought Barnaby to it and my dad brought Barnaby’s shots. […]