You made it a New Year’s Resolution again this year: Eat more balanced meals . If it’s not working out as you planned, you may want to look at your strategy. Green Mountain registered dietitian Robyn Priebe walks us through one of her favorite tips for preparing healthy meals…
We want to thank those of you who have continued to subscribe to our blog and who have visited our website. Some have written noting particular interest in the research conducted at the MGH Center for Women’s Mental Health, including the National Pregnancy Registry for Atypical Antipsychotics. The purpose of the…
Topiramate (marketed as a Topamax), in addition to its use for the treatment of epilepsy, is now being prescribed to reproductive aged women for a broad spectrum of indications, including migraine headaches, weight control, and mood stabilization. Limited information is available on its reproductive safety; however, the preliminary data we…
Lately I’ve been getting tons of requests for Chef David Smith’s Creamy Italian Dressing. So for all you fans out there, here it is: packed 1/2 c fresh basil packed 1/2 c fresh parsley 1/2 c chopped scallion greens 4 cloves of garlic, peeled 1/4 c honey 1/2 tsp…
We are so hard on our bodies and just keep focusing on weight loss . I am not talking about the ways we don’t take care of ourselves physically. I am talking about our negative self talk . Could I pay you large sums of money to talk to…
Friday is finally here, but chances are good that the cumulative stress from the work week has settled into your neck and shoulders. If you feel tight from sitting in the car and hunching over your keyboard, we have a few stretches you can do to relieve that tension…
Generally people believe puppies and bunnies are cute and snakes and spiders are creepy. Sunsets are beautiful but drop-crotch skinny jeans are an abomination. How is it that visually, some preferences can be so similar for so many people, yet the sense of taste is so varied? How can one…
A few weeks after the FDA called into question the association between SSRI exposure and persistent pulmonary hypertension of the newborn or PPHN, BMJ published another article supporting an increased risk of PPHN among infants exposed to SSRIs in utero. This large study is similar to the studies published by…
Sources of vitamin D include sunlight (ultraviolet B, or UVB, rays), dietary intake, and supplements. Sunlight is the main source of human vitamin D. Vitamin D refers to different forms of a steroid hormone. Vitamin D3 (also called 1, 25-dihydroxycholecalciferol or calcitriol) is produced by the body when ultraviolet light…
Do one thing every day that scares you. ~Eleanor Roosevelt Thanks to Quan Yin on Facebook for this. Posts That May Be Related Fitness Friday: Standing Abdominals Mix it Up – Variety with Exercise Healthy Cooking Thursday – An Idea for Lousy Fruit Healthy Cooking Thursday – Sensory Deprivation…