by | Jul 31, 2020 | Mindfulness, Nutrition, Physical Fitness
Whether you are exercising at home, social distancing when you walk the neighborhood or hike the trails, or are keeping a treadmill-width apart from the next person at the newly re-opened gym, I hope you are exercising. Exercise is so important for your physical as...
by | Jul 14, 2020 | Mindfulness, Relationships
I saw a startling article the other day, from a job discovery platform called DirectlyApply. It showed what remote workers could look like in 25 years. God willing, we won’t all still be stuck at home and social distancing for a quarter of a century, but I do suspect...
by | May 27, 2020 | Lifestyle Medicine, Mindfulness, Physical Fitness
Meditation is an important part of my life (and an essential part of my stress management efforts), but people often tell me, “Oh, I could never meditate!” They say they are too impatient, they don’t like to sit still, they can’t quiet their minds, they are too busy,...
by | May 18, 2020 | Mindfulness
It’s gardening season and everywhere I look, I see gardening inspiration—splashy photos, planting guides, aspirational kitchen gardens, gorgeous flower beds. It’s all lovely of course, and when I’m at my horse farm in the Midwest where I have plenty of space, I get...
by | May 8, 2020 | Lifestyle Medicine, Nutrition
Just because garlic has antiviral properties doesn’t mean it’s some super-powered preventive or magical cure for the cold or the flu, let alone COVID-19.oToday, garlic is still widely used as a therapeutic supplement worldwide, and the more scientists study it, the...
by | Apr 27, 2020 | Lifestyle Medicine, Mindfulness, Nutrition, Physical Fitness
Welcome to VibrantDoc! Now more than ever, your health matters.Today, many of us are looking at our health with new perspective. We are largely shut off from the health resources and activities we normally rely on, but this may be an opportunity for us all to consider...