by | Sep 10, 2020 | Lifestyle Medicine, Mindfulness, Physical Fitness
You want it. You crave it. You can’t wait to get more. But somehow, it eludes you. It’s sleep, and most people aren’t getting enough. A poor diet, alcohol, caffeine, anxiety, and stress can all interfere with a good night’s sleep, but what you might not know is the...
by | Sep 2, 2020 | Lifestyle Medicine, Nutrition, Physical Fitness
If you have diabetes, you are probably a pro at monitoring your own blood sugar. Whether you take periodic finger-stick tests throughout the day or you use the new continuous glucose monitoring technology, you already know how important it is to keep track of what...
by | Aug 19, 2020 | Lifestyle Medicine, Nutrition, Physical Fitness
If there’s one thing that never goes out of style, it’s a fad diet. “I’ll sell you X, Y, or Z for easy weight loss” is a trick as old as the hills. Sometimes it’s a book touting some special tricks you’ve never heard of before, an article or a membership site with...
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 | 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 | 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...