Older women who get more moderate to vigorous physical activity may be less likely to die prematurely than their counterparts who don’t get much exercise, a U.S. study suggests. The study involved more than 17,700 women with an average age of 72 who were asked to wear accelerometers every day for a week. Researchers followed... Continue Reading →
Is Intermittent Fasting Bad For Your Hormones? These Are The Pros & Cons
Photo: Lumina The research surrounding intermittent fasting (IF) is super exciting; it's been shown to increase autophagy (also known as cellular repair), decrease inflammation, and heal the gut. Sounds awesome, right? Intermittent fasting is one of my favorite tools, and I recommend it to many of the patients at my functional medicine clinic. But depriving the body of food... Continue Reading →