I’ve been trying to figure out why EL James’ Fifty Shades of Grey trilogy is a runaway bestseller among women from twenty to seventy. It’s going into its 27th week on the NY Times bestseller lists. When I first started listening to it (audiobook), I thought for sure it must be a sendup of the [...]
… around which entire commercial industries have been built… Viruses Bacteria Parasites Mold and fungus Nutritional deficiencies and excesses Amino acid imbalances Hormone imbalances Poor diet Lack of exercise Poor sleep Stress/anxiety/depression Allergies EMFs Too much sun Not enough sun Not enough germs Damaged immune system Depleted adrenals High blood pressure High cholesterol Poor digestion [...]
Every few years I feel obliged to check in on Ensure drinks which claim to be all about nutrition. Over a decade ago I crunched the nutrition numbers and found that to get the same nutrients in a serving of Ensure you could eat a very small spinach salad with a couple of small slices [...]
by Virginia Hopkins The phone rang at 5 a.m. on a Sunday, but I somehow incorporated it into a dream and didn’t wake up. It was my 84-year-old mother on the other side of the country, leaving a message that she’d probably had a stroke and was about to be put into an ambulance and [...]
by Virginia Hopkins Q: I’ve been reading that REM sleep helps with memory and erases stress from that day. As a college student I really need a good memory and have a lot of stress, but there’s not much info about what increases or decreases REM sleep. Do you have any suggestions? A: REM sleep, [...]
Q: I was wondering what the steps are for the saliva testing for progesterone and estrogen. I experienced a miscarriage 3 days after taking a home pregnancy test about 4 months ago. I have concerns about my progesterone levels after ovulation. My questions are how soon after the start of menstruation do you test? I [...]
Q: My Dad is 86 years old and is starting to get pretty rickety. He has trouble getting up out of chairs and his legs are weak. I suggested he take some testosterone but he wants nothing to do with it (he’s getting cranky too). I love my father and hate to see him declining [...]
I’ve been trying to figure out why EL James’ Fifty Shades of Grey trilogy is a runaway bestseller among women from twenty to seventy. It’s going into its 27th week on the NY Times bestseller lists. When...
… around which entire commercial industries have been built… Viruses Bacteria Parasites Mold and fungus Nutritional deficiencies and excesses Amino acid imbalances Hormone imbalances Poor diet Lack of exercise Poor sleep Stress/anxiety/depression Allergies EMFs Too much sun...
Every few years I feel obliged to check in on Ensure drinks which claim to be all about nutrition. Over a decade ago I crunched the nutrition numbers and found that to get the same nutrients in...
by Virginia Hopkins The phone rang at 5 a.m. on a Sunday, but I somehow incorporated it into a dream and didn’t wake up. It was my 84-year-old mother on the other side of the country, leaving...
by Virginia Hopkins Q: I’ve been reading that REM sleep helps with memory and erases stress from that day. As a college student I really need a good memory and have a lot of stress, but there’s...
