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Introduction To Yoga Class Starting In Sebastopol

Introduction To Yoga Class Starting In Sebastopol

Anyone who has followed my blog over it’s first year knows that I’m a big fan of yoga. Yoga keeps me able to bend over my patients, and because I love my career, that makes yoga nothing short of a life-saver for me. My patients know this and for those of you who were thinking [...]

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Can changing your diet make you more attractive?

Can changing your diet make you more attractive?

We are what we eat!  It determines how beautiful we look, the vitality of our appearance, and yes, how great our skin looks. This is one of the most important messages that we all need to hear over and over. One of my favorite bloggers just did a great post on the subject.  She describes [...]

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My Best Posts of 2010 on Natural Health, Healthy Lifestyle and Healthy Skin

My Best Posts of 2010 on Natural Health, Healthy Lifestyle and Healthy Skin

I look at the skin from a holistic perspective. Your skin’s appearance isn’t just determined by what you put on it. What you put in your mouth and what you do with your time has a big impact on your skin health too. We all need to remember this the next time we look in [...]

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Fall Foods for Healthy Skin

Fall Foods for Healthy Skin

It’s never easier to ‘eat a rainbow’ of fresh fruits and veggies as it is in the fall.  Our farmer’s markets, gardens and grocery stores are overflowing with fresh, local produce- it looks and tastes delicious! The best foods for healthy skin are fresh fruit, veggies and nuts preferably organic eaten in abundance throughout your [...]

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National Yoga Month & Free Yoga Classes Across The Nation

National Yoga Month & Free Yoga Classes Across The Nation

It’s true!  Over 1000 yoga studios across the country are offering a week of free classes to new students during the month of September in celebration of National Yoga Month.  It’s a deal that’s too good to pass up. If you’ve been thinking about trying yoga, now’s the time to start. I’m a big yoga [...]

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Does Chocolate Really Cause Acne?

Does Chocolate Really Cause Acne?

Probably not…..but it’s complicated. The controversy: Patients for years have noticed pimples after eating chocolate-containing ‘junk foods’ The original scientific studies done in the 1960′s which ‘proved’ to doctors that chocolate did not cause acne were flawed because both the chocolate bar and the non-chocolate ‘control’ bar had high trans fats and sugar, ingredients which [...]

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