by Rusly Harsono & Maya Shetty | Feb 1, 2023 | Gratitude & Purpose
By: Rusly Harsono, MD, & Maya Shetty, BS Purposeful living is a self-organizing life aim to stimulate goals, promote healthy behaviors and give meaning to life. Many of us are most likely agree that having a sense of purpose in life is associated with overall both...
by Vanika Chawla | Jan 13, 2023 | Stress Management
By: Vanika Chawla, MD A recent study called Treatments for Anxiety: Meditation and Escitalopram (TAME) compared an 8-week standardized evidence-based mindfulness-based intervention (mindfulness-based stress reduction, MBSR) with medication for the treatment of anxiety...
by Maya Shetty | Dec 9, 2022 | Movement & Exercise
By Maya Shetty By now, we have all heard that exercise is good for us. But why is this? And if it’s so beneficial, why is it so hard to get up and do it? Nearly 80% of US adults are not meeting The Center for Disease Control(CDC) exercise guidelines, which call...
by Marily Oppezzo | Dec 9, 2022 | Healthful Nutrition
By: Marily Oppezzo, PhD, MS, Head of Lifestyle Medicine Nutrition Pillar This small proof-of-concept study found something for further exploration: the high dietary fiber vs low dietary fiber interaction with different prebiotic supplements. The study found that...
by Sarah DeParis | Nov 10, 2022 | Movement & Exercise
By: Sarah DeParis, MD This study examined whether progressive overload via increasing weight or increasing repetitions elicited similar muscular adaptations. Progressive overload is the continual increase of workload over time throughout a training regimen,...
by Rusly Harsono & Maya Shetty | Nov 10, 2022 | Social Engagement
By: Rusly Harsono, MD & Maya Shetty, BS Money is important but is it everything? Does money buy happiness? These questions come up frequently but what are the answers? A daily survey in 2010 of 1,000 US residents conducted by the Gallup Organization showed...
