Lately, I’ve been seeing so many people talking about clearing things out - of their homes, their diets, and their minds. There’s so much freedom to be had when you let go of things that aren’t serving you well. Let’s face it [...]
How reliant are you on being connected 24/7? If you’re like many of my clients, you’ll have a hard time imagining a way that you can disconnect from email, phone, and other devices for any significant amount of time. In the modern [...]
Updated 11/27/2022 A long time ago, my friend Catherine tried the “black coffee” diet. If you’re not familiar with it, it’s pretty much exactly what it sounds like. She ate very little, and drank black coffee with every “meal.” She dropped a [...]
Coffee is a lifeline for so many women. I’ve certainly been there myself! Not only does a cup of coffee in the morning give you an initial boost of energy to get you going, but this warm, comforting beverage is such an [...]
Updated 10/30/2022 When I asked my patient, Katy, whether or not she drank coffee, she responded with laughter. “You know how Lorelai on Gilmore Girls answers ‘only with my oxygen’? That’s me,” she said. Katy’s story is like a lot of my [...]
By Frank Lipman, MD A note from Marcelle: There’s a lot of buzz about detox right now, and we’re glad of it. Detox should be part of every woman’s effort to take control of her health. To help you learn how, we’ve [...]
by Dixie Mills, MD Medical school requires one to be alert and awake, so of course I relied on a cup of coffee to do just that. After I got pregnant however, I lost my taste for it completely. Now don’t get [...]
Can you imagine a morning without coffee? Many women can’t, but caffeine can have so many negative effects on your body that I always recommend my patients try to cut back (or cut out entirely) the amount they are consuming. But quitting [...]
Many women I talk with are confused by the conflicting voices constantly chiming in on caffeine - I would be too! Does caffeine harm or help your body? Does coffee cause breast lumps? Hot flashes? Ulcers? Does it help liver disease, diabetes, [...]
Updated 05/24/20 I’ve heard a lot of people talking lately about how coffee and other caffeinated products are carrying them through each day during the current crisis. People are more exhausted than ever, in part because of the emotional toll the pandemic [...]
