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Practical, clinically grounded reading on sleep, stress, immune health, motivation and everyday health.
Bone health · July 18, 2025
The Silent Threat: How Medications Can Harm Your Bones
Up to 30% of osteoporosis cases in postmenopausal women can be caused by certain medications. Which drug classes affect bone, and what to do about it.
Treatments · July 14, 2025
Oxytocin: The “Love Hormone” with Far-Reaching Benefits
Oxytocin's influence extends far beyond its traditional reproductive roles—from sexual health and vaginal atrophy to migraines, pain, and mood.
Sleep · July 3, 2024
5 Essential Sleep Hygiene Habits for Optimal Rest
Five simple nightly habits that help your body prepare for sleep and support better quality rest.
Advice · July 3, 2024
3 Tips to Avoid Overeating
Three simple ways to slow down at the table—plus Dr. Brian's seven-vegetable chicken sausage soup recipe.
Advice · August 24, 2022
Supplements: You Get What You Pay For
Why the “same supplement” costs less online or at the superstore—and why quality, freshness, and safety matter more than price.
Pain · June 8, 2022
Low Level Laser Therapy for Post-Surgical Pain
How low-level (cold) laser therapy can reduce post-surgical and nerve pain while speeding up healing at the cellular level.
Advice · May 13, 2021
How to Stay Motivated for Your Health
Practical guidelines for staying motivated through lifestyle changes: realistic goals, objective progress markers, support and self-compassion.
Mental health · October 13, 2020
Control Your Stress Response
Mindfulness as a skill you can strengthen, guided meditation tools, and focusing on what you can control during uncertain times.
Immune health · March 18, 2020
Is Your Immune System Confused?
Written early in the COVID-19 pandemic: how sleep, exercise, gut health and stress affect regulatory T cells, the immune cells that help keep inflammation in balance.
Sleep · November 5, 2019
Saving Your Sleep for Better Health
Common habits and environments that undermine sleep, and when it may be worth looking deeper with a doctor.
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