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August is National Wellness Month—a perfect time to pause, reset, and ask yourself:  How am I really taking care of myself? As a physician and someone who began her plant-based journey after turning 50, I can assure you that wellness isn’t about extremes or perfection. It’s about building small, consistent habits that nourish your body, calm your mind, and support long-term health. This month, I’m celebrating wellness by sharing 7 everyday habits that help busy professionals—especially those of us 35...Read More

If you’re a woman in your 30s, 40s, 50s (or beyond), chances are no one ever pulled you aside to explain how your nutritional needs evolve with age. Instead, most of us were raised on a steady diet of food rules and body shame—taught to eat less, shrink more, and fear carbs like the enemy. I know this because I lived it too. Even as a physician, I once believed many of the same myths: that cutting calories and skipping...Read More

You’re eating “healthy.” You’re exercising. After all, you know you can’t get away with what you did in your 20’s and 30’s. So why are you feeling…off? Weight creeping up. Brain fog rolling in. Sleep feels less restorative. Mood swings that seem to come out of nowhere. You’re not doing anything wrong. Your body is simply asking for something different. Midlife Isn’t a Health Crisis—It’s a Call to Evolve By the time we hit our 40s and 50s, we’re navigating...Read More