Your thyroid, a butterfly-shaped gland in your neck below your Adam’s apple, is your chief gland of energy and metabolism and is like a master lever that fires up the genes that keep cells doing their jobs.  Making dietary and lifestyle changes is your first line of...

Sleep plays an important role in the endocrine system, which regulates hormones in the bloodstream. While sleeping, the body attempts to repair damage done by stress and prepares us to handle new stresses coming our way.  During sleep, levels of the stress hormone...

With the onset of the beautiful spring weather, more people are finding themselves outside for longer hours.  Among these groups of nature enthusiasts, gardeners and weekend warriors spend all day in their yards and on local Marin trails, using muscles that are slowly...

According Chinese Medicine, colds and flus are interchangeable; both are caused by a weakening of the body’s defenses and the simultaneous invasion of a pathogen, usually through the nose and skin. Chinese Medicine takes a proactive approach to strengthen the body’s...

Realize that New Year's day is just another day and that making resolutions on this day is no different from making a resolution on any other day.  It is unrealistic to place too much emphasis on one day as there is time to make gradual changes. Write down your...

Want the health benefits of meditation without all the work of chasing away intrusive thoughts and feelings? Try laughing, a new study suggests. Laughter – the real kind associated with joy and mirth – sets off brain wave patterns similar to those generated when...