Choosing the right anxiety treatment options in Los Angeles has become increasingly important as clinicians gain a deeper understanding of how anxiety affects the entire body. Anxiety is no longer viewed solely as a mental health condition. It influences nervous system function, sleep quality, pain perception, digestion, and overall physical well-being. This evolving clinical perspective…
“I work with coaches and other people who know too much.” Kate Solovieva is a former professor of psychology, a PN master coach, and PN’s director of community engagement. And the above quote has become one of her taglines. Though Coach Kate has coached thousands of “regular” clients, her specialty is coaching other coaches. Through…
Reviewed by Brian St. Pierre, MS, RD and Helen Kollias, PhD It’s like my thoughts were under a pile of garbage. On a Friday night, as my husband and I tried to figure out where to eat, a typical conversation would go like this: Me: Do you want to go to that restaurant? Him: What…
“I worried that if I stopped tracking macros, I would lose my physique.” After years of careful macro tracking, Dr. Fundaro finally admitted to herself that the method no longer worked for her. Yet she was afraid to give it up. If anyone should feel confident in their food choices, it would be Dr. Gabrielle…
While our ancestors relied on their senses to assess how they were doing, increasingly, we rely on gadgets. Today, if you’re curious enough, you can measure your heart rate, your step count, your exercise intensity, and your sleep quality—sometimes all on one sleek device. In the best cases, these devices offer a bridge between what…
Are vegetable and seed oils “toxic”?! From TikTok to bestseller lists, vegetable oils—a.k.a. “seed oils”—are a big topic right now. To be fair, folks have debated the merits of vegetable oils dating back to when they first entered the marketplace. More recently, however, with the advent of the carnivore diet, vegetable oil hate has roared…
If so, you don’t have to look very far to find claims about how to improve—no, “optimize”—your health. Want to reverse chronic disease? Extend that youthful glow? Live to 115… or forever? Lots of fitness influencers, authors, and podcasters will tell you how to do it. In this infographic, we’ll explore. By the end of…
Many people with IBS would trade 10 to 15 years of life expectancy for an instant cure for their condition. This is according to the results of a study of nearly 2,000 people with irritable bowel syndrome (IBS).1 In other research, people with IBS said they would take a medicine that carried a one percent…
If you’ve heard of billionaire Bryan Johnson, you’ve likely encountered the phrase “bio age testing.” Johnson, the subject of the Netflix documentary Don’t Die, says he’s on a quest to achieve the lowest possible “biological age” (also known as bio age). He reportedly spends millions each year on anti-aging treatments—dozens of daily supplements, weekly acid…
Reviewed by Brian St. Pierre, MS, RD “Is this drug going to steal my job?” That’s the thought many health and fitness coaches had when GLP-1 medications first hit the mass market. Though semaglutide (Ozempic) became available in 2017, it initially felt like a theoretical threat. Prescription rates were still very low; it seemed like…
