Five years ago, there was a hush-hush trend at upscale juice bars in Brentwood, Beverly Hills, and Santa Monica. Yes, everyone had a gym membership, if not a personal trainer. Yes, everyone was buying organic, locally-sourced whole foods. Yes, everyone was drinking water, 8 gallons a day or whatever. But, there was something else. Something…
Imagine skipping regular oil changes for your car. At first, everything seems fine. The car still starts, the engine still runs, and the check engine light is not on yet. You’ll even save yourself $40 every 3-6 months. But under the hood, damage is building. By the time the car finally breaks down, the repair…
It can be disappointing in the moment. You power through a bootcamp class, you’re dripping sweat, and you feel your legs shaking. You feel like you’ve conquered the world. And then your smartwatch shows that you burned 320 calories. Are you $#@%ing me? That’s maaaaybe a breakfast sandwich. Here’s the surprising truth: the bulk of…
Let’s say your car is acting up. You could take it to someone who plugs it into a machine, reads the error codes, and replaces a part. Or you could work with a mechanic who takes the time to explain what went wrong, shows you how to prevent it in the future, and walks you…
Happiness is the feeling after an early-morning workout. Even if the snooze button has been your closest friend for years, there’s something uniquely powerful about exercising in the morning. You might not spring out of bed with your shoes already tied, but once you understand the benefits, you may find yourself rethinking your morning routine….
There’s a moment in almost every group fitness class or gym locker room when someone wipes sweat off their forehead and jokes, “Now I can eat whatever I want tonight.” We’ve all heard it. Maybe we’ve said it. But let’s be honest, if that worked, wouldn’t everyone with a gym membership have six-pack abs by…
A patient once told me she had to stop running halfway through her jog because her playlist hit that one slow Taylor Swift song that just didn’t match her pace. (I think it was “Love Story,” but I’m not the world’s biggest Swifty.) Anyhow, my patient* tried to skip the song, tripped over her shoelace,…
I sometimes I feel like I have trust issues with my own metabolism. One week, I feel unstoppable. My energy is through the roof and my workouts feel amazing. Maybe I shed 1 or 2 vanity pounds. The next week? I’m sluggish, craving sugar, and wondering if my body has turned against me. Sound familiar?…
“Estrogen?!” One of my male patients scoffed at the word printed there in his lab results. “Is this my wife’s paperwork?” I explained how this kind of reaction is common when talking about estrogen with men. It’s based on a misunderstanding. Estrogen is often labeled as the “female hormone,” but the reality is that men…
“So what did the seminar cover today?” my husband asked, knowing I’m always learning (see my blog post about that topic here). “Testosterone therapy, mostly,” I started. “Testosterone! Rawr! Hulk smash!” He offered. Whether Nick meant to or not, I can’t say, but he was speaking to a familiar point of confusion for people when…
