If you haven’t had enough water, you tend to get a headache. This is fairly common knowledge, yet water ends up toward the bottom of our drink choices. Many of us don’t give a second thought to the beverages we…
Long gone are the days of straightforward healthcare. Older generations saw the same family physician for decades, medication was typically priced affordably, and health insurance may not have even been a blip on their radar for much of their lives.…
On the third day of a silent meditation retreat in upstate New York’s bucolic Hudson Valley, the muscles in my thighs and lower back were burning. I had started meditating a few years earlier. I was told it might help…
Ten years ago, it never would’ve crossed our minds that saying “Alexa,” would open up endless command possibilities, all carried out by a talking speaker at our bidding. Whether it’s changing the song on a playlist, ordering takeout, or adding…
Benjamin Franklin once said, “In this world nothing can be said to be certain, except death and taxes.” In 2019, you might as well add healthcare costs to that list. Forbes Magazine recently analyzed just how much the average American…
Last Friday, we dropped into Jon Winawer’s new full-time clinic in Midtown to ask him a few questions about spinal alignment therapy. Winawer specializes in the Egoscue Method of posture alignment, which can take pains, bad posture, and other bodily…
Our bodies are made up of a lot of water, up to 60% in adults to be exact, and this fluid is responsible for a plethora of functions. While it helps lubricate our joints and regulate body temperature, it also…
February has been deemed American Heart Month by The National Heart, Lung, and Blood Institute, aiming to highlight the importance of heart health for everyone in America. Some of the topics emphasized include managing stress, eating well, learning about how…
Another #TheDoctorIsIn has arrived! If you want to view the video version, check out the story highlights on our Instagram. This time around, we dropped into Dr. Nathalie Gal’s newly-opened office in Midtown East to ask her a few questions…
You’ve seen the commercials on TV: An ordinary man looks into the camera and tells us that he was certain his family’s roots were from Italy. Turns out, his DNA has something else to say about that. Actually, his ancestors…