Monthly Insights
Attitude is everything. (April 2025)
When I was a child, I watched my father struggle with heart issues and other medical conditions. He was ahead of his time, always striving to meditate and be positive. He would attend yoga and meditation retreats—being the only man on these retreats—and I watched him work on calming down his “inner critic” by learning […]
Dialectical Behavioral Therapy and Eating Disorder Treatment – By Margot Rittenhouse (June 2020)
Dialectical Behavioral Therapy (DBT) is a cognitive-behavioral treatment approach created by Marsha Linehan to treat Borderline Personality Disorder. Over time, it has proven to be helpful in treating many other mental illnesses, eating disorders included. DBT “create(s) a controlled environment for individuals to have the […]
Dietary Collagen: Help or Hype? (May 2020)
Too often, I see water, other beverages, and bone broth being praised that they contain collagen. Of course, collagen protein powder is now being sold, too. I was in Japan on a cycling trip 6 years ago when I had my first exposure to edible […]
The Grocery Store and the COVID-19 Outbreak (April 2020)
For many of us, the grocery store is a stressful and anxiety-provoking process. It can be overwhelming asking yourself questions such as what do I want to buy? What is “safe” for me buy? When can I go without many people filling the store or […]
The Truth about Intermittent Fasting (March 2020)
If I had a coin for each time a new diet trend hit the scene, I would have a lot of change in my pocket. Intermittent fasting is a trend that promises longer life, improved health, decreased inflammation in the body and full-body transformation. The […]