Why You Should Drop the Resolutions How many New Year’s resolutions have you truly seen to fruition? We’re only three weeks into 2019 but the chances are most good intentions have already fallen by the wayside; few keep their resolutions past the month of January. What you should be doing is looking at things a…

Holiday Cheers for a Safe, Healthy and Joyous Holiday Season With the holiday festivities in full swing, alcohol is often flowing unabated at every turn. I wanted to share some of my concerns about the imbibing of alcohol, particularly as it pertains to women’s health. This is a time of year when families come together…

Sleep, Gender, and Mental Health At a recent conference on sleep, we discussed the discovery that insomnia is far more prevalent in women than in men. I was surprised to learn that women have far more slow wave sleep than men, along with some other sleep quality differences. It’s commonly known that insomnia in women…

Why I’m One OB/GYN NOT Prescribing the Birth Control Pill I watch a bit of television now and again, and repeatedly see commercials glamorizing the use of birth control pills. Admittedly, the commercials do acknowledge the side effects, but the real impact on women’s bodies is rarely discussed other than in general terms, glossing over…

Fasting is definitely trending these days, but the subject is fraught with misunderstandings of the physiological processes involved, having been interpreted and developed by so many using incorrect terminology and flawed information – it’s like a game of telephone! If one wishes to engage in time-restricted eating, I’m here to say – I agree! But…