Here's the age-old question: why do men sleep better than women? Sleep issues affect nearly 15% of Americans, and women are 41% more likely to have them. So, what's the connection between sex hormones and sleep? Researchers think it might have something to do with sex hormones circulating...
Welcome to Healthy Housecalls with Angel, a weekly round-up of tips, tools, and strategies to help you live longer and live better with lifestyle medicine. Like it? Forward to a friend, who can subscribe here. I wanted to kick off October with a fun history lesson. It...
Monday Mindset Mastery is a weekly dose of mindfulness to help you get your week off to a great start. Like it? Forward to a friend, who can subscribe here. "Be patient." Loaded words, aren't they?There was a time in my life when nothing irritated me more than someone...
Have you ever wondered what's behind the late night snack attack? Leptin, the primary hormone from adipose tissue (fat) contributes to the satiety signals that control our energy balance and metabolism, telling the brain "I'm full" and telling the body to stop eating. In a healthy...
Welcome to Healthy Housecalls with Angel, a weekly round-up of tips, tools, and strategies to help you live longer and live better with lifestyle medicine. Like it? Forward to a friend, who can subscribe here. No matter how motivated you are to start exercising, these widespread myths...
Monday Mindset Mastery is a weekly dose of mindfulness to help you get your week off to a great start. Like it? Forward to a friend, who can subscribe here. Have you ever identified and defined your greatest values and put them in writing? If not, I...
It's easy to think that the brain controls everything in our bodies, but the gut and brain work closely together. There's a lot of evidence that the gut enteric nervous system (ENS) affects brain function. In the ENS, there are the same amount of nerve...
Welcome to Healthy Housecalls with Angel, a weekly round-up of tips, tools, and strategies to help you live longer and live better with lifestyle medicine. Like it? Forward to a friend, who can subscribe here. We’re heading into cold and flu season and an unhealthy gut can make...
Dopamine is one of the neurotransmitters in your body, and it plays a major role in how your body manages motivation, pleasure, and reward. When dopamine is released after engaging in a particular activity, we feel emotions of pleasure and reward so the next time...
Welcome to Healthy Housecalls with Angel, a weekly round-up of tips, tools, and strategies to help you live longer and live better with lifestyle medicine. Like it? Forward to a friend, who can subscribe here. Why do we need water anyway? Water is essential for life and good...