How Sugar and Artificial Sweeteners Secretly Fuel Pain and Inflammation October is Drug-Free Pain Relief Month, and I want to share something that might surprise you, sugar causes inflammation, and inflammation causes pain. So if you're dealing with chronic discomfort, what you're eating and drinking may be playing a bigger role than you realise. And before you reach for a 'diet' soda as the safer option, here's what the research actually shows. Artificial sweeteners such as Equal (aspartame)...

In my last blog, I reported on findings from the book Nature and the Mind. One of the factors that improves your physical, mental, and social well-being that I did not tell you about is bird song. After listening to my next book, Bird School: A Beginner in the Woods by Adam Nicolson, I am inspired to get back to you with that health tip. Our Birds Are Disappearing Unfortunately our population of birds is dwindling dramatically. Some, as you know, are already extinct. Others have had their...

The latest book I'm listening to is by Mark G. Berman, PhD, pioneer creator of the field of Environmental Neuroscience. Author of Nature and the Mind: The Science of How Nature Improves Cognitive, Physical and Social Well-Being is worth checking out. In the introduction, from his original research and others, Dr. Berman states that: Just 11 more trees on your street can decrease cardiometabolic disorders like stroke, diabetes, and heart disease. Short walks in nature can increase your...