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I meet with so many Warriors who tell me they’re eating nutrient-dense foods, so they wonder if they need to take supplements too. I usually tell them that even if they’re consuming high-quality foods, they may not be getting the benefit from all the nutrients they contain. Why not? If you’re taking any kind of…

Menstrual cramps can really cramp your Warrior lifestyle, sometimes pushing you to choose the couch over that karate class. That’s not the only way menstrual pain impacts your brain health. Studies in the journal PAIN  show that cramps can also lower your ability to pay attention and cause abnormal changes in your gray matter. When…

My daughter Chloe’s second-grade teacher knew something was wrong. She felt like her whole life was unraveling. All of a sudden, this very intelligent, organized educator couldn’t concentrate anymore. She was experiencing brain fog and couldn’t focus. “This isn’t normal for me,” she said. Since she had a known thyroid issue and said she had…

  I asked my Chef to create a brand new recipe for my Brain Warrior Tribe as a Valentine’s Day gift. Medicinal quality food that tastes delicious but also helps to heal and nurture those suffering brain health issues. You’re going to love this smoothie! HEALTH BENEFITS: Beets: Increase blood flow! Excellent for brain health!…

For many of us, summer is the perfect time to start focusing on new health habits. If you start with simple steps that help you feel better fast, and quickly increase your energy, focus and motivation, you’ll be more likely to gain positive momentum toward your goals. Since your brain is the control center for…

I wanted to take a minute or two to reflect with you all about the journey we have been on together, and how we arrived at leading a movement of Brain Health Warriors. For me, after practicing and learning to love martial arts, being a warrior is symbolic of overcoming. Warriors don’t have an easy…

Your hormones play a critical role in the way you think, feel, act and look. I admit, I’m in the lotions and potions stage of life and balancing my hormones are at the center of feeling great in my late forties. It also keeps me sane and keeps me from driving my family crazy. Did…

How great would it be… if we heard this from our doctors:

"Take two multivitamins, and call me in the morning."

Watch this video to discover what you can do for your health with a supplement regiment!

Let’s play "Fill in the Blanks" and see how much you REALLY know about your health!

OK girlfriend, it’s time to dump the dairy. I know what you’re thinking… “What? But milk does a body good!”. You have been told that if you have not “got milk” you are missing out on something. And you have seen a constellation of movie stars and celebrities smiling at you from beneath their milk…

Ladies, I’m not talking about how the man in your life responds to your menopause. This is about the “mid-life change” that occur for men. It’s often referred to as “Andropause”. Male menopause may be a bit controversial medically, and certainly it isn’t the universal, predictable milestone that female menopause is, but truly, some guys…

June is Men’s Health Month, an annual effort to get guys to focus on their health. Women are way ahead of men on this, which may be why we live longer (an average of 81.3 years compared to 76.2 years for men). It’s time to wake up men: in the battle of the sexes, women…

We’re learning more and more about the surprising reach and power stress has over us. Would you have guessed that food high in fat and sugar (aka junk food) is worse for your health when you’re under stress? A new study from the University of California, San Francisco suggests that two women whose diets are…

Here is some fantastic news for women: researchers in Europe have found that daily exercise cuts the risk of breast cancer, regardless of a woman’s age or weight. The “age” and “weight” findings are surprising and hugely important. We’ve known for years that exercise can reduce some women’s risk of breast cancer, but earlier studies…

I won’t ruin your day by telling you how your hamburger gets to your plate. But if you have a picture in your mind of cattle grazing serenely in a green and lovely pasture, I can tell you that most of them raised for food in the United States aren’t so lucky. But the burgeoning…

Organic foods cost more than conventional ones, and they’re said to be no more nutritious. So why buy organic? In September 2012 the Annals of Internal Medicine published a study that turned out to be quite controversial. After reviewing 17 human studies and 223 studies of nutrient and contaminant levels in unprocessed fruits, vegetables, grains,…