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Talking About the Mismanaged Mind

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Talking About the Mismanaged Mind

May is Mental Health Awareness Month, and I’d like to discuss the language that revolves around manic depression. Manic depression is more an umbr...

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Welcome to Mental Health Awareness Month

As many of you know, my focus over the past two decades has been on the human body. How does it work? How can it work better? I spend literally hou...

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Autoimmune Disorders

I’ve worked with many people who suffer from autoimmune diseases and disorders over the years. There are so many different kinds. When the body pro...

Aging

What’s gout all about?

Gout is caused by too much uric acid in the blood. It causes symptoms like burning pain, stiffness, and swelling in joints – most specifically the ...

Aging

What’s in a calorie?

As part of my fascination with the human body, I have amassed a vast amount of simple tips and knowledge about things like calories, foods that kee...

Science

The Ins and Outs of Inflammation

At the root of inflammation is the body’s ability to protect itself. It’s a biological “take control and protect” reaction. It is at the heart of o...

Back & Spine

Did someone say sciatica?

Sciatica – characterized by pain going down the leg from the lower back – is frequently misdiagnosed, undertreated, and even ignored until the pain...

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Dupuytren's Contracture and MELT

I’ve had several clients over the years who were managing Dupuytren’s contracture without medication and surgery, and I always love to show them th...

Pain

Pain is a Construct of the Brain

Why does pain exist? What causes it? How does it originate, and once it’s there, why does it sometimes come and go and sometimes it comes and stays...

Science

Fascia: Let's Get Cellular

Do You Have Supple, Strong, Stable Cells? When I first learned about connective tissue, scientifically called fascia, I was told it was an “accesso...

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Is Stress Stressing You Out?

We’ve all uttered the words “You are stressing me out!”, “This is so stressful!”, “I’m under so much stress at work”, “I’m feeling stressed out”, s...

MELT Stories

MELT STORIES: How MELT for Pilates was born

Hallee Altman first became aware of MELT at the Jewish Community Center on the Upper West Side of Manhattan. Sue Hitzmann’s MELT Method class was o...