Tag: aging
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Summer Reading + Returning
Dear Osa Community, I hope you are all enjoying a beautiful summer. I have been pulled in many different directions by my family’s usual summertime wanderings, which have involved returning to some familiar places–the Olympic Peninsula, the Oregon coast, Lake Chelan–and along the way I’ve been thinking about how grounding it is to return, because there… Read more
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Fisetin and Prostate Cancer
Dear Osa friends, This week we’re saluting the end of Men’s Health Month with a discussion of research involving a particular phytonutrient which holds promise for mitigation of prostate cancer growth. Enjoy! Fisetin and Prostate Cancer Lycopene, a carotenoid found in high quantities in cooked tomato, is perhaps the best known chemoprotective plant compound in… Read more
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Actionable Steps for Low Testosterone
Dear Osa friends, Happy summer to you! I’m back from my test prep and am excited to break open a new conversation this week around a sometimes overlooked topic in men’s health: testosterone. We’re going to discuss a few nutritional factors that can affect testosterone levels, in addition to touching on one of our most… Read more
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Ageism at the individual and systemic level
This week I’m sharing a reflection on aging and announcing the beta launch of my first group program offering. Enjoy! I was really glad to see the article on NPR this past week about doctors tackling ageism in medicine–it’s a quick, worthwhile read if you missed it. The term “ageism” refers to the stereotypes and negative… Read more