Enjoy the outdoors! Being active outdoors in nature provides more brain benefits than the same amount of exercise would when done in a gym. A 30-minutes nature walk performed 3 or more times per walk as been shown to be as effective as anti-depressant medications in reducing depressive symptoms in mild to moderate depressed individuals. […]
It’s Time for the Health Sciences to Stop Treating Women as ‘Mini-Men’
The United Nations has declared the theme for this year’s International Women’s Day as one of “Inspiring Change” to celebrate the achievements of women while still focusing on the gender gaps that persist globally. Sadly, gender inequities remain pervasive across society and certainly throughout health care. As a young medical student, I could never understand […]
6 Ways To Age Proactively
By Tiffy Thompson, She Does The City. Aging is no picnic. Little lines start etching their way across your forehead, gray hairs seem to be cropping up more and more, and you have less energy than ever. But it doesn’t have to go down that way! We chatted with Dr. Jennifer Pearlman, a medical doctor […]
5 Things To Do Now For A Long, Healthy Life: A Doctor Explains
By Dr. Jennifer Pearlman Your health is not entirely predetermined by your genetic code. In fact, lifestyle and environment play a big role in determining how your genes get expressed, how healthy you will be, and how well you will age. In other words, you can age proactively. But to age well requires that we first […]
How To Expertly Navigate Menopause
By Dr. Jennifer Pearlman Menopause is an eventuality that all reproductive women will reach; her final menstrual period. It is, however, a somewhat useless term as we define the menopause only 12 months after the fact. This means that during the time a woman is likely to be most symptomatic she may not realize that […]
The Surprising Health Benefits of Sleeping Naked
By Nicole Lippay Either you feel super comfortable with it, or the thought if it makes you squirm: maybe sleeping naked isn’t for everyone—but it should be. According to Dr. Jennifer Pearlman of PearlMD Rejuvenation, a Women’s Health Clinic in Toronto, sleeping sans-jammies can help to lower your body temperature and help you to get […]
Healthy Ways To Get Your Pre-Pregnancy Bod Back
Your little bundle of joy arrived and surprisingly weighed in at a small fraction of your total pregnancy weight gain. The numbers aren’t adding up and you may – like many moms – begin to wonder if you will ever get your body back after baby. Celebrity moms like Victoria Beckham and Angelina Jolie that have rapidly […]
Win the Battle Against Age-Related Weight Gain
Originally posted at The Globe and Mail as “Five steps that can help you win the battle against age-related weight gain.” By Dr. Jennifer Pearlman Despite our collective obsession with counting calories, we are now the fattest generation in history. Obesity levels in Canadian adults have increased from 3 per cent in 2003 to 18.5 per cent in […]
