Dog Ownership Boosts Activity, Reduces Stress, Adds Purpose
Owning a #dog can encourage you to be more physically active, help you get outside+enjoy nature, improve your social life, reduce #stress, add meaning+purpose in your life and more. Here's a #Harvard Medical School Special Health Report for which I was the medical editor. #Health https://t.co/8bzErKKu8D
Empowering Teens with Lifelong Healthy Habits
Helping our youth to adopt and sustain healthy patterns of eating, exercising, sleeping, de-stressing, and socially connecting is key for their futures and ours. The teens today will be the leaders of tomorrow. https://t.co/PcsvI5d8dn #lifestylemedicine #Teens #highschool #MedTwitter #healtheducation #medicaleducation...
Simplify Wellness: Make Healthy Choices Effortless
How do you make the healthy choice the easy choice? 🤔 💚 #health #healthy #lifestylemedicine #pavingwellness #WellnessJourney https://t.co/uzckHndgJr
Essential Nutrition Guide for Doctors, Students, and Food Lovers
Looking for information on Nutrition? This book is for you whether you are a practicing physician, medical student, or someone interested in healthy eating. It's available through @amazon and @MHEducation. Let me know what you think. 📗 #nutrition #bookspotlight...
Doing Good Brings Your Best Self Forward
When you focus on doing good, you bring your best self to the table every time. 🙏 Keep this in mind.... 💙 #WednesdayThoughts #character #mindset #Health https://t.co/tEIqSIsIN1
Exercise Offers Countless Benefits—What's Your Plan Today?
There are so many good reasons to get moving. Here are just a few. What's your plan for physical activity today?🤔 #ExerciseIsMedicine #Health #Healthy #exercise #pavingwellness https://t.co/sKoy5Odr0C
Choose Kind Words to Empower and Uplift Everyone
The words we choose to share with others are powerful. They can empower or tear down others. If we all work to select nurturing and inspiring words, we can lift each other up each day, here on twitter and in...
Embrace the Present to Experience True Joy
When we focus on the here and now, we are able to enjoy the gift of the present. 🎁 #TuesdayMorning #JoyTRAIN #Mindfulness #MindBody #InnerPeace https://t.co/DCWoWHFNZW
Mentor Joins Harvard's Inaugural Lifestyle Medicine Immersion
Honored and delighted that one of my major mentors was able to join us for the inaugural Lifestyle Medicine and Coaching Immersion program at Harvard Medical School. It was a discussion-based program with round tables and 91 participants. Dr. Robert Brooks...
Optimal Nightly Sleep: 7‑8 Hours for Health
Sleep is essential for good health. Do you know how many hours of sleep are recommended each night?🤔 Is it 5, 6, 7 or perhaps 8 hours? You'll find the answer in this video. 📹 https://t.co/q1o9q3o11h #sleep #Health #lifestylemedicine #HealthCoach #MedTwitter #Wellness...
Swap Shallow Breaths for Deep Breaths During Stress
When we are stressed+our sympathetic nervous system leads the way, we are in fight or flight mode. In this mode, we often take quick, short breaths, when what we really need is long, deep ones. Try to catch yourself when...
Seeing All Angles Opens Your Mind
"Look at situations from all angles, and you will become more open." Dalai Lama 🙏☀️🌺 #MondayMorning #MondayThoughts #mindset #Mindfulness #SuccessTRAIN https://t.co/5wuYCKmMy4
Practicing Gratitude Builds Respect for Others
"When you practice gratefulness, there is a sense of respect toward others." Dalai Lama #mindset #mondaythoughts #gratitude #quote #tip https://t.co/pc8DrCtOZ2
Enjoy the Journey, Not Just the Destination
Our journeys are often filled with winding roads. When we are on our journey, we must learn to enjoy the scenery and not just focus on reaching our destination. 🙏 The journey+process are as important as the destination+final product. 💙 #MondayMotivation #Life...
Six Lifestyle Medicine Pillars Guide Health at Any Age
The 6 pillars of lifestyle medicine can help you find your way to health at any age. 💗 6 pillars= regular exercise, healthy eating, restorative sleep, stress⬇️, positive social connections+avoiding risky substances. #lifestylemedicine #health https://t.co/IDS32A98k2
Friendship's Purpose: Deepening the Spirit
"Let there be no purpose in friendship save the deepening of the spirit." 💗 Kahlil Gibran #MondayMotivation #SuccessTRAIN #Friendship #JoyTRAIN https://t.co/YJtDFTJXBb
Courage Is the Foundation of All Virtues
"One isn't necessarily born with courage, but one is born with potential. Without courage, we cannot practice any other virtue with consistency. We can't be kind, true, merciful, generous, or honest." Maya Angelou💙 #ThinkBigSundayWithMarsha #courage #character #mindset #quote https://t.co/2OCo2xRxj7
Find Peace by Appreciating Everyday Beauty
Sometimes we just need to relax, appreciate what's around us, and find some beauty in our lives. This can bring some sense of peace and happiness. 💗 #ThinkBigSundayWithMarsha #SundayMorning #SundayThoughts #beauty #Happiness #JoyTRAIN #nature #Happy #Love https://t.co/qBovNSGOhS
Six Pillars of Lifestyle Medicine Guide Healthy Living
Looking for evidence-based guidelines for #healthy living? Check out Chapter 31, The Six Pillars of Lifestyle Medicine and Nutrition, in the McGraw Hill Textbook Essentials of Clinical Nutrition in Healthcare. This soft-cover book is full of research and practical tips....
Mantras Reduce Stress Anytime, Day or Night
Mantras are helpful to lower stress day or night. 💚 #SaturdayThoughts #SaturdayMotivation #WellnessJourney #stressless https://t.co/L35Emr9fmK
Boost Confidence to Embrace Change and New Opportunities
We need confidence to change. We need confidence to try new things. We need confidence to use our knowledge and skills in our daily lives at work and at home. What are the ways you have increased your confidence? 🤔 #SaturdayThoughts...
Wellness Thrives on Relationships, Mindfulness, Sleep, Gratitude
A healthy lifestyle is not just about diet+exercise, it's also about cultivating high-quality connections with people, reducing stress with mindfulness, deep breathing+ meditation, getting restful #sleep, and expressing gratitude. These things fuel your body, mind+ spirit. #healthyliving #pavingwellness #lifestylemedicine #WellnessJourney
Breathing Exercises Significantly Lower Perceived Stress
Want to learn the science and art of healthy living? Check out the Lifestyle Medicine Pocket Guide and find facts like this: "In a randomized control trial, healthy volunteer males randomized to a breathing exercise program had significantly decreased scores...
Positive Thoughts Spark Joy and Ripple Outward
For every positive thought and positive action, we receive a small dose of joy, and we give some away as part of the ripple effect... 🙏 #FridayThoughts #FridayVibes #FridayMotivation #Positivity #Optimism #Kindness https://t.co/LkGOwUOmJD
Free Lifestyle Medicine Curriculum: 13 Modules, 150‑200 Slides
Looking for Free Resources to learn about and teach lifestyle medicine. Here's the LM 101 Curriculum. https://t.co/E2am3WdaY6 You can see the 13 modules on the first image and examples of 3 slides in the PowerPoint deck for the exercise module. There are...
Identify and Share Strengths to Empower Daily Growth
Let's make this a "strengths-finding" day. List your own strengths. Use your strengths, maybe in a new way. 💙 Then, search for strengths in others. Point them out to people. Help them to see their own gifts and talents and use them day by day. 🙏 #fridaywisdom #coaching https://t.co/EE2v3PlxcS
True Peace Comes From Within, Not Circumstances
"Each one has to find his peace from within. And peace to be real must be unaffected by outside circumstances." Mahatma Gandhi #FridayThoughts #FridayMotivation #InnerPeace #MindBody #Mindfulness #Health #HealthCoach https://t.co/qNl3suw8TT
Ask “What Makes You Say That?” To Spark Reflection
🐯 Sometimes people say things that are disturbing. One of the best responses you can use is a simple question, "What makes you say that?" 🤔 It helps the person to clarify their statement+think about what they just said. 🙏 #LifeCoach #life #ThursdayVibes #Mindset #relationships #Coaching...
Nature Walks Reduce Stress and Boost Well‑Being
Take some time to enjoy #nature today. Get outside, feel the wind as you walk, smell the flowers as you pass by, hear the birds as they chirp, see the sights around you+absorb the beauty nature offers to you each...
Harvard Study Shows Dogs Significantly Lower Stress
Harvard report: Dogs reduce stress Please take a listen to this video on the benefits of dogs at Harvard College. I was honored to be interviewed for this video. @Harvard @harvardmed #dogs #health #mentalhealth #college #MedEd https://t.co/IKYugDmHBr via @YouTube https://t.co/pmxAoNAYF3
Harvard Health Report Offers Practical Self‑Care Steps
Delighted and honored to work with @HarvardHealth to serve as medical editor of this Special Health Report on Self Care. We share steps to help enhance your sense of well-being. Check it out here. https://t.co/pqV3BmVybo #health #lifestylemedicine #selfcare #MayDay2025 https://t.co/RrHzzLvVNp
Guide to Teaching Lifestyle Medicine Across All Student Levels
Want to teach a lifestyle medicine curriculum to medical students, healthcare professional students, Master 's-level students, and Bachelor 's-level students? This article will help. https://t.co/pipx6op2I1 #lifestyle #health #lifestylemedicine https://t.co/0qo2hVr8J2
Meditation Nurtures Body, Mind, and Soul
Meditation has many benefits for body, mind and soul.🙏 #Meditation #Thoughts #Mindfulness #MindBody #MentalHealth #Health #MayDay #MayDay2025 https://t.co/r5bNqcg1TI
Self‑Compassion Starts with Kind Words and Whole Foods
Treat yourself the way you would treat a loved one. Talk to yourself the way you would talk to a dear friend. Feed your body+brain healthy, whole foods that will nourish your cells+organs. 🫀🫁💪🩻 This is how you can be kind...
Embrace Outdoor Wonder: See, Hear, Imagine Daily
Keep wonder alive.... Get outside.... See, hear... Imagine... #ThursdayThoughts #imagination #wonder #awe #nature #health #WellnessJourney https://t.co/Una6q3qq0D
Yoga Lowers Blood Pressure and Cholesterol in Obesity
Yoga for obesity: What 30 studies say about blood pressure, cholesterol and weekly exercise. https://t.co/QpbCnLFyKp #yoga #health #exercise #lifestylemedicine #pavingwellness #healthyliving #MedTwitter #CardioTwitter
Harvard Med Students Embrace Lifestyle Medicine Education
So great to teach about lifestyle medicine education and certification pathways to the 21 Harvard Medical students enrolled in the AISC Nutrition, Metabolism, and Lifestyle Medicine elective course this April.🍎 The students are always so engaged and eager to learn. I...
Gratitude Reveals We Already Have Enough
Try to enjoy what you have. There's always more, but do we really need it? When we appreciate all that we have in our lives, we often realize we have enough. We are enough. #WednesdayVibes #WednesdayMotivation #gratitude #appreciation #selflove #Happiness #Mindfulness...
Under 5 Hours Sleep
"...people who sleep fewer than 5 hours per night had a 50% increased risk of developing coronary heart disease and a 15% increased risk of having a stroke." page 86 in the Lifestyle Medicine Pocket Guide. Sleep is a...
Muscle Loss Starts at 30—Stay Active to Preserve Strength
We need our strength to remain healthy, active+independent throughout our lives. We start to lose muscle mass after 30, if we don't work on it. Here's a Special Harvard Health report with more info. Honored to serve as medical editor....
Deep Breathing Activates Rest‑Digest System, Reducing Stress
Taking deep breaths turns on your parasympathetic system which helps you rest and digest. It is the opposite of the stressful fight or flight response with the sympathetic system. Deep breaths can keep you calm+centered through the day. #WednesdayThoughts #Health...
Embrace Feedback to Continuously Evolve and Thrive
One of the most beautiful things about life is that we are constantly evolving and learning. With effort, we can continue to grow and become better and better at our job and in our relationships. If we are open to...
Aim for 120 Minutes of Nature Weekly for Wellbeing
There are recommendations to spend 120 minutes in nature each week. Do you enjoy time in nature? If so, what do you do? With the season changing soon, we'll have different opportunities to enjoy the world around us. #nature #Health...
Start Small, Act Early, Begin Your Journey
"Do the difficult things while they are easy and do the great things while they are small. A journey of a thousand miles must begin with a single step." Lao Tzu 🌺 #Tuesday #tuesdaymotivations #quote #JoyTrain https://t.co/7UuDuTOPsr
Wellness Unfolds One Step, One Day, One Moment
❤️"Wellness is a journey an individual takes step by step, day by day, and in some cases moment by moment." 📷PAVING the Path to Wellness Workbook pg 29. #pavingwellness #wellness #wellbeing #health #life #lifestylemedicine #happiness #Healing #JoyTRAIN https://t.co/tBFiAyIm0o https://t.co/RKqhiQdlv3
Value Unique Strengths; Avoid Misaligned Expectations
“Everyone is a genius. But if you judge a fish by its ability to climb a tree, it will live its whole life believing that it is stupid.” Often attributed to Albert Einstein. https://t.co/tDe7TbBdWe #quote #Einstein #MondayMotivation #mondaythoughts https://t.co/qFW3mxtXEn
Small Acts of Change Spark Connection and Growth
Think outside the box. 🎁Do something different. Maybe stretch and read today. Or stand instead of sit during a Zoom meeting. Perhaps call an aunt or uncle you haven't talk to in awhile. Maybe send a thank you note to...
Simple Yoga Poses Calm Stressful Minds
Feeling stressed? Try a yoga pose. You can start with sitting cross legged, standing and stretching to the left or right, or perhaps you can do a side plank or upward facing dog. Yoga can calm the body+mind. #mondaythoughts...
Interdisciplinary Team Launches Culinary Psychology Book
This weekend, I received 5 copies of our Culinary Psychology book. My contribution to this book is in lifestyle medicine, connecting food with the six pillars of lifestyle medicine. There's also a chapter on empowering healthy eating patterns, Chapter 12. I...
Clarity Lies Within, Hidden by Life's Chaos
Sometimes the peace of mind and answer to our question is right in front of us, but we often can't see it in the chaos of our lives. 🌷 #SundayThoughts #SundayMotivation #SundaySunsets https://t.co/JBXqjfPumc