I was holed up in my living room watching whatever came on the TV when I saw the man in the space suit attack a woman half his size. She slaughtered him…and a neutron bomb exploded in my brooding, overactive brain. My conscious reason for wanting to take the self-defense course I’d seen on TV was to exorcise anger. I…
I’m a foodie—a healthy one at that—but I wasn’t always that way. Granted, I grew up in an Italian family where fresh food was appreciated and accessible. Our meals were cooked daily and Mom packed our lunches for school because she didn’t like the offerings in the school cafeteria. I begged and pleaded for her to let me eat the…
It is a whisper of feeling, almost intangible. Yet it is powerful. Suddenly you are in a different space. You feel almost weightless. The air is still, your breathing is slow, but what you are experiencing is clean and clear. You have been touched by a moment of pure grace. One recent summer evening I was eating dinner with my…
By Sloane Davidson “If there is no wind, row” is a Latin proverb, and it’s also a small plaque my mom has in her garage. I’ve thought a lot about what it means and I’ve come to a very simple conclusion. You have to be your own wind. No one will make decisions for you. No one will create opportunities…
Dana Cohen, MD, is an integrative physician, trained by two legends in the complementary health field: (the late) Dr. Robert Atkins, physician and author of Atkins Diet fame (and more), and Dr. Ronald L. Hoffman, practicing physician, author of How to Talk to Your Doctor, and internet host of Intelligent Medicine. Dr. Cohen serves on the Board of Directors for the…
I had an inspiring and rewiring time at Emerging Women in Boulder, Colorado, last year, so you can imagine how excited I was that this year’s event was going to be held in New York City—my hometown!—this October 9-12. I am still reeling from last night’s incredible kickoff. Let me share some of the highlights with you: “It’s not breadth,…
Nutrition is something I think about a lot. I study it. I talk to my kids about it. I attend conferences about it. It’s a way to rewire ourselves from the inside out. So when my friend Ohio Congressman Tim Ryan told me he had written The Real Food Revolution: Healthy Eating, Green Groceries, and the Return of the American…
Spoiler alert: It features kale, turmeric, and cocoa powder
I was having a very bad year. I’d been laid off and my grandparents had passed away. They were the hub of the family and my grandmother’s cooking brought us all together. She could cook anything, from the smoothest panna cotta to the most mouth-watering lasagna—and her pizza was really something special. She’d start in the morning, making the dough…
