For several years, my wife Jan and I have been splitting time between Connecticut and Florida. We love the sun and warmth of our southern home, and it’s quickly become a place where we both feel we belong…. Continue Reading
Stress & Stress Relief
Women, Heart Attacks and Emotionality
This past holiday season, we lost two Hollywood legends—Debbie Reynolds and her beloved daughter, Carrie Fisher, within one day of each other. As you probably know, Carrie experienced a massive heart attack while traveling and died a few… Continue Reading
6 Powerful Ways to Defuse the Effects of Stress
When I was 13, I got my first lesson in how profoundly stress can affect our health. It happened when my grandmother died suddenly of a stroke after the oil heater in her basement began smoking. I remember… Continue Reading
Dangerous Cortisol Levels: How to Reduce Them
Recently I received this question from a reader: Dr. Sinatra, I was just diagnosed with elevated cortisol. How can I lower it? —Angela Great question, Angela, and one I get often. In this article I’ll explain: What Cortisol Is… Continue Reading
Depression: Facts, Myths and Remedies
No one likes when the days get shorter, including me. It’s easy to get a little down when darkness creeps in on your normal day-lit routine like a heavy set of bookends. It’s during this colder, darker time… Continue Reading
How to Handle Tension, or Stress, Headaches
At one point or another, we’ve all had a tension headache, also known as a stress headache. Sometimes you can feel them building, and other times they hit you out of nowhere. This time of year can be… Continue Reading
Acute Stress Can Kill You – What About Chronic Stress?
Tense, sore shoulders. Snapping or blowing up at others easily. Feeling overwhelmed, fatigued and beat down most of the time… All symptoms of stress. Feeling stressed doesn’t just make you feel bad, though. It can be downright deadly…. Continue Reading
Take the Stress Level Test
Ever stop to measure your stress level? You may not know that you’re stressed (or how stressed you actually are) without taking a careful look at what’s been going on in your life. It’s easy when you’re busy… Continue Reading
The Importance of Family & Friends This Holiday Season
After making your gift list and checking it twice, don’t forget to put the best gift you can give at the top of that list: being present with your family and loved ones. The true value of the… Continue Reading
Heart Rate Variability
Heart rate variability (HRV) – the measure of the variation in time between your heart beats – is perhaps the most important biomarker you and your doctor should know. Why? Other, more familiar biomarkers of cardiovascular health – such… Continue Reading