Dr Karen Health Show

Learn the secrets of longevity from people in the “Blue Zones”.

Cutting edge science has shown that the Microbiome is the key to healthy weight and feeling energized and optimistic. It has an enormous influence on your metabolism, mood, hormones and cravings. Learn the keys to The Microbiome Diet .

Discover the four fears that prevent us from reaching our true potential and how to break through these limitations to our Zone of Genius.

On average adults spend over 3 hours a day doing things on their cell phones and we routinely keep our cell phones near our body. Most people have no idea about the effects of EMF’s. Here are 5 simple tips to reduce EMF exposure.

Intermittent Fasting (IF) is a pattern of eating that cycles between periods of eating and fasting. There are several different ways of doing intermittent fasting and there are benefits to weight loss, cell repair, longevity, blood glucose control and gene expression

There are many hidden persuaders that lead us to overeat. The average person makes over 200 decisions about food every day. What is often missing from the obesity debate is the link between food, psychology and marketing. Dr Karen shares strategies to reach-engineer your food life for mindful eating.

The holidays can be a magical time filled with family and friends AND it can be perilous for our pets. Check out these tips to keep your furry friends healthy and happy during the holidays.

Richard Louv introduced the term “Nature-Deficit Disorder” in 2005 with the publication of his best-selling book, “Last Child in the Woods: Saving Our Children from Nature-Deficit Disorder.” He coined the phrase to serve as a description of the human costs of alienation from nature and it is not meant to be a medical diagnosis (although perhaps it should be). He argues that all of us, especially children, are spending more time indoors, which makes us feel alienated from nature and perhaps more vulnerable to negative moods or reduced attention span.

Dr Karen discussed the work of Mark Nepo, a poet and teacher. In this podcast Dr Karen discusses Mark's book called The Book of Awakening - Having the Life You Want by Being Present to the life You Have.  He provides small doses of what really matters, simple truths, and stories for our  everyday life. This podcast is one such story, called To Rest Like A Tree and is based on a teaching from Buddha's Little Instruction Book:

"Praise and blame, gain and loss, pleasure and sorrow come and go like the wind. To be happy, rest like a great tree in the midst of them all."