by Millie Lee | Feb 14, 2021 | Health, Heart Health, Lifestyle, Uncategorized, Yoga
Stress is a well known, major risk factor for heart disease. There are two types of stress – chronic and acute stress. Chronic stress, our response to day to day “stressors” can have profound effects on blood pressure, blood glucose, cholesterol levels, blood...
by Millie Lee | Jan 26, 2021 | Health, Heart Health, Lifestyle, Nutrition, Uncategorized, Wellness
What is Functional Medicine? Functional medicine is an evolutionary approach to caring for patients. It is simply a new way of THINKING, particularly about chronic diseases, like diabetes and heart disease. By shifting the traditional disease-centered focus of medical...
by Millie Lee, MD | Jan 12, 2021 | Health, Heart Health, Lifestyle
WORD OF THE YEAR …….. TRANSITION Noun: 1. passage from one state, stage, subject, or place to another, 2. a movement, development, or evolution from one form, stage, or style to another Verb: To undergo a process or period of transition The month of January is...
by Millie Lee, MD | Oct 24, 2018 | Health, Lifestyle, Wellness, Yoga
This month I have been busy with more yoga teacher training, concentrating on Yoga in Healthcare. We have delved into the evidence behind the benefits and mechanisms of Yoga in many populations and disease states. Now, I would love to share some of that information...
by Millie Lee, MD | Jul 25, 2018 | Lifestyle, Wellness, Yoga
I’ve had the most amazing “lightness of being” experiences recently. I was doing my daily yoga routine in the morning, and just as I was finishing, I organically flowed into the sweetest backbend of my life. Not only did I go further than I’ve...
by Millie Lee, MD | Jul 12, 2018 | Lifestyle, Wellness, Yoga
Most people would say that “Zen in the City” is somewhat of an oxymoron, especially New York City. But Zen is a state of mind. Zen is a way of self-discovery by merging with the universe. It is the experience of living from moment to moment, in the here...