From my experience, there are four basic concepts that underpin and support real health. I call them the Four Pillars of Wellness. These are:NutritionExerciseDetoxificationStress managementThese four simple but powerful processes form the basis of my approach to virtually all the common lifestyle related disorders that comprise health.

After countless yoga classes of all styles at studios far and wide, one question continues to bug me: Why do some yoga instructors tell women not to do inverted poses during their period? Don’t get me wrong — I’m happy to lay on my mat in Child’s Pose while the rest of the class contorts their bodies into upside down pretzels (kudos to you...