When we talk about mental health, the conversation almost always focuses on what is happening from the neck up—neurotransmitters, thought patterns, emotional regulation, and brain chemistry. But modern nutritional psychiatry and microbiome research are increasingly asking us to look lower
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In Parshat Re’ei, the Torah gives a firm command to klal Yisrael to destroy all the places where the Canaanim had sacrificed to their idols. Moshe
We are halfway through August, and Elul has just begun. Let’s face it: You have a lot of apologizing to get in before Yom Kippur. And when you
“Beware lest there be a base thought in your heart, saying: ‘The seventh year, the year of Shemittah, is approaching,’ and you look begrudgingly upon
For Dr. Shmuel Shields, living the best life does not begin with a diet plan, a gym membership, or the latest health trend. It begins with
