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Testosterone-blocking drugs boost heart disease risk when given in combination
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Parenting isn't easy: Two important skills can help
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Does sleeping with an eye mask improve learning and alertness?
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Do tattoos cause lymphoma?
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Hot weather hikes: Staying safe when temperatures spike
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Cannabis drinks: How do they compare to alcohol?
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What is Lewy body dementia?
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Dog bites: How to prevent or treat them
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Ever read your medical record? Here's why you should
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Shining light on night blindness
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Monique Tello, MD, MPH
Contributor
Dr. Monique Tello is a practicing physician at Massachusetts General Hospital, director of research and academic affairs for the MGH DGM Healthy Lifestyle Program, clinical instructor at Harvard Medical School, and author of the evidence-based lifestyle change guide Healthy Habits for Your Heart. She completed a combined internal medicine and pediatrics residency training program at Yale/New Haven Hospital. After residency, she earned a master’s in public health at the Johns Hopkins Bloomberg School of Public Health, and fellowship in general internal medicine at Johns Hopkins Hospital. She is half Latina, speaks Spanish, and maintains a close relationship with her extended family in Guatemala. She is married to local sports broadcaster Bob Socci, and they have two young children, one with autism. She writes a popular blog, www.DrMoniqueTello.com, about achieving balance, health, and wellness from the perspective of doctor and mother.
Posts by Monique Tello, MD, MPH
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Staying Healthy
Long-lasting healthy changes: Doable and worthwhile
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Staying Healthy
Does exercise help protect against severe COVID-19?
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Monique Tello, MD, MPH
My COVID-19 vaccine story –– and what happened next
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Nutrition
Intermittent fasting: Does a new study show downsides — or not?
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Lifestyle medicine for all: Healthy food comes first
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Protesting in the time of COVID-19
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Heart Health
Better heart health in eight weeks? Double down on fruits and veggies
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Exercise & Fitness
6 self-care steps for a pandemic — always important, now essential
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Go figure: A healthy eating approach helps people be healthy
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Exercise & Fitness
Five healthy habits net more healthy years
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Nutrition
Menopause and insomnia: Could a low-GI diet help?
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Exercise & Fitness
Brain health rests on heart health: Guidelines for lifestyle changes
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Monique Tello, MD, MPH
Activity: It all counts
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Nutrition
Eating breakfast won’t help you lose weight, but skipping it might not either
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Can you strong-arm diabetes?
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Fat is more than calorie storage
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Monique Tello, MD, MPH
A positive mindset can help your heart
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Staying Healthy
Going Mediterranean to prevent heart disease
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Monique Tello, MD, MPH
Heart disease and breast cancer: Can women cut risk for both?
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Monique Tello, MD, MPH
Eat more plants, fewer animals
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Monique Tello, MD, MPH
What's good for the heart is good for the mind
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Behavioral weight loss programs are effective, but where to find them?
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Love those legumes!
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Trauma-informed care: What it is, and why it’s important
Recent Blog Articles
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Testosterone-blocking drugs boost heart disease risk when given in combination
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Parenting isn't easy: Two important skills can help
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Does sleeping with an eye mask improve learning and alertness?
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Do tattoos cause lymphoma?
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Hot weather hikes: Staying safe when temperatures spike
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Cannabis drinks: How do they compare to alcohol?
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What is Lewy body dementia?
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Dog bites: How to prevent or treat them
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Ever read your medical record? Here's why you should
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Shining light on night blindness