 
                            5 timeless habits for better health
 
                            What are the symptoms of prostate cancer?
 
                            Is your breakfast cereal healthy?
 
                            When pain signals an emergency: Symptoms you should never ignore
 
                            Does exercise give you energy?
 
                            Acupuncture for pain relief: How it works and what to expect
 
                            How to avoid jet lag: Tips for staying alert when you travel
 
                            Biofeedback therapy: How it works and how it can help relieve pain
 
                            Best vitamins and minerals for energy
 
                            Should you take probiotics with antibiotics?
 
                        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
 
        
        
    Staying Healthy
Long-lasting healthy changes: Doable and worthwhile
 
        
        
    Staying Healthy
Does exercise help protect against severe COVID-19?
 
        
        
    Monique Tello, MD, MPH
My COVID-19 vaccine story –– and what happened next
 
        
        
    Nutrition
Intermittent fasting: Does a new study show downsides — or not?
 
        
        
    Monique Tello, MD, MPH
Lifestyle medicine for all: Healthy food comes first
 
        
        
    Monique Tello, MD, MPH
Protesting in the time of COVID-19
 
        
        
    Heart Health
Better heart health in eight weeks? Double down on fruits and veggies
 
        
        
    Exercise & Fitness
6 self-care steps for a pandemic — always important, now essential
 
        
        
    Monique Tello, MD, MPH
Go figure: A healthy eating approach helps people be healthy
 
        
        
    Exercise & Fitness
Five healthy habits net more healthy years
 
        
        
    Nutrition
Menopause and insomnia: Could a low-GI diet help?
 
        
        
    Monique Tello, MD, MPH
Activity: It all counts
 
        
        
    Nutrition
Eating breakfast won’t help you lose weight, but skipping it might not either
 
        
        
    Monique Tello, MD, MPH
Can you strong-arm diabetes?
 
        
        
    Monique Tello, MD, MPH
Fat is more than calorie storage
 
        
        
    Monique Tello, MD, MPH
A positive mindset can help your heart
 
        
        
    Staying Healthy
Going Mediterranean to prevent heart disease
 
        
        
    Monique Tello, MD, MPH
Heart disease and breast cancer: Can women cut risk for both?
 
        
        
    Monique Tello, MD, MPH
Eat more plants, fewer animals
 
        
        
    Mind & Mood
What's good for the heart is good for the mind
 
        
        
    Monique Tello, MD, MPH
Behavioral weight loss programs are effective, but where to find them?
 
        
        
    Monique Tello, MD, MPH
Love those legumes!
 
        
        
    Monique Tello, MD, MPH
Healthy, wholesome easy lunches
 
        
        
    Monique Tello, MD, MPH
5 tips for the farmers market
 
                            5 timeless habits for better health
 
                            What are the symptoms of prostate cancer?
 
                            Is your breakfast cereal healthy?
 
                            When pain signals an emergency: Symptoms you should never ignore
 
                            Does exercise give you energy?
 
                            Acupuncture for pain relief: How it works and what to expect
 
                            How to avoid jet lag: Tips for staying alert when you travel
 
                            Biofeedback therapy: How it works and how it can help relieve pain
 
                            Best vitamins and minerals for energy
 
                            Should you take probiotics with antibiotics?
