8 Christmas Gifts for Your Body and Brain
The holidays can pack on the calories, and sometimes the resulting pounds stay with us the rest of the year. This season, give yourself and your loved ones the gifts of actually improving your health and enjoying new habits. The value of these gifts is immeasurable....
Crush the Winter Blues with Simple, Natural Practices
Extra stress around the holidays taxes the physiological system and exhausts the adrenal glands. Exhausted adrenal glands compromise your ability to sleep, think clearly, and can even spiral into various levels of depression. If we use typical substances to restore...
Coronavirus: A Needed Perspective
Originally predicted to claim up to 200,000 lives by the end of 2020, COVID-19 predictions have been drastically downgraded to 60,000 lives lost in the United States as a result of the virus. As we all would agree, each person is valuable. The pain of losing a family...
How to Protect Yourself from Coronavirus
It is important to understand that different types of related viruses can cause chickenpox, smallpox, and monkeypox. Further, different coronaviruses cause different diseases in people. The Severe Acute Respiratory Syndrome (SARS) coronavirus causes SARS and the...
3 Supplements to Help with Fatigue
Fatigue is so common, it is an every day complaint in patients who come to me for care. It’s not surprising that nutrient deficiencies are low energy causes, given that your body’s trillions of cells rely on vitamins and minerals to generate energy. What is surprising...
Living with a Winning Mindset
1. Thinking Big vs Thinking Small Those with an abundant mindset are renowned for thinking big, it is part of their DNA. Scarcity mindset creates limitations in the mind which prevents the creation of audacious goals. 2. Plenty vs Lack Those with an abundant mentality...
10 Foods/Drinks for Great Gut Health
The health of your gastrointestinal system is critical for overall health. It’s the hub of our immune system, where we digest and absorb the nutrients from the food we eat, and plays a role in our mood and energy levels too. A whole food diet filled with a variety of...
Inflammation: the Good, the Bad, and the Ugly
Everyone who has had a sore throat, rash, hives, or a sprained ankle knows about inflammation. These are normal and appropriate responses of the immune — your body’s defense system — to infection and trauma. This kind of inflammation is good. We need it to survive —...
Detox Strategies
It is a good and healthy strategy to practice detoxifying your system at least twice a year! Living a lifestyle that is in accordance with healthy principles every day will improve the quality of your days! Here are a few tips for you. 1. Consume whole foods as close...
Hypothyroid & Cruciferous Vegetables
Is Green Good or Bad when it Comes to Hypothyroidism? Green is the new black – when it comes to food. Green smoothies have been trending for several years now in the kitchens of clean eaters and in hipster and health cafes. With ingredients like kale, celery, mint,...