Too Many Eggs? No Such Thing!
Get out your eggs, folks: Cholesterol is NOT, I repeat NOT, a “nutrient of concern for overconsumption”.
Fish Stocks and Climate Change – What to Do?
We know we’re overfishing these days. Worm, B et al in 2006 stated in the journal Science “Unless major changes are enacted now, the timetable predicted is for the global collapse of all taxa currently fished by the mid-21st century
How Toxic Are You ? Find Out With Our Questionnaire
Excessive exposures to everyday toxins coupled with impaired detox capability due to poor diet and lifestyle are a double whammy that can contribute to impaired metabolism and chronic disease. Many symptoms can give us clues as to how toxins might…
How to Think Like a Functional Medicine Practitioner
With a functional medicine practitioner hat on, we would see the connection differently: that inflammation is an underlying driver of both conditions (and actually a host of other conditions) and that the clinician’s role must be to identify those sources…
BRCA1 and Alzheimer’s
Protective BRCA1 protein levels are lower in the brains of individuals with Alzheimer’s.
New Data Suggest More is Not Better With Regard to Flu Vaccines
“The perception that current vaccines are already highly effective in preventing influenza is a major barrier to game-changing alternatives.
Wild Mushroom and Root Vegetable Soup
Feeling under the weather this time of year? Feed your defense system with fortifying, immune-boosting, and anti-microbial foods. Wild Mushroom and Root Vegetable Soup is a perfect way to banish those pesky winter bugs, since it contains wonderful immune-boosting wild mushrooms,…
Take Care of My Health .. DONE!
Do you want to know how to dramatically improve your health in only 6 days? Do you want to make dietary or lifestyle changes but are afraid of big commitments?
Reversing Alzheimer’s Symptoms with FxMed
We know that Fxmed approaches can be very helpful with Reversing Alzheimer’s Disease, especially in the early stages. Glucose dysregulation, food sensitivities, nutrient deficiencies
Pumpkin Pie
Another fabulous holiday recipe for you. Whether you have any dietary restrictions or not, this is a delicious and healthy lower-carb version of a classic pumpkin pie.
Musings from PLMI’s Third Annual Thought Leaders Consortium: The Future of Genomics in Healthcare
It wasn’t that long ago I was playing Pong on Atari with my best friend Kevin. Or popping open that ubiquitous AOL tin to harvest the CD with free AOL hours. Or even searching for a working bottle of white-out…
Traditional Stuffing
This gluten-free, dairy-free, elimination-diet-friendly stuffing recipe is a delectable treat at our holiday table. It uses a secret ingredient—liver!
Step it up, FDA!
The FDA has issued its first official guidelines to limit “added sugar” consumption to no more than 10% of calories or 12.5 tsp per day. While this kind of movement is very much needed, we’ll need to do better if…
healthRESET Testimonial
I was happy and excited to have my mom on board for our healthRESET. Listen to our brief chat post detox below! Be sure to sign up for our next detox happening soon!
What Fats Do I Use?
Today, I was asked this great question about what types of fat to use: I heard from few people that we shouldn’t cook or fry with extra virgin olive oil. I use that for everything. Do you recommend another type…
The Low Fat Effect?
Are we still spending time trying to prove/disprove the low fat effect? Apparently so. Lancet has just published another meta-analysis looking at randomized controlled trials, funded by NIH and the American Diabetes Association. Not surprisingly, low fat didn’t work when…
Carrageenan: An Under-Recognized Cause of Inflammation
A 55 YO male presented to our office with a diagnosis of chronic Lyme. His primary symptoms are intense, migrating myalgias. In his own research (keeping a pain diary) he makes the discovery that 15 minutes after eating “natural” turkey…
New Study Published 10-21-15: Antibiotics Are Making Kids Fatter
A study just published in the International Journal of Obesity shows that kids who take antibiotics regularly (about 7 courses through childhood) gained significant weight, and do it faster than those who’ve never taking antibiotics. The study also demonstrated that…
5 Tips for a Happy, Healthy Halloween
It’s that super spooky time of year again! My kids absolutely love Halloween—finding costumes, decorations, face paints, parties, spooky food, and treats. What kid (and young-at-heart adult) doesn’t? But, sadly, the lure of all things haunted isn’t always kind to…
Maple-Pecan Dip {dairy-free}
The inspiration for this recipe was (horror of horrors!) a snickers bar dip that a friend and colleague was lamenting over. Of course, you’re never going to get a nutritionist to sanction of snickers bar free-for-all, and for good reason!…