Energy Drinks a Problem for Students?
The use of energy drinks by students and non-students is very common. A recent study found that 42.9% of undergraduate students use them. Energy...
Is Fasting for You?
Fasting may become a necessary medical therapy for most people given the environmental toxin burden facing the United States and other countries around the...
Vitamin D and Your Muscles
You have heard about the importance of adequate vitamin D intake for healthy bones. But what about your muscles?
Several studies have examined the effect...
The Weight and Leaky Gut Connection
According to the Centers for Disease Control the number of US adults who are overweight, including obesity is 73.6%. Being overweight is a risk...
How Much Alcohol Is Unhealthy?
Remember when government guidelines stated that men should limit their alcohol intake to two drinks a day or less and women one drink a...
Cholesterol-Lowering Drugs for Everyone?
The American College of Cardiology/American Heart Association provides guidelines for the management of blood cholesterol. Their recommendation summary begins by stating that all people...
The Diet and Inflammation Connection
Is Your Diet Inflammatory?
The University of South Carolina developed a Dietary Inflammatory Index (DII). This index is based on forty-five food parameters and the...
Is Organic Better?
One of the few things agreed upon by medical experts is that a higher intake of fruits and vegetables (FVs) is a good thing...
Bone Support with Probiotics
Has your doctor told you that you have bone loss with diseases such as osteopenia or osteoporosis? If you do have bone loss, or...
Top Herbal Stress Fighters
I often have patients take our Adrenal Wellness formula that contains a combination of adaptogenic herbs that work to balance one’s stress hormones. My...