Buyer Beware! If you read an expose published in the NY Times last week, you know the sugar industry funded research that would cast doubt on sugar’s role in heart disease. “Project 226” entailed paying Harvard researchers today’s equivalent of $48,900 to exonerate sugar as the cause of heart disease and place the blame on something [...]
Lately I've encountered a lot of folks who are fellow sufferers of leg cramps a/k/a the Charley Horse. Wonder where the name Charley Horse comes from? Just as the reasons behind getting charley horses are not always known, the origin of the nickname is debated. It dates back to the 1880s and was originally an American [...]
We are constantly chasing longevity in our culture. Ads for “anti-aging products” and treatments appear in the media all the time. Just look at any “toiletries” shelf in your local CVS, Walgreen’s etc. There are anti-aging body cream, face cream, skin care products, shampoos, even lip glosses! Perhaps we would be better served by looking at [...]
If you are like most people I meet, you are sick of hearing about gluten. The whole idea of it seems preposterous to you and you just can’t imagine that gluten-free is anything other than a passing fad. After all, we’ve been eating wheat for centuries, right? How can it suddenly be such a problem? I [...]
For many, many years, coconut oil and coconut products were “forbidden fruit” – possessing evil properties that cause weight gain and heart disease. In the early 2000’s there was a good deal of research touting the healthful properties of coconut and other tropical oils. Other cultures have been thriving on this “medium chain triglyceride” for centuries. [...]
When I ask new clients why they have trouble losing weight and keeping it off, the answer they give is usually the same. “I have no will power. I start off well and lose some weight but then something throws me off and I gain it all back again. I have no self-discipline. When something tempting [...]
Leaky Gut Syndrome has been at the forefront of our practice for years now. Just in case you missed any of that discussion, the following description makes it so clear (thanks Dr. Tom O’Bryan, Functional Medicine doc and gluten guru!) The intestine is a long tube (about 20-25 feet) that is lined with thick “shag carpeting”. [...]
Have we Lost the Family Meal? I surely hope not, but it is beginning to look that way. Today most families have two working parents. We are shuffling kids to soccer games, dance lessons, music lessons, etc. Most of the activities outside of school involve games and practices around our traditional dinner hour. Moms and Dads [...]
