“Good soup is one of the prime ingredients of good living. For soup can do more to lift the spirits and stimulate the appetite than any other one dish.” – Louis P. De Gouy In the old days, stock pots boiled and bubbled on stovetops across the world, transforming the left-over bits of meat, bones, and […]
10 surprising facts about vitamin d
Vitamin D is incredibly important but often overlooked. It’s important to have your levels checked on a routine basis and to make sure that you are not Vitamin D deficient. Here are some reasons why: 1. Vitamin D plays a big role in expressing your genes! Vitamin D modulates about 3 percent of gene transcription in the […]
everything you need to know to make great green smoothies
Now that the weather is warming up, it’s a great time to lighten up, shed those winter clothes, and start drinking green smoothies again! A recent study out of the UK found that people who consume more than 7 servings of fruits and veggies a day have a lower risk of cancer and cardiovascular disease than those […]
4 Things You Deserve When It Comes To Your Healthcare
As an integrative physician, I’ve had the privilege of entering a very special relationship with my patients. They courageously walk into my office, hopeful that together we’ll be able to figure out what’s going on in their body, but skeptical because they’ve been burned before—by other doctors who think that their symptoms are “all in […]
15 ways to improve your health in 15 minutes
It’s estimated that Americans use social media for more than an hour a day. That’s quite a chunk of time! If you invested 15 of those minutes to health-promoting activities, you could transform your life. Here are some ideas: 1. Make a green smoothie. Throw some spinach, kale, coconut milk, banana, and pineapple into your blender, […]
the best summer foods to boost your energy
Food is energy. Every bite of food that we take is converted into a symphony of chemical substances that can either serve us by promoting and supporting our well-being, or work against us by promoting inflammation and, ultimately, disease. Summertime is a wonderful season to pack in a rainbow of antioxidant-rich foods to boost our health, […]
