Walnuts, a brain nutritive nut, are high in plant based omega 3’s and anti-inflammatory compounds that reside in the skins. Antioxidants and omega 3s are crucial to your health, as they are believed to help control how fast you age by combating free radicals, which are at the heart of age-related deterioration. This is a […]
how biofeedback changed my life
A little over 10 years ago I found myself in the middle a health crisis. I was in my 3rd year of medical school and I should have been at the top of my game. It was in many ways a very happy and exciting time in my life – I had just met my […]
7 Ways To Disconnect So You Can Reconnect
Last Wednesday I had an extraordinarily full and over-committed day. I was up early in the morning and out the door by 6:30 AM to make the first of many meetings. After my second meeting of the day, while I was running errands for Thanksgiving, I dropped my phone. And it broke. For real. The […]
Why Functional Medicine is Awesome
I just came back from the 2015 Annual International Conference by the Institute for Functional Medicine. And the focus this year was on the “Omics Revolution” – essentially the nitty-gritty details about the bioindividuality of every single one of us. What was my big takeaway? Aside from complicated biochemical pathways and the genetic polymorphisms that can throw […]
Why is Bone Broth a Superfood?
“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 […]
8 Rules I Live By to Stay Sane With 2 Kids Under Age 8
As an integrative physician and mom of two children under the age of 8, I spend lots of time contemplating and experiencing the juggling act that exists when one tries to create a balanced life. It’s a tough gig in this stressful world! Here are some of the mom hacks that I use to keep my family […]
