by Dr. Oler, ND | May 4, 2017 | Health and Wellness, Inflammation, Nutrition, Testing Category
Biochemical individuality is a really cool sounding term (really cool to people like me:)) that simply means that every’s nutritional needs are different. These unique nutritional needs are based on each person’s genetics, lifestyle, diet and environmental exposure to various stresses. Biochemistry is a complex web of interactions that controls the way your body uses and/or responds to the things you take into your body (food, drink, supplements, medications, pollutants, stresses, etc.) and how that translates into how your body functions. For your body (biochemistry) to function properly, your body requires the right amounts and proportions of nutrients. This amount is dependent on you – the amount of a certain nutrient required by the average person (or another person) may not be the optimal amount you need for proper health (this is one of the reasons the RDA/DRI reported for nutrients is misleading at best – more on that later). (more…)
by Dr. Oler, ND | Apr 27, 2017 | Allergies, Food Allergies, Health and Wellness, Immune System, Nutrition
Vitamin A doesn’t get a lot of press these days, at least not as much as the other fat soluble vitamins, such as Vitamin D, Vitamin E and Vitamin K. However, Vitamin A is vital for many bodily functions, and research is showing that it isn’t quite as easy to get adequate amounts through the diet as we once thought. (more…)
by Dr. Oler, ND | Apr 20, 2017 | Bone Health, Exercise, Health and Wellness, Hormone Imbalances
Everybody knows that calcium is necessary to build healthy bones. What most people don’t know is that bone health is very dependent on the type of calcium that is taken, and very few people take the right type of calcium. (more…)
by Dr. Oler, ND | Apr 13, 2017 | Depression, Fatigue, Health and Wellness, Nutrition, Stress
The B vitamins area complex group of compounds that cannot be synthesized within the body in sufficient quantities to support optimal health and therefore, must be obtained through the diet. (more…)
by Dr. Oler, ND | Apr 6, 2017 | Areas of Weight Loss Resistance, Exercise, Health and Wellness, Natural Remedies
“I drink 64 ounces (or 3 quarts, or 2 gallons) of water a day – there is no way that I’m dehydrated!”
We hear statements like this a lot. And, while compared to most people you meet, you may drink way more water than they do, chances are you are still dehydrated. (We’ve tested thousands of people for hydration status and it turns out that only about 1% of people tested are properly hydrated.) (more…)
by Dr. Oler, ND | Mar 30, 2017 | Health and Wellness, Men's Health, Natural Remedies, Women's Health
Many people are unknowingly placing themselves in harms way by consuming grapefruit juice along with their medications. (more…)
