It is difficult to overestimate how important sleep, both quantity and quality, can be to maintain your health and protect you from chronic disease. If you have ever suffered from insomnia or any other sleep disturbance (i.e., kids, pets, snoring, etc.) you know how lack of sleep can affect your mood, your energy, your eating habits, your ability to fight off infections, your libido, and just about everything else. (more…)
One of the first things that many people ask me when they find out what it is that I do is “what kinds of things to you recommend?” First, I explain to them that we start by looking for the cause or causes of imbalance in the body and then use natural healing techniques to address those imbalances. That usually involves dietary, lifestyle and/or supplemental recommendations. (more…)
April is Irritable Bowel Syndrome (IBS) Awareness Month. Many people are confused about the differences between IBS and Inflammatory Bowel Disease. Here is a quick comparison to help you tell the difference. (more…)
Around this time of year, weight loss is first and foremost on most people’s minds. Soon the sun will be higher in the sky, the days will be longer and we’ll be spending more and more time outside. This is also often a time of great frustration, as most people struggle to lose weight and keep it off. We may be able to help. (more…)
The New York Attorney General’s Office has accused four major retailers – GNC, Wal-Mart, Walgreens and Target – of selling fraudulent and potentially dangerous herbal supplements after conducting testing on 78 products. They found that four out of five products did not contain ANY of the herbs listed on the labels. Once more, not only did the tests show that the supplements labeled “medicinal herbs” did not contain what they said, they did contain residues of houseplants, fillers and in some cases, substances that could be dangerous to those with allergies. (more…)
The world is toxic.
The CDC estimates that the average American contains 116 synthetic compounds in his or her body. These include such crazy sounding things as dioxin (from burning plastic), polycyclic aromatic hydrocarbons (from auto exhaust), and organochloride pesticides (from the foods we eat). There are about 75,000 different chemicals produced in the United States each year and chemicals that were banned decades ago still persist in the soil, air and water. (more…)
Give the gift of health!
