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Lectin Free Eating

Our latest adventure is exploring the world of lectin free eating.  What are lectins?  Lectins are the defense mechanisms plants have developed to keep us from eating their babies (seeds).  Since plants can’t really fight or run away from all the creatures that want to eat them, they developed poisons to discourage animals and insects […]

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Reflux

How many of you get a burning stomach or throat after you eat or just randomly through the day?  I see it more and more commonly with my patients.  Most of them are already on acid blocking medications, either prescription or over the counter.  The problem obviously is not much fun, but the pill popping remedy […]

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Budget Inflammation Fighting

For anyone interested in health, concern with inflammation is at the very top of the list.  Inflammation is the underlying issue behind almost every disease that kills us or makes us suffer in our modern society.  Throughout history infection was the biggest concern.  Plagues and infections like tuberculosis, small pox, typhoid fever, and so on […]