The New Year is almost upon us. That means the socially obligatory sugar and carb feasting is finally over. Most of us have had too many simple carbs and sugars over the last couple months and it has played havoc with our metabolisms, even if we are not feeling it. Even if you have been divinely good, this […]
The New Year is almost upon us. That means the socially obligatory sugar and carb feasting is finally over. Most of us have had too many simple carbs and sugarsover the last couple months and ithas played havoc with our metabolisms, even if we are not feeling it. Even if you have been divinely good, this […]
I started Christmas early this year and ended up getting one of the best presents ever. Getting there was an entertaining journey however. Last weekend I took Friday off and flew up to Seattle to visit my grand kids for an early Christmas. From the get-go this trip was filled with excitement. I got to […]
This is more of a rant than an actual newsletter, but increasingly the stories I am hearing from patients tells me there is a plague of narcissism sweeping our country. It is not that there has not been a generous load of narcissism within certain sectors of our society forever (like politics), but there seems to have […]
Ah the delicious wonder that is chocolate. In its pristine form chocolate is a fabulous health food. It contains many phytochemicals that support the body including flavonols that fight inflammation and brain degeneration and theobromine which stimulates the brain while also calming it and strengthens tooth enamel. The cocoa butter in chocolate contains polyphenols which fight […]
A number of years ago I started focusing on the imbalance of omega 6 oil (vegetable oils) to the omega 3 oils (fish oil, flax oil, and phospholipids) in our diet. A healthy body has a fairly even mix of the two oils, and that is what exists naturally in vegetables. Unfortunately, beginning about 100 years […]