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 […]
Guidance from our feelings is a critical part of our spiritual growth. The common phrase “let your feelings guide you” or “be guided by your heart” is standard advice from the spiritual growth crowd. The problem is no one really tells us just what this means or how to do it. It is like it is […]
Thanksgiving is almost here. This year we are going over to my cousin’s house for the big family get together. Ellen and I like to come up with unusual and unique foods to bring to these affairs as they are pot luck with the hosts providing the turkey. I will probably bring several things like […]
This topic was suggested to me by one of my patients as a good subject with which to start the holiday season. With the onslaught of costumed sugar addicts at my door the other night, I would say the holidays are officially in full swing. Somehow the season of good cheer also is the season […]
In my last newsletter I mentioned the idea I had that osteoporosis is really a collagen disease rather than what the mainstream medical community is telling us. I have been continuing to dig into this subject and I am finding more information. My initial hit that collagen formation was a critical aspect of osteoporosis appears […]