Frequently a shift in perspective is needed to let go of a painful relationship with life. Life just is what it is. We are the ones who attach meaning to these realities by how we learn or come to believe these things can or should relate to us. Everything in life exists for its own […]
For a couple of years now, I have been playing with a new sweetener on the market called allulose. This is almost a magic type of sugar. It was originally discovered back in the 1940s in wheat and has since been found in figs, raisins, and jackfruit. It occurs naturally, but in minimal quantities. […]
I have had several patients come in recently concerned about their cholesterol levels being high. The cholesterol bogeyman has raised its head again in these Covid virus times since the biggest co-factor that contributes to poor outcomes with a bout of Covid is metabolic syndrome, and high cholesterol is often part of the metabolic […]
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 […]
If you have been a regular reader of my newsletters then you are probably aware that the underlying basis of most disease and bodily misery in our lives is too much inflammation. Inflammation is the slow fire that burns our cells and destroys our health. We have to have the ability to become inflamed in […]