What are the most powerful things you can do for your health? There is a lot of variability in just how these factors might look because people are variable. We all have slightly different genes, which means we all have different strengths and weaknesses. But in general, the top health promoters are: Good sleep/relaxationProper exerciseHealthy […]
My New Year is starting a little late this year. I went on vacation last week to Orlando and had a great time at Disney Hollywood, Epcot, Universal, and NASA. Our timing was perfect for the weather (mid 70’s with light fluffy clouds), but even more perfect for our NASA day excursion. Space X was […]
Are you feeling run down, tired, or you just don’t have the pep and stamina you used to have? I know we want to think that this is simply normal aging, but it isn’t. We have a deeply ingrained mindset in our culture about how life looks and feels as we age. We believe it […]
The gray hair in my beard suggests to me that I might be getting older. This is important to me because aging means my levels of growth hormone are decreasing. Growth hormone is vital for cellular regeneration, growth, and healthy tissue repair and maintenance. Said simply, my ability to heal my body is being lost. […]
We are made of protein. Protein is the structural element of everything living. Protein is made out of tiny pieces called amino acids. They function like Lego blocks and pieces. With enough pieces you can make just about anything. Amino acids only contain 10 to 20 atoms each and in the human body there are 22 […]
This is not a topic most people want to think about – until you have to. So why am I thinking about it? One of Ellen’s clients was visiting Europe when she was struck with this common traveler’s condition. She texted Ellen and asked what to do. She was planning to fast for a day […]
This weeks newsletter is a contemplation on what has become of our healthcare system in this country. Fifty years ago American healthcare was second to none. We were the center of innovation and everything ‘cutting edge.’ Americans were healthier and more vigorous as a people. What has happened? For many years now U.S. healthcare […]
Last week a patient asked me why I hadn’t written an article on intermittent fasting. I was amazed, because it has been a mainstay of my lifestyle for years now. I feel like I have written about it many times, but maybe I have never actually come out and named it by name. Possibly this is because I […]
A very modern phenomenon that has become oh so popular is snacking. Until the late 1800’s consuming any food that did not require proper utensils was considered uncouth and unhygienic. Snack foods did not establish themselves until the development of modern packaging. Logos and labels that folks trusted carried the image of respectability and cleanliness. […]
These days poor health largely comes down to some sort of inflammatory condition in the body. Before the 1940’s the main cause of death and disease was infection, but modern sanitation and medicine have largely eliminated most of this in America allowing us to live long enough to have the inflammatory conditions catch up with […]