Yes, spring has sprung and your nose might be “sprung” also. Ah-Choo! If you have drainage in your throat, drippy nose and watery eyes then allergies can definitely be at play. If you have severe allergies though there is often a whole different level of histamine problems you may be [...]
As we are turning the corner into spring with the redbud's in bloom, plants emerging from their winter sleep and grass starting to get greener now is the best time to start waking up yourself, too. New Year’s resolutions are long gone and yet here you still are in the same [...]
If you believe all the hype, cannabis is being touted to cure everything. If a little bit is good then more is even better? Not so fast. Cannabis has numerous studies indicating it is good for inflammation and has many benefits. That information is not being disputed here but awareness [...]
If you are grumbling about daylight savings time (like most people), you might just realize there are many health risks that have been linked to daylight saving time. READ ON to learn how this one small hour change could be affecting your health and 4 tips to help you transition… [...]
Cholesterol levels alone are poor indicators of predicting the future of a heart attack. Studies have shown that 75% of people who have had a heart attack had “acceptable” cholesterol levels based on our current guidelines. Clearly, looking only at cholesterol is missing some key information when is comes to [...]
I get asked this question ALL the time. Should I be drinking coffee? How much is too much? Let’s set aside four scenarios that coffee is part of a bigger problem first. Fatigue: if you are having to drink 3 plus cups of coffee a day to just get through [...]
The gut microbiome keeps making its’ way into mainstream headlines in traditional medicine. It’s about time! Recent studies have shown a link with gut bacteria and prediction of heart failure, exercise endurance, exercise motivation in addition to the studies related to obesity! So much more needs to be done in [...]
I was so happy to see the sunshine this weekend even though it was still a bit brisk. Getting out in the sun has been shown to boost your immune system as well as mood. In the meantime, optimizing your vitamin D level as well as the special happy lights [...]
Deciphering the world of aesthetics can be daunting. The key is knowing what you want as an end result. Do you need tightening, even out skin tone, decrease wrinkles or decrease acne? I know. It’s easy to say you need all of them! Then comes how much down time, is [...]
Nitric oxide has many health benefits that I want to review with you but first let’s clear something up. When I say nitRIC oxide I am not talking about nitrOUS oxide. There is a huge difference! You may have heard of nitrous oxide as the so called “laughing gas” that [...]
